From GO Transit: Our seasonal excursion train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto is starting up again! In addition to our year-round bus service, passengers can take the train between Toronto and Niagara Falls starting Victoria Day weekend. The trains will be stopping at Union, Exhibition, Port Credit, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not about competition. It’s about complementing each other. With news this week Nelly Furtado and Hedley will headline the Niagara Parks Commission’s free New Year’s Eve concert at Queen Victoria Park, organizers at the city’s convention centre say it will go hand-in-hand with the Deadmau5 show at the Stanley…
Last Monday I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
The gondolas for the new Niagara SkyWheel have arrived. They are a lot smaller than I thought they would be: The fence around the gondolas are about 6′ high. It would therefore appear that you sit during the ride. For some reason I was under the impression that you stand.
I reported a while ago about a Beer Garden on Victoria Avenue. Either as part of that development, or in place of it (I’m not sure), there is going to be a Little Caesars: Based on a job posting I’ve seen, it appears it will be run by Embassy Suites Niagara Falls – Fallsview. They…
I was browsing the City of Niagara Falls web site today and clicked on the What’s New page. Last Tuesday they released the 2007 Annual Business Development Report. It is a 42-page PDF that covers many of the developments in the city. The Hilton, Fudge Factory, Convention Centre, Topple Tower, and more are covered. Check…
Fodor’s had a nice article about Niagara Falls recently including lots of links and other information.
The Niagara Blog linked to a YouTube video of Dragon Mountain. Someone hung onto their camera and filmed the ride.
Back at the beginning of February one of my wife’s aunt celebrated her 80th birthday. This aunt’s family is spread out all over the place, so they got together in Niagara Falls for a bit of a reunion (this was the first time everyone had been together in 10 years). The official birthday dinner was…
I’ve posted before about how one of the restaurants in the strip mall on Victoria Ave keeps changing names and re-opening. Well, it seems that the latest incarnation will be more permanent. Outback Steakhouse is going in that space.