Loneliest guy in town visits Falls

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Go ahead. Try to trip up the Maytag Repairman. He has an answer for everything. “Are you actually handy? Can you even fix anything at all?” an intrepid reporter asks, grilling Clay Jackson, the actor who plays the longest-running advertising character in TV history. “I don’t need to,” Jackson answers…

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      YouTube copyright infringement?

      Here’s a strange one… This morning I received the following email from YouTube: What?! My home-made video (I used the movie mode of my digital camera) of Bronto’s Adventure Playland violates copyright? Weird. I’ve obviously emailed Google’s copyright office asking them to reinstate the video or to explain what the problem is. Stay tuned…

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        About our holiday to Canada

        Someone with an AOL Journal posted about a recent trip to Canada (including Niagara Falls): Once we had supper we had a drive around to see what else Niagara had to offer, found Clifton Hill, which is like a mini Las Vegas. I am not sure if I like it, but it is full of…

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          Face to face with The Fury

          From the Niagara Falls Review: After months of top-secret meetings, covert conversations and stories telling Niagara residents what’s going on at the top floor of Table Rock, it all came down to 15 minutes for me this week. Ready or not, I was going on Niagara’s Fury.

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            $87 — Niagara Falls Hotel with $200 in Extras

            Canadian Niagara Hotels has a Travelzoo deal available: With the first heat wave comes our first hot deal to Niagara Falls during the summer: Stay at the Skyline Inn for only $87 ($89 CAD) per night. You will be able to play all day on Clifton Hill with these $200 in extras absolutely FREE (4…

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              Parks’ attraction draws flak from Imax competitor

              From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission’s newest attraction has raised the fury of the owners of the Imax Theatre in Niagara Falls, who are worried about the impact Niagara’s Fury will have on their business. “We’re in a very direct, competitive situation with the Fury,” said Bob Perkins, chief executive officer of…

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                In the bell tower

                From the Niagara Falls Review: A bell sounds in parts of Niagara Falls every day at noon and 6 p. m. It can be heard along Valley Way, Victoria Avenue, at the helicopter rides along the Niagara Parkway, even sometimes on Clifton Hill. “It depends on the wind,” said Rev. Gerard Power, the priest at…

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                  Dear Madonna: Desperately Seeking a Reply

                  Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a night at Rumours Night Club: I was in Niagara Falls this week on a bit of a business junket an met up with a friend to go dancing. We ended up at Rumours on Clifton Hill (just about as old school tacky Niagara Falls as you can…

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                    Diverse lineup planned for Friendship Festival

                    From the Niagara Falls Review: Theory of a Dead Man will take centre stage later this month at the annual Fort Erie Friendship Festival. News that the Vancouver-based trio will be performing has caused “quite a bit excitement,” said Lyn Royce, resource development officer with Fort Erie Festivals. Singer Tyler Connolly, guitarist Dave Brenner and…

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