From the Niagara Falls Review: Maid of the Mist No. 5 was the first of its contingent to test the waters this year, as the 72-foot-long vessel was slowly lowered into the Niagara River Saturday morning. A tradition touted as the unofficial first sign of spring in Western New York and Southern Ontario, Maid of…
From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls will be illuminated green Friday night in recognition of National Donate Life Month… The illuminations will take place from 9 to 9:15 p. m. and 10 to 10:15 p. m. Friday.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Fear of heights is not an option for crew members scaling the rocks along the Great Gorge wall. The Niagara Parks Commission began its annual gorge cleanup this week, as crews scaled the rocks and removed any potentially dangerous loose pieces. Over time, particularly in the winter months, water gets…
From the Niagara Falls Review: … So when he packed it in this week, we also knew something was wrong at the Niagara Parks Commission. But what? Gale, bound by a confidentiality agreement signed by all Parks commissioners, says he can’t tell anyone. Jim Williams, the commission chairman, says Gale took issue with an unnamed…
From Niagara This Week: According to Robert Hickey, the Niagara tourism sector faces some serious challenges with the decline in American visitors. In turn, the workers at the region’s many hotels face tough roads ahead with problems with low wages, increased seasonal positions and risks of being injured on the job. Hickey, a professor of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Disagreement over a “business decision” is what led Niagara Falls businessman Bob Gale to abruptly resign from a Niagara Parks Commission committee, according to NPC chairman Jim Williams. Still, neither side will reveal what led to the bitter parting of ways. “It’s just part of a board doing its business,”…
A local photographer by the name of Bryan Caporicci has posted some nice engagement photos of a couple (Kristen and Kris) that were taken in and around Niagara Falls. There are pictures in Oakes Garden Theatre, on Clifton Hill, and more.
From the Niagara Gazette: With the Flight of Angels permanently grounded, city officials and the Cordish Co. have turned their attention toward bringing a new development in to fill the void left downtown. The vacant property, located at 310 Rainbow Blvd. and owned by Baltimore-based Cordish, is in a prime location about a block away…
On Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Travelodge at the Falls. They have an aggressive package where you get a room and quite a bit of other things included. There are several hotels that seem to have this sort of offer. If you are looking to come to Niagara Falls before either of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Prominent Niagara Falls businessman Bob Gale has resigned as chairman of the Niagara Parks Commission’s marketing and events committee. But he isn’t allowed to say why. Gale, the owner of Gales Fuels, said a confidentiality agreement he signed when appointed to the Niagara Parks Commission board of directors two years…