They are still doing a lot of structural work on the old Pilgrim Restaurant. It looks like the entire roof is gone. I don’t know if they are going to tear down the building entirely, or if they are just replacing “parts”. There has been no notice of a public meeting, so my guess is…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s turkey for Christmas dinner and ham at Easter. But for Ontario’s first Family Day, hundreds of people were going for bamboo worms and ant eggs. The bamboo worm is a two-inch larva that lives in bamboo chutes in China. “It’s kind of crunchy, like a chip. A little bit…
Today is Ontario’s first “Family Day”. This is a new statutory holiday to honour the family. As I posted the other day, the feeling is this has been good for business. Friday was a beautiful, clear day, and there were a surprising number of people around. Yesterday and today has been kind of rainy and…
Nothing earth-shattering here, but the Montana’s sign that is perpendicular to the restaurant (so you can see it as you’re driving down the street) isn’t there right now. I guess it is being fixed or replaced.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Marriage can be a frightening prospect for any young couple. But Dante Aleman and Leah Eason laughed in the face of fear, choosing to tie the knot at the House of Frankenstein, one of Clifton Hill’s iconic tourist attractions. “We love horror movies and haunted houses,” the groom explained, while…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ground hasn’t even broken on Niagara’s convention centre, but it’s already drumming up business. City and regional officials want to land the 2014 annual general meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities as one of its first big events. That convention usually attracts 4,000 delegates. “The revenues to the municipality…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario’s new Family Day was supposed to be mid-winter break for families to spend time together, but it has also turned into a “nice little boost” for Niagara’s tourism industry. Hotelier Vince Kerrio said reservations coming in at his three hotels were noticeably up for this weekend compared to last…
Jim Pattison, the Canadian Billionaire, has owned the various Ripley’s rights for a while now. He has also had a long association with Guinness museums (including in Niagara Falls). Well, apparently he has taken it one step further and on Friday purchased the Guinness Book of “It gives us another iconic global brand that works…
Another PRWeb press release, this time for the Winter Festival of Lights: The Winter Festival of Lights is pleased to announce it is launching a spring concert series called the Spring in Bloom Concerts. The inaugural event will feature award-winning musical artists, Mickey Gilley and The Lettermen performing from May 1 to 3, 2008 at…