Grand Opening Beach Party – January 17th

    On Monday I received the latest newsletter from Hooters. Apparently there is a new Hooters opening in St. Thomas, so the one here is having a beach party. To subscribe to the Hooters newsletter, visit the Hooters web site, then click on the Niagara Falls location, then click on the Newsletter link.

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      New casino gallery is a work of art

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Within the Niagara Falls arts community, it has to qualify as a victory: One fine art gallery closes, and another takes its place. No sooner did the Wyland Gallery inside the Niagara Fallsview Casino close shop than Toronto dealer Trevor Sandquist was packing his bags. Out with the old art,…

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        Whale dies at Marineland

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland had lost its matriarch killer whale. Nootka died Jan 8. She had been at the popular tourist attraction for more than 27 years. “We were heartbroken, absolutely heartbroken,” said Marineland spokeswoman Ann Marie Rondinelli. “We don’t like to play favourites but she was definitely loved by everybody,” she said….

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          New ID requirements taking effect to cross border

          From the Niagara Falls Review: Simply telling a U.S. border officer where you’re from will no longer be sufficient to cross the border later this month as new citizenship rules take effect. Starting Jan. 31, motorists at all U.S. border crossings will have to produce a driver’s licence and additional proof of citizenship, such as…

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            “Shake Off Thise Winter Blues And Join Us For Some Fun!”

            On Thursday last week I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. As usual, they are promoting various packages. This appears to be the exact same newsletter I received in November. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the…

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              Jobs in Niagara Falls?

              It’s funny what you come across.My Niagara Falls alerts yesterday and today took me to two links that had to do with jobs in Niagara Falls. The first one was someone blogging about a job interview they were going to have: I have an interview with HOCO Inc in Niagara Falls tomorrow morning. They own…

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                Lundy’s Lane site has longtime tourism association

                Unfortunately the web site doesn’t show the picture the article refers to, but the Niagara Falls Review had an article about Lundy’s Lane: The photo at the left was taken in 1946. It shows a part of the Lundy’s Lane Tourist Camp, which sat on the south side of the Lane beside the Queen Elizabeth…

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                  Hilton progress (sixth floor complete, 7th almost complete)

                  The Hilton construction continues. It appears that the sixth floor is done and that the seventh floor is almost done. I don’t know if you can tell by the picture or not, but it appears that the “regular” floors start at the sixth floor. The first 5 floors look to be double-height. I’m sure they…

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                    TV/Movie screen captures to come…

                    This is just a preview of a few posts that I will have over the next few weeks. I have taken screencaps (screenshots or screen captures of videos) of Wonderfalls (the TV show that was based in Niagara Falls), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (they used the Horseshoe Falls as a guide for…

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                      Comedy, attendance light up festival

                      From the Niagara Falls Review: The lights have been put away for another year. Monday wrapped up the 25th annual Winter Festival of Lights, and while final figures aren’t yet available general manager Dino Fazio expects them to compare with the 1.3 million people who took in last year’s event. In other words, it’s still…

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