Niagara USA recreates ‘Niagara’ in anniversary package

Niagara Frontier Publications has an article about celebrating the 60th anniversary of the movie “Niagara. Through May 2013, you have the opportunity to celebrate the movie, starring Marilyn Monroe, by experiencing some of the best Niagara Falls attractions from the film. The Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp has created a package that includes some of the…

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    NEW BRIDGE TOLLS AIM FOR HAPPY MEDIUM

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission is bringing parity to the border. Beginning Nov. 15, it will cost the same amount to pay the toll in either Canadian or U.S. currency at the Rainbow and Queenston-Lewiston bridges. The new fee will be $3.25 – a 25-cent increase for those paying in…

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    Bergamo: ‘NFR is the last man standing’

    From the Buffalo News: For more than a decade, Niagara Falls Redevelopment has been buying properties in downtown Niagara Falls, leaving residents to wonder what the company has planned for the land. The company, controlled by Howard Milstein, now controls roughly 85 acres. The following are full responses provided by Anthony Bergamo, chief executive officer…

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    Niagara Falls images on Pinterest

    Sometimes I’m a little slow… It wasn’t until just the other day that I considered what a great source for pictures of Niagara Falls that Pinterest could be. Somehow in one of my alert emails that I get, a pin by Susan Keltz showed up. It was a beautiful shot of the American Falls that…

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      IMAX Niagara Falls – The Daredevil Exhibit

      This post is continued from IMAX Niagara Falls – The Movie. The Daredevil Exhibit at the IMAX Niagara Falls theatre is a gem! Admission is free, and you have the chance to see a large number of the devices that the daredevils used to go over the Falls. The movie discusses briefly the experiences of…

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      Wallenda sets sights on Grand Canyon

      From the Niagara Falls Review: What do you do after successfully crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope with the whole world watching? “I slept all night for the first time in three months,” said Nik Wallenda, addressing media at Edgewaters Restaurant one day after cementing himself in the record books as the first person to…

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      Council amends billboard law to aid tourism promotions

      From the Buffalo News: In an effort to expand promotions and increase tourism- related advertising, the City Council amended its billboard ordinance to allow electronic digital billboards downtown. The billboards, which require special permits that must be approved by the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, will hopefully mirror successful electronic billboards in Niagara Falls, Ont.,…

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      Twitter updates for 2010-09-17

      @Bella_32 I'm not sure when Sleep Cheap is this year. As soon as I know anything I'll be posting about it… in reply to Bella_32 #

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      Caustic but sweet, Behar pleases her audience in Niagara Falls

      From the Buffalo News: Joy Behar can make people laugh. That we know. But can the recently departed co-host of “The View” work a crowd? Can she thrive in what might be the entertainment industry’s most intense spotlight – that of a stand-up comic? That was the question Saturday night when Behar stepped onstage at…

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