Speedway opens corporate office

From Bullet News Niagara: The Canadian Motor Speedway’s physical presence is starting to form in Fort Erie. On Wednesday afternoon, local dignitaries and officials from the proposed $400-million development attended an unveiling of its corporate office in Fort Erie on Garrison Road. Azhar Mohammad, executive director of the project, thanked municipal and regional staff and…

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    Book spotlights dark side of Falls

    From the Buffalo News: A book that showcases the exploits of criminals like the late mob boss Stefano Magaddino and killer William Shrubsall might not be everyone’s idea of the best way to interest tourists in Niagara Falls. But the authors of â€ŔNiagara Falls Confidential: Murder, Mayhem and Madness in the Honeymoon Capital of the…

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    STYX, Glass Tiger to perform New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Legendary rockers STYX and the Canadian group Glass Tiger will take to the stage on New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Parks Commission released its lineup for the popular, televised concert Tuesday afternoon. “Niagara will be the place to be on New Year’s Eve,” said Niagara Parks Commission…

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      Can’t Take The Heat – Think Cool Thoughts – Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview

      Getting a little ahead of itself, the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa sent out a newsletter on Sunday promoting a New Year’s Eve package. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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      Sightsmap – How many people are taking pictures?

      Have you ever looked at Panoramio? It is a site that Google acquired a while ago where users can post pictures of places and tag them with their location. It’s a good site to visit if you are going to travel, as you can see the sights before you go. Anyway, the other day I…

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      More articles about “historic first photo” of Niagara Falls

      If you’ve been hanging around the Niagara Falls Blog for a while, then you might remember that on April 18, 2006 I posted something called “Oldest picture of Niagara Falls?“. I included some links to the Newcastle University Special Collections where there were some old photos of Niagara Falls. The links don’t work anymore, but…

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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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        Hilton Notice of Public Meeting

        Over the last couple of weeks there has been some stories in the news about how the Hilton Niagara Falls wants to modify its permit for their addition to the hotel. I noticed a sign up out side the hotel, but the meeting was scheduled for Monday, October 30. I haven’t heard what happened at…

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        Twitter updates for 2009-08-12

        http://twitpic.com/dmx5r – I love these billboards for Hard Rock Cafe (pic 2) # http://twitpic.com/dmx3h – I love these billboards for Hard Rock Cafe (pic 1) # Yesterday the sign out front of @BaymontNiagara was gone. Today they are putting up a nice big new sign. #

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