From the Niagara Falls Review: Beverly Eckhart grew up in Buffalo. So did her husband, Sean Rooney. They crossed the border often to visit Canada and Eckhart has a strong attachment to the Niagara region. But unlike the Western New Yorkers who are passionate advocates of holding down the status quo when it comes to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The head of the Department of Homeland Security hinted he might be softening his stance on the requirement to show a passport to enter the U.S., during a visit to the Buffalo side of the Peace Bridge Monday. Michael Chertoff said enhanced driver’s licences might be an acceptable alternative after…
From the Buffalo News: Debate over a passport mandate scheduled to take effect next year has confused visitors to the Buffalo Niagara region, and local leaders say this year’s tourist season has already been hurt by the new identification requirements. While some believe the mandate to carry a passport to cross into the United States…
On Friday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They are promoting several packages. I have to give HOCO credit for being faithful in sending out their newsletter. It is by far the most regular Niagara Falls newsletter that I get. However, it would be nice if the newsletter was…
From Everything Michigan: There may be nowhere on earth with as many forms of highbrow and lowbrow entertainment as the Canadian shore of the Niagara River. This is a place that’s not content to have only one casino, two indoor water parks or three haunted house attractions. Instead Niagara has multiples of everything, especially on…
From the Buffalo News: The bride wore white in a sea of blue ponchos. What else do you do when the sun is sparkling on the water, and you’re about to take your wedding vows before hundreds of strangers on the Maid of the Mist? Kimberly Rust and Dave Gilkey left their home in Grand…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A controversial plan to build a high-rise condominium tower on River Road appears to be off the table, replaced by a proposal to build a shorter building with fewer units. Still, residents are worried the scaled-down design will change the character of the older residential neighbourhood. “The original proposal, which…
As was mentioned in a previous comment, the building between Mama Mia’s and Tussaud’s was torn down recently. I don’t know anything about it as to who owns it or what is going to happen to the space.
Niagara Falls Tourism has a redesigned web site. It’s very bright and colourful and has some nice features. They have started a blog (called the Niagara Falls Blog after I called mine that years ago, and after Clifton Hill copied with their Niagara Falls Blog – Travel and Tourism News), but it doesn’t look like…
The towers and wires are being put up around the Skylon Tower in preparation for Jay Cochrane.