WILLWONDERS NEVER CEASE?

    From the Niagara Falls Review: On your marks, get ready – and vote for your favourite places in Niagara Falls and Fort Erie. In Saturday’s Review, forms will be included for readers to nominate the Seven Wonders of Niagara Falls and the Seven Wonders of Fort Erie. “We really want people to have some fun…

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      Antica Pizza expanding

      As was mentioned in a previous comment, it looks like Antica Pizza will be expanding into the space that used to be Circus World. There is a liquor license sign up on the vacant part of the building.

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        Fate of Parks Commission concert series unknown

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Two weeks before it was set to start, the Niagara Parks Commission has apparently called off its latest attempt at a concert series. The Hot Summer Nights at the Falls lineup included The Commodores, Neil Sedaka and former Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung performing at Queen Victoria Park throughout July….

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          ‘More confusion’ over passport issue

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The president of the Travel Industry Association of America said Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff’s plan to push the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative through at land and sea crossings by next June – not 2009, as the House and Senate recommended just days ago – will cause frustrated travellers more…

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            10 ways of looking at Niagara Falls

            From the Detroit Free Press: The first sight of Niagara Falls is unforgettable. But the second, third or fourth time can be just as memorable. That’s because there’s more than one way to see water fall. Most visitors (about 18 million per year) favor the Canadian side for its astounding view of Horseshoe Falls —…

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              Niagara showcases the write stuff for travel journalists

              From Niagara This Week: Fresh from being wowed by the chefs at the Niagara Parks Commission and some of Niagara’s best wine, a group of travel writers from Canada and the United States got up close and personal with the mighty Niagara River recently. After their meal at Queenston Heights Restaurant, the half-dozen writers from…

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                Waterpark workers injured in 40-foot crane plummet

                From the Niagara Falls Review: Two workers who suffered serious injuries when the hydraulic lift they were using toppled over at the Americana Resort’s waterpark Tuesday morning are expected to recover, a Niagara Regional Police source says. “They’re both going to survive. That’s what they say,” acting staff Sgt. Dan Tibbs said. They were in…

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                  Great Wolf Lodge back to business after fire

                  From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s back to business as usual at Great Wolf Lodge. Less than 24 hours after an electrical fire forced the evacuation of 200 hotel guests from the Victoria Avenue resort Monday evening, staff began checking in patrons to the affected rooms in the south wing Tuesday afternoon. “The lodge is…

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                    New Sweets & Treats sign

                    Sweets & Treats on Clifton Hill (underneath Boston Pizza) has a new sign up. They sell ice cream (Dippin’ Dots and CrunchiCreme along with other traditional carnival-like treats.

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                      Victoria Beer Patio

                      As I mentioned previously, the Victoria Avenue Beer Garden is now open. And as was mentioned in a previous comment, the sign is up. The sign calls it the Victoria Beer Patio.

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