From the Niagara Falls Review: They call him Star, and this summer he’ll be acting like one. Three times a day, the Yellow Napped Amazon will greet his public, say a few words, maybe sing if he feels like it, then retire to his quarters. It’s good summer work if you can find it. But…
In a follow-up to my previous post on the empty lot and the comments that were left, I’ve taken a couple more pictures. You can see a bulldozer working as well as stakes in the ground as if the plot had been surveyed. You can also see the houses that were up the street have…
Last fall I reported that Mr. Sub and Baskin Robbins closed. These were the stores that were in the little plaza where Little Caesars is now located. Little Caesars opened a while ago, and recently Baskin Robbins reopened.
Nothing too exciting here, but there is a new sign out front of the Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum. You can see from the picture here that it used to be a white sign.
Red Orbit has a fascinating article about some Marineland history. Apparently in 1977 John Holer was flying in a plane with a dozen dolphins from Mexico and the plane was forced to land in Texas due to bad weather. When they landed, US Customs saw the animals and called in the National Marine Fisheries Service…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As an avid golfer and fisherman, it’s no surprise David Strathern will take a patient approach to his new role in the community. The Niagara Falls resident was appointed to the Niagara Parks Commission as a board member Monday.
From WNED: The mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario is worried that his city may lose 2,000 gambling jobs if Casino Niagara is closed. Mayor Ted Salci says there’s a possibility the Province of Ontario wants to close the original Casino Niagara and focus all of its efforts on the vast Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. Salci…
There is an empty lot at the corner of Robinson Street and Clark Avenue. Up until recently, it had a short wooden fence/barrier that anyone could step over and wander through the lot. I don’t have a picture of what it used to look like, but this is how Google Maps shows it from a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls’ distant second-place finish in CBC’s Seven Wonders of Canada contest has one of the mighty cataract’s supporters wondering if dirty tricks had anything to do with the commanding lead Thunder Bay’s Sleeping Giant took in the voting.”I put two and two together. It almost goes without saying, anybody…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission and Cirque Niagara are teaming up to support cancer care in Niagara. On June 14, Cirque Niagara will present an evening performance of Avaia to raise money for the Niagara Health System Foundation, St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation and the Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation.