Construction at new Mac’s convenience store

I haven’t been by for a few days, but the former 7-Eleven location at the corner of Stanley Avenue and Ferry St was coming along nicely. I’ve posted before that it is becoming a Mac’s convenience store. They have dug up the parking lot and taken out the gas tanks that were there. There has…

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Hotels see rise in room occupancies

From Buffalo Business First: Hotel room occupancy rates continued to rise through the first quarter of the year, mirroring other local statistics and economic factors that show the hospitality industry is climbing out of its slump. According to statistics compiled by Smith Travel Research of Nashville, the occupancy rate in… Niagara Falls, hotel occupancy increased…

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    Garden at Wolfgang Puck Cafe Niagara

    Since Wolfgang Puck Cafe Niagara opened, the garden along the side of the building was bare. Near the back entrance there were some sickly looking evergreen trees. It was pretty pathetic. Well, just in time for winter, they’ve had some people in to fix up the garden. It looks much better.

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    Travelodge At the Falls News (20090708)

    On Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Clifton Group (the Travelodge, Fun House, Brick City, etc group). To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List link on the side of any of the pages at Falls.com

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      Temporary hotels on Clifton Hill signs

      As has been discussed many times, the front desk of the Quality Inn Clifton Hill has been torn down to make room for a Ferris wheel. The Comfort Inn Clifton Hill now has a common front desk for the two hotels. I assume that once all the changes are complete, permanent signs will be placed,…

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        Fury-ous animator

        From the Niagara Falls Review: He started with a simulation film made almost entirely from “stuff” found at a hardware store. He’s now part of an accomplished animation company giving life to large-format attractions using top-of-the-line computer technology and 360-degree digital cameras. Yas Takata and his California-based computer graphics imaging employer Blur Studio have been…

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        Nik Wallenda on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me

        Speaking of Nik Wallenda… Every week I download the podcast for NPR‘s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me! It is a news quiz that is usually quite funny. Each week there is some kind of famous person on to play part of the game. A couple of weeks ago Nik Wallenda was on to talk about his walk across the…

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