China decides to unleash its tourists

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is eager to roll out the red carpet to hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists now that Canada is on the list of places their government will let them go. People working at Niagara Parks Commission attractions are going to learn when someone pretends to wash their hands…

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Twitter updates for 2009-06-25

Dave & Buster's is open. It looks nice (it's new after all), but it's quite cramped out there, and nothing on the street draws you in. # I noticed recently that Star Dragon restaurant on Victoria Ave is still closed. I guess the Fallsview Group didn't find a tenant. #

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$7M upgrade at ‘here to stay’ Casino Niagara

From the Niagara Falls Review: A $7-million upgrade to Casino Niagara expected to be completed by mid November is another example the facility — which originally was meant to be temporary — is “here to stay,” says Niagara Casinos president Richard Taylor. “The property was starting to get a little bit tired, and it was…

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    Niagara SkyWheel gondolas

    The wheel of the Niagara SkyWheel has been up for weeks, and it didn’t look like they were making much progress. Well, today they are putting the gondolas up: They aren’t all up yet, but given the speed with which they are going up, if they aren’t all up by the end of the day,…

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      Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame Ceremonies January 15

      From Niagara This Week: The 17th annual Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled to take place Sun., January 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena. This year’s inductees include: 1900-1970 Era: … Harry Oakes – Benefactor I believe this is the original Sir Harry Oakes. He is the…

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        Wolfgang Puck in Niagara Falls

        As I’ve posted before, Wolfgang Puck will be here in person for the grand opening of the Wolfgang Puck Cafe on June 28, 2005. Well, apparently he was in Niagara Falls yesterday. There was an event at the restaurant where 300 people were invited. Yesterday when I took the pictures of the building I noticed…

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        An Annie Leibovitz Exhibit With Shots of Niagara Falls, Not Demi Moore

        Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has a new book out with photos of scenery rather than celebrities. I haven’t seen the book, but an article in The Atlantic says that the cover of the book has Niagara Falls on it. Stopping in front the book’s cover image—a breathtaking vision of Niagara Falls—she explained that this was…

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          Superbowl Sunday, Mardis Gras Party

          On Monday I received the latest newsletter from Hooters. They are promoting their Super Bowl Sunday events. To subscribe to the Hooters newsletter, visit the Hooters web site, then click on the Niagara Falls location, then click on the Newsletter link.

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