EXCLUSIVE: Wallenda wants to establish permanent entertainment home in Niagara Falls

From Bullet News Niagara: Daredevil Nik Wallenda wants to establish a permanent theatre in Niagara Falls where he and members of his family can put on tightrope or aerial shows and other forms of circus entertainment. “I’ve always said I want to make Niagara Falls my second home,” the Florida-based Wallenda told Bullet News on…

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    Maid of Mist firm plans to buy hotel near brink of falls

    From the Buffalo News: For the first time in its 162-year history, the Maid of the Mist Corp. is going into the hotel business. The world-famous tour boat company is buying the Comfort Inn The Pointe, the downtown hotel closest to the brink of the American Falls. “This is a new venture for us,” Tim…

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    Clifton Hill ride almost ready to relaunch

    From the Niagara Falls Review: It has had its fair share of ups and downs, but that’s sort of symbolic for the Pile Driver. The Clifton Hill thrill ride that sent those who dared to be shot 200 feet up into the air and plummet back down again at high speeds has been out of…

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    DEC investigating a new ‘potential discharge’ at Niagara Falls

    From the Buffalo News: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reported Tuesday that it was investigating a — possible, not confirmed — discharge into the Niagara River from the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. A statement from the DEC Tuesday evening said conservation officers and technical staff went to the main outfall from…

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      How does a tourist visiting the Falls spell relief?

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Finally, some relief from city hall. Not tax relief, but this kind might actually be more valuable. Especially when nature calls. The public washroom in the municipal parking lot on Ellen Avenue is a welcome sight in the Victoria Avenue and Clifton Hill area, where restaurants and stores actively discourage…

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        Welcome to E-land!!!!: August 26: Toronto Impression Continued:

        Someone with a Windows Live blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: I thought Niagara Falls are all about tourists taking pictures and some nature. This place turns out to be so rich in entertainment as well. It looks like Las Vegas a little bit…Right beside the falls,there was a place called Clifton…

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          Golf at a discount

          From the Niagara Falls Review: A new $5 resident’s card will give area golfers a discount at two of the Niagara Parks Commission golf courses. Residents will get 20 per cent off selected green fees and regularly priced merchandise at Whirlpool and Legends on the Niagara golf courses. “When we undertook our community consultations last…

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          I’m back, and posting will resume shortly

          I have a bunch of articles that I will be posting that are a few days to a week old, but I still want to get them up. Then I’ll be back to regular posting. It will take a couple of days to get caught up…

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          Twitter updates for 2010-04-06

          RT @NiagaraFallsUSA: Watch the Cave of the Winds decks being built: the Cave of the Winds Gorge Trip is now open daily http://bit.ly/aQFwIq #

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