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Last Friday I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the Special Offers page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.

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Inn on the River wins city’s support

From the Buffalo News: The city will chip in $650,000 of its casino revenue toward a project to renovate a high-rise hotel on the Niagara River. Directors of the city’s NFC Development Corp. on Monday unanimously approved a $650,000 grant for a project by hotelier Faisal Merani to reopen the former Inn on the River…

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Another Niagara Speedway go-kart track update

It looks like the red railings are all in place, and there are now light poles around the track. There is also a covered area at the top of the stairs attached to the spiral.

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The $205 million Falls hotel that no one wants to talk about

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls Redevelopment has submitted a plan for a $205 million hotel in downtown Niagara Falls. Normally, city officials said, such a large project would be announced with plenty of hype. But in this case, the plans were simply dropped off at the city planning office on a Friday afternoon. “Usually,…

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    Fire forces hotel to evacuate guests

    From the Niagara Falls Review: An electrical fire forced about 200 guests to evacuate Great Wolf Lodge early Monday evening. Patrons stood in front of the Victoria Avenue hotel for about three hours after a “major electrical fire” broke out inside a massive electrical panel system shortly after 6 p.m. Platoon chief Jim Bredin said…

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    Anti-captivity ad pulled from Niagara Falls bus

    From the Niagara Falls Review: A U.S.-based animal advocacy group is questioning why an ad it placed on a Niagara Transit bus was removed last month. Alex Lewis-Dorer, president of the anti-captivity group Fins and Fluke, said the ad was supposed to be displayed for the entire month of July, but was taken off the…

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      Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum is now open!

      The Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum is now open. It opened last week (10 days ago). I was by on Saturday and saw that they were opened and stopped to ask a few questions: There are over 40 bikes on display Adult pricing including taxes is $10 Child pricing including taxes is $8 They are still…

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        Give Mom What She Really Wants This Year

        On Friday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. They are promoting a spa getaway that could be used as a Mother’s Day gift. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa…

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        Twitter updates for 2009-09-18

        There are 7 people training/ feeding Beluga whales at Friendship Cove right now. # http://twitpic.com/i7ofh – A dolphin at Marineland on Friday, September 18, 2009. # My 5-year-old while on Space Avenger today:Daddy, these seatbelts are just like they use in space! # Just went on the Ladybug Coaster 4x in a row! # No…

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        A fourth kind of Best Western keycard

        Another in my series on keycards… I’ve previously posted about Best Western room key cards I’ve found. You can see them here, here, and here. I recently came across a fourth kind.

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