Back in November I posted about the public meeting that was being held about some changes to the Hilton. The changes were approved and the work has begun. This isn’t a great picture, but if you recall, there used to be a Denny’s beside the Hilton at the corner (see here for a picture). The…
From the Niagara Falls Review: “See ya tomorrow for my morning breakfast,” yelled one patron as she walked out of Connie’s Regal Coffee Shop Wednesday morning. Paddy Hall and Linda Clendennin have heard those seven words for more than 20 years working at the Main Street restaurant. Those light-hearted demands will be a thing of…
From Niagara This Week: I had no intention of chowing down on creepy crawlies being offered Saturday afternoon at the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory. But after witnessing several children chomping on the critters I got up the nerve to take a bite. A small slice of pizza wouldn’t ordinarily scare me off, however one topped…
The 6th floor is up at the Motel 6 that is being built on Stanley Avenue. It is the last floor. I’m not sure how many rooms fit on a floor, but it’s probably only a 15-20, so it looks like the hotel will have around 100 rooms. As far as I can tell, the…
You may be familiar with the Snopes.com site. It tries to debunk urban legends. They’ve recently posted one about Niagara Falls freezing over in 1911. The fact that Niagara Falls has frozen over several times is not in disbute, but the year(s) that it happened. The web site also has a forum where they talk…
From MSNBC: Driving to Canada is another option, since you won’t need a passport for land crossings until at least January 1, 2008. For those lucky enough to live nearby, that means Vancouver, Niagara Falls and other cross-border getaways are as accessible as ever. Better yet, winter is typically the off-season, meaning fewer crowds and…
From the Buffalo News: Sweet potatoes, eggs, nuts and flour were part of a concoction Jeff Stewart simmered last week in the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory – and dried scorpions, water beetles, bamboo worms and red Amazon ants. Stewart, a professor at the Niagara College Culinary Institute in Niagara Falls, Ont., was carefully creating a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Mayor Ted Salci recalled a few childhood memories of his neighbourhood as he peered down at an ancient, yellowed map of Elgin, which came to be Niagara Falls. “We lived right here,” said Salci, running his finger over the crumbling tissue dated 1847. “I grew up in a hotel and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Pete Gordon is full of bright ideas. For the past 45 years, the Niagara Falls resident has been behind the helm at one of Niagara’s most popular, most-photographed attractions. People from around the world have marvelled at his handiwork, something he achieves nightly with a flick of the wrist. Gordon…
From the Frederick News Post: The Maid of the Mist doesn’t run, and you can’t take the Aero Car over the whirlpool, but you won’t mind. In the winter, Niagara Falls is resplendent, a true wonderland of ice, snow and roaring water. With Southwest Airlines specials making it possible to fly roundtrip from Baltimore to…