Al Macs construction
Al Macs Buffet, at the corner of Stanley Ave and Ferry St is undergoing some construction.
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Painter out as convention centre boss
From Niagara This Week: The Scotiabank Convention Centre is looking for a new president and general manager. Kerry Painter, president and general manager of the Stanley Avenue facility, is no longer with the Centre. The news came following a meeting of the centre’s board of directors on Wednesday morning. Sources, who did not want to…
“25 Places in Canada Every Family Should See” book
The other day I was at Coles book store in the Pen Centre where I was browsing the Canadiana books (there were lots of them because of the Canada 150 celebration). One that caught my eye was 25 Places in Canada Every Family Should See by Jody Robbins. As expected, there was a Niagara Falls…
Banners/signs around Skylon Tower base
I don’t remember seeing all of these banners or signs around the base of the Skylon Tower. All not terribly attractive, I can see why they are doing it. There will be a lot of press coverage of Jay Cochrane, and these signs will end up in a lot of photos and videos. More signs…
Falls bathed in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be bathed in pink, tonight, to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The waterfall will represent Canada during Estee Lauder’s eighth annual Global Landmarks Illumination campaign. It is the seventh time Niagara Falls has been lit for the campaign. The illumination ceremony will take place at the Illumination…
Another Marineland update
I have a blog visitor who loves Marineland. This person sends me an update every now and then to let me know what is going on. This is the latest update: Dock, Oceanna and Skyla’s calf of 2011, Scoot are confirmed deceased Births: 2 boys; Frankie to Sierra, X4 to Xena, Births: 2 girls; Luna…
“Why it’s better to be Canadian”
Macleans is a Canadian magazine (similar to Time or Newsweek). I’m not sure if this is a yearly feature, but at least twice now they’ve had a feature around Canada Day celebrating what is great about Canada. I was browsing through the magazine yesterday and #59 relates directly to Niagara Falls:
Entertainment Insider – April 2011 Show Announcements
A couple of weeks ago I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.
Hilton Height
As many of you noticed, Vince DiCosimo Jr left a comment on my last posting about the Hilton progress. I emailed him and asked about the height of the building and this is his response: It is every difficult to explain floors as not all the floors in the hotel are the same height. You…
Capish Silver for sale
It seems like there could be a lot of changes on Victoria Avenue. Capish Silver is within the first block on the south at the top of Clifton Hill. Apparently it is for sale: