New Little Caesars on Victoria Avenue

    I reported a while ago about a Beer Garden on Victoria Avenue. Either as part of that development, or in place of it (I’m not sure), there is going to be a Little Caesars: Based on a job posting I’ve seen, it appears it will be run by Embassy Suites Niagara Falls – Fallsview. They…

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      Grand Opening Beach Party – January 17th

      On Monday I received the latest newsletter from Hooters. Apparently there is a new Hooters opening in St. Thomas, so the one here is having a beach party. 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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      Time for province to tackle DMF mess in Falls

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Last spring, my cohort Ray Spiteri and I did a three-part series on the Destination Marketing Fee, the notorious tourism fee several Niagara Falls hotels and restaurants have been charging since 2004. In recent years, the fee – up to 10 per cent in some places – has angered countless…

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      New Ice Rink Open in Niagara Falls

      From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Ice skaters, sharpen your skates. The DeVeaux Ice Rink is now open. The rink, located at DeVeaux Woods State Park, was expected to open last month but was delayed so the park could acquire the necessary ice-making equipment. The lighted facility will be open from 11 a.m. to 8…

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      Novel peers over the edge

      From Niagara This Week: As a highly successful fantasy writer, Chris Van Allsburg knows first-hand that the only limitation on a great story is one’s imagination. But when it comes to dabbling in reality, the renowned children’s novelist and illustrator had to peer over the edge and simply hope for the best with his latest…

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        Ex-trademark agent questions legal claim to name

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Steve Alek’s registered trademark of the word Fallsview could be undone by a semicolon, says a Niagara Falls woman with 20 years of experience in trademark law. “If all of these services (listed on his registration) have not been provided since the date claimed, I would question the validity of…

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        Wallenda on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”

        From the Buffalo News: When Nik Wallenda walks an 1,800-foot cable above Niagara Falls this summer, his biggest challenge won’t be the mist or wind in his face – it’ll be the first step of his historic feat. “The first step’s definitely the hardest one,” Wallenda said Tuesday on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel….

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          City wants meeting with new FMC boss

          From Niagara This Week: City politicians are hoping the new boss at the city’s two casinos will accept an invitation to show up at city council to once and for all clear the air about just what exactly Falls Management Co. owes the city in terms of major tourism attractions, as part of its winning…

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