Twitter updates for 2009-07-03

A woman stopped me in Queen Victoria Park today and asked where the free parking was. I tried not to laugh 🙂 # More rain today, and then it looks like it will be a beautiful weekend, including the 4th of July. Happy Independence Day tomorrow! #

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    CAN’T WE ALL GET ALONG?

    From the Niagara Falls Review: This is the first installment in a three-part series looking at the state of the city’s tourism industry Tourism is a volatile business, tied to local and global economies and impacted by national and international events. Like the exchange rate, for example: Something that has been touted as a big…

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    Funding approved for water park, Niagara Street project

    From the Niagara Gazette: A pair of projects in Niagara Falls will receive $400,000 in funding through the city’s economic development corporation. Mayor Paul Dyster announced Tuesday that the Niagara Falls Development Corp. will issue $300,000 to NFNY Hotel Management, an affiliate company of bi-national hotelier Michael DiCienzo. The funds will be used in as…

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      Lifting the Falls /Too much of a good thing?

      From the Buffalo News: As the choice of attractions grows in Niagara Falls and its surrounding communities, the options for visitors to extend their stays and explore the Buffalo Niagara region intensify. So how does this generation puts its stamp on Niagara Falls? How do we capitalize on, and honor, a Wonder of the World…

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        Motel 6 progress

        As reported previously, there is a Motel 6 being built at the corner of Stanley Avenue and Forsythe Street. There is now a sign up recognizing that it will be a Motel 6 and that it will be open in Spring 2007: I looked for more information, but there is nothing on the Accor Hotels…

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          Houdini Magical Hall of Fame

          Someone with an AOL Journal has posted some information about Houdini. Included, is some information about the old Niagara Falls attraction: 1968 – The Houdini Magical Hall of Fame was opened on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. At its opening, this museum contained the majority of Houdini’s personal collection of magic paraphernalia. One…

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          And now back to our regular scheduled programming…

          You have probably noticed that I’ve finally gotten myself going again and started posting today. I’m sorry that it took so long. As a result of my grandmother passing away, I just got out of the habit, and I kept putting things off. Today I made some time, so I’m back at it. You’ll definitely…

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            Niagara Fury attraction takes visitors back to the falls’ creation

            From the Buffalo News: As if the falls isn’t enough, this city’s latest tourist attraction takes visitors back 10,000 years to the falls creation. The $7 million Niagara’s Fury, a Universal Studios style theater attraction, recreates the Ice Age formation of the falls with shattering glaciers, chilling blizzards and thunderous lightning storms on a 360-degree…

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