From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Niagara County and Niagara Falls leaders have received the results of a study about the feasibility of building a new multi-use convention center in the city. Its takeaways: Downtown development needs to grow to sustain a bigger convention center, and the best option would be to expand and modify…
From the Buffalo News: Jim and Pam’s wedding in Niagara Falls on NBC’s “The Office” Thursday night had an unusually high rating for the comedy series but the hourlong episode still finished third locally in its 9 p.m. time slot. “The Office” had a 7.8 rating (representing 7.8 percent of area households) on Channel 2,…
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…
From UPI: Canadian officials in Niagara Falls have denied daredevil Nik Wallenda’s application to walk across the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope next summer. Wednesday night, the Niagara Parks Commission voted to deny a permit for the stunt, planned for June, the Toronto Star reported. The plan was for Wallenda to cross from Goat Island,…
One of the top search terms on AccessNiagara.com is WWE Niagara. WWE Niagara opened a few years ago and is operated by Canadian Niagara Hotels. It has a large retail store where you can get all sorts of WWE (formerly WWF) memorabilia. It also has a large drop-zone type ride called Pile Driver that raises…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not about competition. It’s about complementing each other. With news this week Nelly Furtado and Hedley will headline the Niagara Parks Commission’s free New Year’s Eve concert at Queen Victoria Park, organizers at the city’s convention centre say it will go hand-in-hand with the Deadmau5 show at the Stanley…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Conference Resort Spa & Waterpark. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the bottom right of the main Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.
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I have a Dell Axim that has WiFi connectivity. Normally when I go for a walk, I just listen to music, but the other day I turned the WiFi radio on to see what connections there were around the tourist area. Here is what I found: qhn This was right outside the new Travelodge Hotel…
From the Niagara Falls Review: While recently reading some Niagara news from 1939 (yes, 1939), I came across some interesting items that I would like to share with you. All concern some sort of discovery. During the spring and summer of that year work was progressing on the restoration of Old Fort Erie which, of…