Man rescued after tumbling down Niagara Gorge embankment

From CTV News Toronto: A 26-year-old man was rescued early Monday morning after he fell more than 9 metres down the embankment of the Niagara Gorge and was stuck on a ledge. Police were called to the gorge, located in the Hiram Street and Niagara River Parkway area, at approximately 5 a.m.

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    Cafe Tu Tu Tango now open

    As I mentioned before, Cafe Tu Tu Tango had its grand opening on June 1, 2005. As you can see by the sign, they are indeed open. Both Wolfgang Puck Cafe and Cafe Tu Tu Tango have patios on the Murray Hill side of the building across from the Fallsview Casino. It’s quite a nice…

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    Garrett out as RTO boss

    From Niagara This Week: Robin Garrett is no longer the chief executive of the Tourism Partnership of Niagara. The decision was a mutual one, said TPN chair Janice Thomson. “We had a conversation,” Thomson said. “It’s exactly as we said in the release.” Garrett confirmed Thomson’s assessment.

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    Twitter updates for 2010-04-27

    @adamwhite It was fun. I look forward to seeing how goofy I look on video 🙂 in reply to adamwhite # RT @WinterFestival: We're thinking about extending the Winter Festival of Lights to Jan. 31, 2011 from Jan. 3 http://bit.ly/9khrp5 #

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    Best Western Fallsview dining credit

    A while back I found this $40 dining voucher from the Best Western Fallsview for some area restaurants. $40 would be a good voucher at East Side Mario’s, but wouldn’t get you much at Ruth’s Chris Steak House

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    Twitter updates for 2010-05-06

    Never heard of it… RT @Hilton_Niagara Did you know today is "Tourist Appreciation Day?" # Another gorgeous day. The blue in the sky is fabulous! We are supposed to get more rain, so those white fluffy clo http://twitpic.com/1lkj2y # This is part of the perennial garden next to the rose garden in Queen Victoria Park….

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      Expensive Parking!

      The Best Western is right across the street from the new Wolfgang Puck Cafe / Cafe Tu Tu Tango building and is kitty-corner to the Fallsview Casino. I noticed today that they have $20 CDN / $15 US parking. That’s expensive considering that not too far away is $7 CDN / $5 US parking (both…

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      Sullivan laying low after latest falls stunt

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Daredevil Dean Sullivan is back in town. Sullivan filmed two stunts this month in which he used his face-first rappelling technique to jump from the top of the Niagara gorge, near the Horseshoe Falls. “(Wednesday’s) was great. It was awesome. It was fantastic. It took me a couple seconds,” he…

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