From the Niagara Falls Review: Normally, Chris Dabrowski is consumed with comic books, science fiction and superheroes as manager of the annual Niagara Falls Comic Con. But Dabrowski was wearing a different hat when he appeared before council to unveil plans being put forward by the city’s Canada 150 Celebration Committee, of which he is…
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From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: The biggest non-casino project that Niagara Falls, NY has seen in 40 years is about to take a big step forward. Mayor Paul Dyster told city leaders Tuesday night the contract for the Hamister Hotel Project could be a done deal by this Friday. Mark Hamister wants to start…
From the Niagara Gazette: As I’ve said before, and I say again because it bears repeating, talk to almost any senior Niagara Falls, New York resident with a good memory, or any expatriate, anyone who has moved away but who still harbors grand memories of their beloved, albeit forsaken hometown, inevitably the subject of fine…
From Niagara This Week: A Toronto casino would be a gamble for the province if it moves ahead without an impact study is not completed first, Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati said Monday. Diodati was reacting to the news that the OLG plans to open a gaming facility in Toronto as a part of a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After nearly 20 years of often acrimonious debate, final approval for a new bridge across the upper Niagara River is just around the corner. But there are a few more steps that need to be completed. Ron Rienas, general manager of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, says…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Hoteliers Victor and Carmen Menechella will be allowed to build one of the Fallsview area’s densest hotels despite the objections of the city’s planning department and its next-door neighbour. “As it sits here, I think it’s not a bad idea. It’s a smart idea and it fits nicely,” Coun. Jim…
From the Niagara Gazette: Several business and civic groups are combining efforts to stage the Holiday Lights of Niagara Trail that will feature more than 60 illuminated displays in Hyde Park and around the city. The event opens Nov. 21 and runs through December. In addition, the event organizers said area business owners along Pine…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: The Robert Moses Parkway has long been viewed by some as a “concrete moat” between the city and its riverfront, and thus an impediment to potential economic development. But for just as long, its proposed removal has been mired in red tape according Falls Mayor Paul Dyster. “Sometimes people…