Timber… Down comes the Golden Griddle

    During the week they started to take down parts of the Golden Griddle / Quality Inn Clifton Hill front desk. Then near the end of the week they demolished the Golden Griddle entirely. You’ve never been able to see Boston Pizza / Sports Zone like this before You can easily see over or through the…

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      WILLWONDERS NEVER CEASE?

      From the Niagara Falls Review: On your marks, get ready – and vote for your favourite places in Niagara Falls and Fort Erie. In Saturday’s Review, forms will be included for readers to nominate the Seven Wonders of Niagara Falls and the Seven Wonders of Fort Erie. “We really want people to have some fun…

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        Niagara Falls Comedy Fest

        As the recent article on the Winter Festival of Lights mentioned, this year is the first year for the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest. There are currently 7 comedians lined up, including Brent Butt (of Corner Gas fame) and John Pinette.

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        Niagara Falls ready for Canada Day

        From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not going to be your typical Canada Day in Niagara Falls. In fact, it’s going to be a three-day celebration. “People are expecting a bigger and better celebration,” said Lori Albanese, community development co-ordinator for the City of Niagara Falls. “It’s going to be a lot more fun. We’re…

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        For Gale and the Parks, the divorce appears final

        From the Niagara Falls Review: It looks like any bid to get Bob Gale a second term on the Niagara Parks Commisison is almost out of gas. Niagara’s own oil baron was sidelined from the government agency in February, when his three-year term expired. Now, after Friday’s reaffirmation by the commission of its 2008 decision…

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          Changes at Screamers?

          I’ve never quite understood the way Screamers was setup. While facing the location, there was a scary attracion on the left, then Dino Rampage, then Dragon Star Restaurant, and then another scary attraction on the right. This picture is of the scary attracion on the right. This one never seemed to be opened, so I’m…

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            Go (watch experts) fly a kite

            From the Niagara Falls Review: New Brunswick’s Bernie Houle was cold, tired and a little bit wet. He should have been miserable. Instead, eyes to the sky, he couldn’t stop grinning. “Seventeen hours of driving to come fly a kite,” he said, yanking the string to his gnarly, nylon creation called Shady. Standing next to…

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            Bodies arrive in Niagara Falls

            From Niagara This Week: Bodies have arrived in Niagara Falls and they’re here to stay for the rest of the summer. The bodies are not those of eager visitors who descend upon the Falls every summer for the annual tourist season. No, these are dead bodies that will be on display in the newly created…

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