A New Guide To Niagara Falls And Vicinity

    The name of this post may have been a bit misleading. This “new” guide is actually from around 1895 and is online at the Niagara University Library web site: A New Guide To Niagara Falls And Vicinity, Giving A Full And Complete Description of Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge, Buffalo, Rochester, Ontario Beach, Toronto, Lockport, Tonawanda,…

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    Twitter updates for 2012-07-11

    Just can't get enough Reese's Pieces CrunchiCreme!! (@ Sweets & Treats) [pic]: http://t.co/G3Yiyho8 # I just ousted @ol_drrty as the mayor of Sweets & Treats on @foursquare! http://t.co/AHDgYBM2 # Another beautiful day in Niagara Falls! http://t.co/xB75CLpq #

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      A contest the falls cannot lose

      From the Niagara Falls Review: April will mark 18 years since I moved to Niagara Falls, and while we haven’t always seen eye to eye I’ve never loved the actual falls more. I’m convinced everyone who moves here has a relationship with our namesake in three stages. First is infatuation: You can’t believe you can…

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        Hotel’s makeover bringing largess of furniture to area’s nonprofit groups

        The purpose of the Niagara Falls Blog is to cover the scene on the Canadian side of the Falls. But as a follow-up to the posting about the Crowne Plaza hotels in both Niagara Falls, ON and Niagara Falls, NY, the Buffalo News has a nice article: Nearly a million dollars in high-quality hotel furniture…

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        Niagara Parkway moving west along section above falls

        From the Niagara Falls Review: The plan has been talked about for years. The goal is to reduce congestion in the area of the Horseshoe Falls. The plan calls for the relocation of the Niagara Parkway to the west just south of Table Rock. Residents had an opportunity to view the plan, along with two…

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          Chamber survey reveals disappointment with casinos’ impact on city

          From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls has not experienced the kind of benefits from hosting casinos the province of Ontario promised and the government should re-evaluate its casino policies, a survey conducted by the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce suggests. “I don’t feel the community is getting the bang for the buck that it…

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            Tim Hortons 2007 calendar

            This is not a great picture (taken with my camera phone), but it is off a 2007 Tim Hortons calendar I saw in a store. Each month has a picture of a Tim Hortons location (near the ocean, beside a mountain, etc) and the June 2007 picture is of the Tim Hortons on Clifton Hill….

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            New $6.2M hotel planned for Niagara Falls

            From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Plans are in the works for a new $6.2 million Hampton Inn in the City of Niagara Falls. Falls Hotel LLC is planning to construct a new 45,000 square foot, four-story Hampton Inn featuring 72 guest rooms. The business would be built at 6501½ Niagara Falls Boulevard on a…

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            People-mover agreement stalled

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Details of the $50-million people-mover project will not be released until next week. Niagara Falls council was expected to discuss the final direction of the deal with the Niagara Parks Commission at a meeting Thursday at city hall. The meeting was cancelled following a lengthy discussion on Wednesday between a…

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            Gas leak forces Clifton Hill evacuation

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Businesses on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls had to be shut down and buildings evacuated after a four-inch natural gas line was severed by construction workers Thursday afternoon. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the scene at about 4:15 p.m., and began to shut down the area to all…

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