Niagara fights tourist slump with glitz

    Regular visitor Dan linked to this article in a comment to a previous post… From the Toronto Star: Okay, everybody, repeat after me: “What happens in Niagara Falls stays in Niagara Falls.” Doesn’t have quite the same zing as the original? Well, get used to it, because our city of the whirling waters is definitely…

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    NPC issues likely to be under the radar during provincial election

    From the Niagara Falls Review: One explosive issue — the Niagara Health System — continues to publicly manifest itself as candidates get ready to hit the provincial election campaign trail. But decisions surrounding the Niagara Parks Commission’s board of directors and Maid of the Mist boat tour operation will likely continue to unfold out of…

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      Bronto’s Adventure Playland construction update

      The changes I mentioned at Bronto’s Adventure Playland are more substantial than I thought. They’ve added new fencing around the whole thing and made it larger (brought it out to the front more).

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      Falls State Park parade celebration

      The Buffalo News has some pictures from the Niagara Falls State Park 125th Anniversary parade…

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      Helicopter’s tour above Niagara ‘totally rocked’

      From the Vancouver Courier: Two teenagers, one day, one natural wonder of the world. With our vacation time running out in Toronto, our family makes a mad dash to Niagara Falls. Our plan is simple: get there early, stay late, see as much as we can. Of course, “early” is a relative term with teenagers….

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        Greg Frewin Theatre Construction pictures

        The City of Niagara Falls web site does a great job of tracking new projects and posting pictures as the projects progress. There is a good page that shows 8 pictures of the various stages of construction of the Greg Frewin Theatre. 40,000 sq.ft. Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre Home to 695-seat theatre, restaurant, bar and…

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        Twitter updates for 2010-06-17

        At one point, we had no IHOPs around. Now we have 3? This is at the Ramada on Stanley (former Falls Plaza Hotel) http://twitpic.com/1xlzx1 # The new Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville will be opening tomorrow! http://twitpic.com/1xlx57 # I know it wasn’t him, but I just saw a guy who looked just like Larry King 🙂 #…

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        Another new blogger – Introduction from Lisa

        Hello folks, My name is Lisa and I am from Rochester NY I have been traveling to and from Niagara Falls since I was little. The Hotel we have stayed in the most was – Fallsway Motor Hotel which of course became the Quality Inn Clifton Hill, which than made way for the Niagara Skywheel. I…

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        Wine Flight & Craft Beers @ DoubleTree Fallsview’s Buchanans Chophouse

        I recently received the following information from the DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls related to the Buchanans Chophouse restaurant: The recently launched drink local menu now includes $5 craft beers from local micro-breweries including Mill Street Organic Lager and Steam Whistle Pilsner. Also on the drink line up is a Niagara Region…

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