A piece of our history

    From the Niagara Falls Review: It was one of those decisions that really didn’t require a lot of thought. Bob Gale found the book online and knew he had to have it. “I really like the history of Niagara Falls and I’m always searching for all kinds of things,” he said. A few weeks ago,…

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    Twitter updates for 2009-07-10

    Is the new Dave & Buster's on Clifton Hill really open 24 hours? Are all of them? Who wants to play games at 4 am? #

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    One million expected for Niagara festival

    From the Toronto Star: It’s Canada’s largest illuminated lights festival, with more than three million tree and ground lights twinkling in the Winter Wonderland. It features not only the world’s largest Canadian-American flag but also Canada’s largest illuminated menorah. This year, the more than 120 illuminated and animated light displays that make up Niagara Falls…

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    Casino workers reject CAW

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino workers in Niagara have turned down the Canadian Auto Workers union in its fifth attempt to form a union at Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara, casino management said Monday. Results show 63% of casino workers who voted in the certification vote, said no to the CAW, a statement…

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    Twitter updates for 2010-04-24

    This Public Hearing notice was on the window of the bar/hot dog place beside Baskin Robbins/Little Caesars on Vict http://twitpic.com/1i35e5 # Looks like the movie inside FX Ride Theatre has changed to Coaster Chaos. I think this is the same movie it had wh http://twitpic.com/1i31mg # The work on the ice cream shop near the…

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    Niagara Falls: WNY Land Conservancy announces ‘Restore the Gorge

    From Niagara Frontier Publications: The Western New York Land Conservancy invites the community to attend a project unveiling at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Niagara Falls Public Library, for “Restore the Gorge,” its planned ecological restoration of the Niagara Gorge. With funding from phase two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion economic development…

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    Falls part of Niagara’s UNESCO Geopark effort

    From Niagara This Week: The push to have Niagara declared a UNESCO Geopark has come to Niagara Falls. In May, Patrick McKeever, a geologist and professor by trade who eventually helped create the UNESCO Global Geoparks label, made a case to Niagara Regional council the global designation would promote tourism and bring international recognition to…

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    From the archives… some great pictures from Sue!

    How’s this for a trip down memory lane?! Feel free to leave a comment with some of your memories… Note: you can click on any of the pictures to view a larger image. Thanks Sue!

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    Alarm clears Niagara Falls tour boat building

    From Yahoo! News: Niagara Parks Police say a fire alarm forced staff and visitors out of the Maid of the Mist plaza in Canada for a more than an hour. The fire call at the site of the famous Niagara Falls tour boats came in about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities trace the alarm to dust…

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