Buffalo casino won’t threaten Falls facilities

    From Niagara This Week: The provincial governing body of Niagara Falls’ two casinos and Fort Erie’s slots and race track is unconcerned about a new Seneca Nation of Indians casino proposed for downtown Buffalo. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLGC) says people nervous about the future of Casino Niagara, the city’s first gaming house,…

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      Niagara Falls memories from Lexi

      Anyone who has been visiting the site for a while knows that one of the regular visitors is Lisa from Rochester. A couple of years ago Lisa asked about the layout of Clifton Hill as her niece was doing a project on Niagara Falls. It turns out this neice was Lexi. You may recognize her…

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        Opening festival ceremonies light up park, falls

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Dancers, costumed characters and festive lighting displays. Those were just a few of the sights to see during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Festival of Lights Saturday evening in Queen Victoria Park. An estimated 2,500 people jammed into the park across from the roaring cataracts to enjoy an early…

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        Falls Avenue Newsletter – The Sweetest Deal on Falls Avenue

        On Monday I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue: To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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        Tweet: It’s supposed to be warmer over the next couple of…

        It’s supposed to be warmer over the next couple of days. I wonder how that’ll affect the @RedBullCanada @CrashedIce course in @NiagaraFalls

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        Tweet: One-Night Stay at Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara…

        One-Night Stay at Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, ON #pd – groupon.com/deals/g1g-emba…

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        Twitter updates for 2009-06-22

        I've seen a bunch of games being taken into Dave & Buster's. I wonder when they are going to open… # Gorgeous day today! And loads of people around (considering it is a Monday, and it's still June) #

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        Twitter updates for 2012-03-21

        Wow, another gorgeous day! Tomorrow is supposed to be the same, and then we return to more seasonal temperatures #

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        Maid of the Mist’s future uncertain

        From Buffalo Business First: The 2011 season for the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Corp. began Wednesday morning. But the bigger question is whether this will be the last year that the Niagara Falls, N.Y.-based company will be permitted to run its boats from the U.S. and Canadian shores of the lower Niagara River. At…

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          Memorial Day Weekend Observations

          Last weekend was the Victoria Day holiday, and we had amazing weather. I mentioned previously that the Victoria Day weekend in Canada along with the Memorial Day weekend in the US marks the unofficial start of summer. The weather was kind of flakey all weekend. It would be beautifully sunny, and then it would cloud…

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