Don’t throw it away—share the science

From Buffalo.com: Science is a living, breathing thing, constantly changing and growing to fit our needs and leaving relics of past experiments to rot away. Now these pieces of technology are preserved and proudly displayed at the Niagara Science Museum. Check out some of these cool artifacts at the museum’s first ever community open house…

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House torn down on Ferry Street

A month ago I posted about the motel being torn down on Ferry St beside Al Macs. Now the abandoned house across the street and beside the Capri has been torn down.

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    Images of a Century: The City of Niagara Falls, Canada 1904-2004

    The year 2004 marked the 100th anniversary of the City of Niagara Falls. There were numerous events held throughout the year to mark the anniversary. Near the end of the year, they also published a fascinating book filled with pictures taken over the 100 years. The book is called Images of a Century: The City…

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      NIAGARA

      From Crazy4Cinema: The only reason NIAGARA is still around today is because it stars the luminous Marilyn Monroe. This was one of her first major roles and she makes the most of it. Not that there’s any character development or even a decent, script, but, for whatever reasons magic happens between an individual and the…

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      Town of Niagara officials believe Factory Outlets will be expanding into Sabre Park land

      From the Tonawanda News: The Factory Outlets of Niagara Falls mall may be planning an expansion. Town of Niagara board members discussed the mall’s expansion during a budget meeting on Wednesday night but said that they had been offered no specifics by Macerich Partnership L.P., the company that owns the mall. Charles Teixeira, a town…

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      For the first time since 1969, U.S. may shut down and ‘dewater’ its side of Niagara Falls

      I know I posted about this yesterday, but this article has more details. From the National Post: New York officials are considering temporarily turning some of Niagara Falls into a trickle. Plans to replace two 115-year-old pedestrian bridges could involve shutting down the water flowing over one section of the falls by building a temporary…

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      Death-Defying Ratings: How Daredevils Are Making a Big TV Comeback

      From the Hollywood Reporter: Nik Wallenda knows death haunts every step he takes on the high wire. As the great grandson of Karl Wallenda — the German emigre and patriarch of the Flying Wallendas who perished in 1978 on a wire badly strung between two towers of the Condado Plaza hotel in San Juan, Puerto…

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      Marineland demonstrations will continue: MAD

      From Niagara This Week: The co-founder of Marineland Animal Defense says demonstrations will continue, but they will be obeying new restrictions laid out by the court last week. Justice Richard Lococo imposed three several restrictions last Friday morning at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the case of Dylan Powell against Marineland Canada. The interim injunction…

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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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