From the Niagara Falls Review: Hundreds of tourists didn’t mind getting soaked at Table Rock Thursday for a glimpse of Hollywood at work. A large section of the wet and windy landmark was cordoned off for filming of Camille, a supernatural-themed love story starring Sienna Miller and James Franco. The scene being shot occurs near…
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From the Niagara Gazette: …Saturday was the one year anniversary of Wallenda’s historic walk over this city’s giant waterfalls, and an informal Gazette survey showed that while the impact of the media storm of publicity last year is still unclear, the good news is that the city is now able to take advantage of additional…
From the Lockport Journal: A group pushing for a “World Weather Center” has decided it wants it to be located in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls City Council members may not be too hot on the idea. They’ve been asked to consider contributing $100,000 to the project with a well-known local meteorologist at its helm. When…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The city’s wish list for its new casino cash windfall will have to wait. Council deferred discussions on what to do with hefty new funds expected this year from Ontario Lottery & Gaming until the new funding agreement is officially signed. The OLG has given the city a Sept. 30…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When it was first announced in 2009, Rink at the Brink was described as the “most significant event” the Winter Festival of Lights had ever undertaken. The festival’s acting chairman Jim Diodati (not yet Niagara Falls Mayor) said the 60-by-120 foot outdoor rink would offer a “more dramatic” setting than…
From the Niagara Falls Review: At $1.6 billion, it’s one of the biggest construction projects ever in Niagara. And in just more than a year, it should be done. The Niagara Tunnel Project will help carry more water from the upper Niagara River to the Sir Adam Beck generating station, providing enough hydroelectricity to power…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Review columnist and city historian Sherman Zavitz was one recipient of a provincial award for Niagara Falls residents who have promoted the city’s heritage. Mayor Ted Salci and Sharon Shearing, chairwoman of the Municipal Heritage Committee, presented Ontario Heritage Trust Awards during Monday’s council meeting. Salci said he learns more…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Premier Dalton McGuinty says he and two other Canadian premiers “moved the yardstick forward” this week in their bid to convince Washington to accept high-security drivers’ licences to enter the U.S., instead of passports. “We know the Americans are going to do something. We’re going to have to do something…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parkway and streets in the city’s tourist zones turned into parking lots on the weekend, as out of town visitors flocked to the Honeymoon Capital of the World. During a call in to a local radio station Monday morning, Mayor Ted Salci addressed concerns the traffic chaos was…