From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo (includes video): There’s new information about the death of Niagara Falls Daredevil Kirk Jones. A couple living in Niagara Falls may have witnessed his final moments. Peggie and Ron Bastian were simply having coffee at home over looking the river, when they saw not one, but two men put…
Last week I received the latest Clifton Hill Update email newsletter. To get your own copy of the newsletter, fill out the Clifton Hill Newsletter form at the bottom of every page of the Clifton Hill web site.
From the Toronto Star: As cars and trucks breezed across the Peace Bridge to Buffalo this morning, it was shaping up to be a typical Monday at the U.S.-Canadian border despite new documentation requirements coming into effect today. Under the new requirements, Canadians will still be allowed across the U.S. border without a passport or…
Here is a cool video I saw the other day. It’s short, but shows what Clifton Hill looked like 20 years ago. [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x81jus_clifton-hill-in-the-late-80s_travel[/dailymotion] Note: Sometimes the Dailymotion site says that the video has to be reloaded. This is a problem with their site or the video that they host, not on my end. If you…
From the Niagara Gazette: A 22-year-old Niagara Falls man was pulled from the Niagara Gorge Wednesday night after he was found under the Rainbow Bridge. About 8:15 p.m., members of the Niagara Parks Police Service, Niagara Regional Police Service, Canadian Border Services Agency, Niagara Emergency Medical Services and the Niagara Falls Fire Department respond to…
As Lonny mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the City of Niagara Falls has information about the steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel. The attraction will be called Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf. The city web site doesn’t really have any other information on it. It says it is new construction and that it is currently…
The Little Caesars that will be opening on Victoria Avenue is coming along well. All the signs are up on the building and most of the interior work looks complete. I suspect it will be opening very soon. Up until recently the Victoria Avenue Beer Gareden sign was still on the window, but I’m not…
From the Buffalo News: The control of millions of dollars of public money used to market and promote Niagara Falls and Niagara County is in the hands of 17 people. They choose how casino revenue and hotel taxes should be used to promote tourism in the county. They determine the salaries of staff hired with…
Last week I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel and Suites.