Niagara Fallsview Casino February Spotlight

    Last night I received the Niagara Fallsview Casino February Spotlight: The newsletter highlights the following: Join the Players Advantage Club and you’ll have a chance to win a QX56 Infiniti SUV Stay & Play for $149 package Information about Tropicana, “the sexy spectacle from Havana, Cuba!” To subscribe, click on the Spotlight Updates link on…

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    Multi-Talented Harry Connick Jr. Debuts at Fallsview in September

    From a PR Newswire press release: Fallsview Casino’s stellar concert line up for September includes separate performances by multi-talented Harry Connick Jr. and country music sensation Reba. Since his first public performance at age five, New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. has grown to become a highly-acclaimed entertainer in music, theatre, film and television. The…

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      Parks agency continues slow exconomic recovery

      From the St. Catharines Standard (unfortunately the article isn’t online): The Niagara Parks Commission was in the black again in 2005, posting its second profit since the “perfect storm” year of 2003, but general manager John Kernahan cautions the recovery will continue to be slow. “We’ll exceed $3 million this year. We’ve had a profitable…

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        Tory calls on province to help tourism sector

        From Niagara This Week: Saving $40 or $50 on a weekend getaway to Niagara Falls might not sound like a huge amount when you consider a family can spend hundreds of dollars for such things as staying at a hotel, eating in restaurants and seeing various attractions. But John Tory, leader of the Ontario Progressive…

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        The foam game

        From Stuff.co.nz: I’m looking up at movie heart-throb Robert Pattinson, star of the teen-vampire-romance Twilight films, but something’s not quite right. His face seems a little… off. I’m standing outside a waxwork museum and Pattinson’s likeness on the marquee, while recognisable, isn’t likely to challenge Madame Tussauds for uncanny accuracy. This is Clifton Hill on…

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        $200M outlet mall taking shape in Niagara-on-the-Lake

        From Buffalo Business First: Driving along the Queen Elizabeth Way, it is hard not to see the Outlet Collection at Niagara. At 520,000-square-feet and with 102 stores, the outlet mall — which is scheduled to open on May 15 — is designed to attract shoppers and visitors, especially those who might have otherwise crossed the…

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        Post-Labour Day plans for the Niagara Falls Blog

        Another summer season has come and gone. No one ever shares exact numbers, but my anecdotal evidence would show that it was a good year. I heard from people who spoke of certain days where Clifton Hill was packed, or certain parking lots were packed. That’s good news. It probably wasn’t a great year though,…

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          Casino dates dominate Michael Buble’s winter itinerary

          From LiveDaily.com: Jazz/pop singer Michael Buble (tickets | music), whose delivery has drawn comparisons to such legendary vocalists as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, has scheduled early-2006 appearances at a handful of North American casinos, among other gigs. The Canadian crooner is currently scheduled to play a pair of dates at a Niagara Falls casino,…

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