New Harley-Davidson Store on Clifton Hill

    There is a new store open on Clifton Hill. Underneath the Pizza Pizza patio, and beside the Blue Moon souvenir store, is a new Harley-Davidson store. I don’t know if they are trying to get some of the business that may be visiting the Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum, or if it is just a coincidence….

    Read More

      Getting ready for the big sky walk

      Jay Cochrane will be walking from the Fallsview Casino to the Skylon Tower each Saturday. This all kicks off on Friday, July 1 (Canada Day). Here are a few pictures of the wire being put into place: Cable hanging down from Fallsview Casino Two lifts holding the cable up across Murray Hill Closeup shot of…

      Read More

        Chef to Stars in Falls

        Visit the Niagara This Week web site for a picture of Wolfgang Puck in the kitchen at the grand opening of the Wolfgang Puck Cafe. You can search the Niagara Falls Blog for all the posts about the progress and opening of the restaurant.

        Read More

          Suzuki speaks out in the hope of change

          Well-known Canadian scientist David Suzuki was in St. Catharines recently for a fundraiser and spoke out against Marineland. Marineland is currently suing the Niagara Action for Animals group claiming that they have been harmed economically because of the groups actions. The Niagara This Week newspaper had an informative article titled Suzuki Wades into Fight with…

          Read More

            Are we thrilling ourselves to death?

            Today’s front page of the Toronto Star had an interesting article titled Are we thrilling ourselves to death? The article isn’t about Niagara Falls, but given the renewed interested in having amusement rides/attractions in Niagara Falls, I thought it was relevant: Higher, faster, upside down and …? Whatever it takes to melt your mind, churn…

            Read More

              Jay Cochrane Skywalking

              I haven’t taken any pictures yet, but I believe that yesterday was the first of dozens of “skywalks” that Jay Cochrane will take from the Fallsview Casino to the Hilton hotel. I saw him yesterday, but I was too far away to see more than a dot on the wire. It was quite windy and…

              Read More

                No news is good news?

                There is a phrase, “No news is good new.” That may or may not be true depending on the industry you are in. For me, it’s probably bad news since that means I don’t have anything to post about. I think it is going to be hard to post a lot in the summer. Almost…

                Read More

                  Starry Nights Casino Concert Series

                  This information is from the Niagara Parks events page: Starry Nights (Casino Concert Series) Start Date: 2005-06-10 End Date: 2005-06-10 Burton Cummings 8 pm Location: Oakes Garden Theatre Price: $29.50 This year’s concert series in the Park features an all-Canadian line-up, with the Guess Who alumnus Burton Cummings. For tickets call Ticketmaster at 1 877-833-3110…

                  Read More

                    Falls Avenue Waterpark Construction Update (20050610)

                    In the few weeks since the waterpark complex was approved, they added a whole storey to the parking lot. That’s a lot of steel, with lots more to come.

                    Read More