City wants meeting with new FMC boss

    From Niagara This Week: City politicians are hoping the new boss at the city’s two casinos will accept an invitation to show up at city council to once and for all clear the air about just what exactly Falls Management Co. owes the city in terms of major tourism attractions, as part of its winning…

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      World-recorder holder visits Guinness museum

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Dan Netherland, who holds a world record for breaking the most concrete with a single strike, dropped by to visit the Guinness World Records Museum, in Niagara Falls, Sunday.

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      Spectacular Photos Of A Partially-Frozen Niagara Falls

      From Yahoo! Finance (includes a nice picture): The ‘polar vortex’ hitting the U.S. with insanely-low temperatures has also offered the opportunity for some incredible photos — and now we’ve got some from Niagara Falls.

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      A visit to Prospect Point: Breathtaking views of Niagara Falls from state park

      From NewYorkUpstate.com (includes many nice photos): It would be hard to be disappointed at the views from Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park, and that’s probably why more than 8 million people visit every year. The stunning view by day and by night can leave a visitor breathless and struggling for superlatives. You can…

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      Winter Festival of Lights taken down in Queen Victoria Park

      This week there was a crew in Queen Victoria Park taking down the displays from the Winter Festival of Lights.

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        Undercut by premature passport-itis

        From the Buffalo News: Less than two years before passports would be required to enter the United States from either of its neighbors, the Niagara region’s tourism industry is already taking a big economic hit. Canadian businesses are bemoaning scrapped visits by Americans who think the new border security initiative already is in effect. “Perception…

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        Twitter updates for 2010-04-30

        RT @NiagHelicopters: Niagara Helicopters and Ruedi Hafen Wins the Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award! #

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          Convention centre’s startup is impressive

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Civic and Convention Centre has unveiled both its new president, Kerry Painter, and its new brand featuring a slick, colourful logo and a tag line meant to differentiate itself from the multitude of convention centres that dot the North American landscape. Dragan Matovic and his group of convention…

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            Theme park anchors new Canadian development

            Another article on the Clifton Hill (HOCO) developments from Buffalo Business First: Theme park anchors new Canadian development James Fink Business First The already dizzying pace of development in Niagara Falls, Ont., is about to take another spin, this time with a project anchored by a 175-foot Ferris wheel. Hoco Ltd., a Niagara Falls-based hospitality…

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              Satisfying taste for both food and art

              From Niagara This Week: It’s a place that can definitely satisfy the palate for people with unique taste. Café Tu Tu Tango can be best described as the best of both worlds, where the culinary arts are complemented by visual arts or vice versa. An unusual and unconventional pairing, the quaint restaurant, situated above the…

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