Museum secrets unveiled

From Niagara This Week: The exhibits for the most part are in place but there are still some finishing touches needed before the doors of a re-invented Niagara Falls History Museum swing open to the public for the first time on Saturday. “We moved in two months ago,” Niagara Falls Museums manager Clark Bernat said…

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Twitter updates for 2010-03-11

I saw some staff putting out flags at Dinosaur Golf Miniature Golf. They must be opening for the March Break # @Hilton_Niagara I’m going. My son is so excited to see a gold medal winning Olympian! in reply to Hilton_Niagara # @fallsavenue I thought the same thing! in reply to fallsavenue # What a beautiful,…

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    Casablanca Lounge pictures

    I’m not going to keep dwelling on this, but I wanted to show those of you who aren’t around what Casablanca Lounge looks like. You can’t see any obvious fire damage, but given that both the main floor and the patio above are boarded up, something definitely happened.

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      Maid of the Mist captain sailing into retirement

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Going from polishing jelly beans to controlling a boat with celebrities like the late Princess of Wales and Wayne Newton on board would be quite the contrast for most individuals. But for Richard Schuyler, who has been an employee with The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Company Ltd. for more…

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        Who owes what to whom?

        From Niagara This Week: When the gleaming Niagara Fallsview Casino held its grand opening in the spring of last year, it was heralded by some dignitaries at the gala event as a new Wonder of the World, one that would continue the Honeymoon Capital’s unprecedented economic boom. More than a year later, the 30-storey tower…

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        Niagara Falls invaded by cheerleaders and dancers

        From the Welland Tribune: There was plenty to cheer about in Niagara Falls on the weekend – not only inside the Scotiabank Convention Centre during the Canadian National Cheer & Dance Championships – but across the city where restaurants and hotels were booked to capacity. “We had over 86 athletes with our five teams and…

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          Update on Jay Cochrane coming to Niagara Falls in 2007

          A visitor left a comment on a previous post and mentioned that Jay was coming to Niagara Falls this year. I emailed for more details, and this is what I was told: Jay is in Chicago right now installing/rigging/opening up this year’s production of Cirque Shanghai: Bai Xi. He’ll be heading down to his home…

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