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…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney interviewed Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster on the impact of the Wallenda walk, the numerous challenges faced by Niagara Falls, and how the standoff between state and Seneca Nation officials is costing the city money that would otherwise be helping to promote…
I know this isn’t directly Niagara Falls related, but I guess there was some talk recently about a Beyonce wax figure that didn’t look much like her. E News has a page on their website that shows some pictures of celebrities with their wax figures, and this made me think about Movieland Wax Museum of…
On Wednesday I took a picture of the WWE Pile Driver. It hadn’t opened yet, and was still locked up. As is often the case, I was a little slow in posting it, and on Friday I saw them testing the ride. Today it is open and people are on it. It may have opened…
From Futon Critic: Nik Wallenda, King of the Highwire and seventh generation descendent of the legendary Wallenda Family acrobatic troupe, is on a mission to bring his death-defying skills to a 21st century audience. On the heels of his latest unprecedented stunt — an attempt at a tightrope walk over Niagara Falls on June 15…
The Howard Johnson by the Falls on Victoria Avenue now has a KFC Express on site:
This has been around for a while, but Orca Free has a form letter that you can fill out if you want to write a letter to John Holer / Marineland about keeping the Orcas in captivity: We’ve made it easy for you to help by drafting a letter to John Holer of Marineland of…
Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
From Yahoo! Canada News: Celebrated Canadian tightrope walker Jay Cochrane died Wednesday in Niagara Falls, Ont., at the age of 69. A tribute on Cochrane‘s website to the man dubbed ‘‘The Prince of the Air‘‘ says he died from pancreatic cancer. See also: UPI – Highwire performer Jay Cochrane dies at the age of 69…
From Niagara This Week: GO Transit has changed its stop for bus service in Niagara Falls. Earlier this month, GO buses changed to serving the Niagara Falls bus terminal at Bridge and Erie streets, across the street from the old location, the Niagara Falls VIA Station.