A possible return for Cirque Niagara?

From the Niagara Falls Review: After filing for bankruptcy four years ago, is Cirque Niagara about to make a comeback? Mayor Jim Diodati doesn’t rule it out. In recent weeks he has scouted possible locations with a group trying to bring the Russian circus back to town after two acclaimed but poorly-attended seasons in 2006…

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    Some Victoria Day Weekend Observations

    We had absolutely beautiful weather on Saturday (22.4° C) and Sunday (15.6° C). Clifton Hill was packed both days, and the traffic getting in and out of the tourist areas was quite heavy. Today on the other hand is cooler (11° C) and there are a lot less people. As I was out today, I…

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    ‘Eyes on the road’ at NPC, chairwoman Booker says

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Running the Niagara Parks Commission should be like driving a bus, says Fay Booker, the provincial agency’s new chairwoman, whose reputation for helping corporations understand how they govern themselves appears to be one of the reasons she landed the job. General manager John Kernahan should be the driver and the…

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    Falls tourism set to flourish this summer

    From the Niagara Falls Review: All signs point to a perfect summer tourism season in Niagara Falls. Redeveloped and new attractions, a favourable U.S. currency exchange and weather forecasts, and the first good indicator: One of the best Victoria Day long weekends in recent memory. “I heard at least one person say that he felt…

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    No posting for another week…

    I should have posted this before I left, but forgot, and just haven’t thought of it until now… I’m in Kissimmee, FL right now. We drove down a week and a half ago and are staying in a house for a couple of weeks. We have a week to go. I’ll probably have some Niagara…

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      this is George’s latest installment….read on

      Someone with a LiveJournal blog has posted a kind of review of the Hilton: Every four months or so I go to Niagara Falls to hit the slots and try a different hotel in the process. I had heard about their pool so I chose to stay at the Hilton this time.

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      Nik Wallenda explains how he’ll walk a wire over Niagara Falls

      From the Hamilton Spectator: As the belly button goes, so goes the rest of the body. That saying never made it into the lexicon of high-wire walkers, but it helps explain how Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross over Niagara Falls on June 15. The daredevil will be 60 metres above the water barreling over…

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        Zooz Newsletter July 8, 2008

        Yesterday I received the latest newsletter from Zooz. They are promoting their summer concert series. To subscribe to the Zooz newsletter, click on the Zooz News page and register.

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        Tweet: I’m closing in on 1,000 followers on Twitter. Pret…

        I’m closing in on 1,000 followers on Twitter. Pretty cool, and not bad for just some guy who likes Niagara Falls and blogs about it 🙂

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