Rink ready to rock

From the Niagara Falls Review: It won’t take long for the city’s newest ice rink to heat up. A three-month battle of the bands competition starts next Thursday at Rink at the Brink, the new outdoor facility that opened near Table Rock Wednesday. Rock the Ice Nights will run every Thursday until a champion is…

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    Angry residents say council target of jet boat protest

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Joe Mazeika couldn’t say anything bad about his jet boat tour of the Niagara River. His only complaint was about what happened in the wake of his Sunday afternoon ride. As he and his family, visiting from New Jersey, left the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours’ dock in Niagara-on-the-Lake, they were…

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    UFC 115 — Liddell Vs. Franklin — Watch It Here!

    On Tuesday I received this email newsletter from the Dave & Buster’s on Clifton Hill. It seems that the only time they send out an email newsletter is to say that UFC is shown there. To sign up for the newsletter, enter your email address in the “Receive Dave & Buster’s Deals & Info” area…

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    Festival is a laughing matter

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Bigger festival = bigger laughs. After two years as a single night event, the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest has supersized itself for its return in February. With a roster of nearly 20 comics, the event has gone back to its roots to become a three-day affair. And it will be…

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      Wandering Consciousness: Playing Tourist In My Hometown

      Someone with a Blogger blog posted about “playing tourist”: Yesterday was full of firsts. I believe it was the first time I ever bought souveniers in Niagara Falls and I’m pretty sure it was the first time I ever bothered to photograph the Falls. Nancy and I spent the day touring the Falls, the tacky…

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      BRADBERRY: Niagara’s rich history, right under our noses, feet

      From the Niagara Gazette: As I’ve said before, and I say again because it bears repeating, talk to almost any senior Niagara Falls, New York resident with a good memory, or any expatriate, anyone who has moved away but who still harbors grand memories of their beloved, albeit forsaken hometown, inevitably the subject of fine…

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      Twitter updates for 2009-07-11

      Does anyone buy tour packages from a booth at the side of the road? There's one on Murray St that has a sales girl, but never any customers! # I have a post about the @BirdKingdom visit set for Monday. Check out the pictures @andreajwing and I took in the AccessNiagara image gallery # The…

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        Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The DVD

        Back in September I visited the IMAX Niagara Falls Theatre and wrote several postings about the theatre, the movie, the daredevil exhibit. I also posted a copy of their promotional leaflet. At that time, I borrowed a copy of the DVD of the movie, and I finally got around to watching it closely and have…

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