From the Niagara Falls Review: Wanted: Niagara Falls residents with a video camera to help capture the essence of their community on tape and share it with a large audience of public television viewers across Ontario and Western New York. No experience necessary. WNED Buffalo/Toronto has selected the Cataract City as the subject of the…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: 10 stories beneath the raging waters of the Niagara River sits a maze of massive tunnels, each of them 30 feet across. The remnants of the industrial break-through that introduced the world to the power in water. These tunnels are called tailraces and they are just part of the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After nearly 20 years of often acrimonious debate, final approval for a new bridge across the upper Niagara River is just around the corner. But there are a few more steps that need to be completed. Ron Rienas, general manager of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, says…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: It’s time for another field trip. This time to the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls. Watch as Bridget and Mike play with the penguins and sea creatures in part 1 of this aquatic adventure.
Someone with a WordPress blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls, along with some travel tips: after what seemed like forever, our departure date finally came! We left early on a Sunday morning to board a tiny plane, taking us from Philadelphia to Buffalo. We had no issues with security, we were becoming…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Community leaders from Niagara County spent a full day on Thursday delving into a question that many of us have asked for years- why is Niagara Falls, Ontario so vibrant and Niagara Falls, N.Y. is so troubled. When we compared the two sides of Niagara Falls in a half…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: If you’re anywhere near a local mall these days there’s good chance you’ll spot even more Canadian license plates than usual. That’s because the Canadian dollar has grown stronger and now goes further at U.S. Stores. Better selection and lower taxes on this side of the border have long…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The cure for Niagara’s tourism blues this summer might be a bunch of dead bodies. If Linus Hand’s hunch pays off , they’ll come by the busload to see them. After months searching for the right venue, Hand is bringing the world-renowned Bodies … The Exhibition to the former Gerbers…
WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo had a report (including video) on an upcoming rally to try to save the NY State Parks system. Wednesday in Albany, a rally to save the state parks from the budget ax. Residents and state leaders will hold a rally to protest cuts in the governor’s budget, which could mean…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: No nuptials at Niagara Falls? Jones Beach off limits on a 90-degree day? The “Grand Canyon of the East” devoid of campers? New York’s state parks system, the nation’s oldest, is facing another round of funding cuts that is likely to result in the first budget-related closures in the…