Despite 8 million tourists, Niagara Falls taxis and liveries fight to survive

From the Buffalo News: Driving a taxicab in a city that welcomes more than eight million tourists a year might seem like a lucrative business – and that might have been true at one time. But today, owners of taxi and livery companies in Niagara Falls are battling over a piece of a shrinking pie….

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New Niagara Falls tour boat company sets sail

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: For the first time in 129 years the Maid of the Mist has competition on the water under Niagara Falls. Hornblower Niagara Cruises set sail Wednesday with a preview tour for the media. Public cruises begin May 15. The new tours will include sunrise cruises, cocktails at sunset and…

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$40 million incentive package aims to spur Falls development

From the Buffalo News: The best ideas for new downtown development projects will have a crack at $40 million in public incentives, state and city officials announced Thursday. The state and the City of Niagara Falls are offering access to public dollars over the next five years as part of a competition dubbed the “Downtown…

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Competition watered down by steady rain

From the Niagara Falls Review: Oakville teen Jonathan Cosentino was one of the few skateboarders who got to show off his tricks at what was billed as Canada’s largest skateboarding competition in Niagara Falls over the weekend. Steady rain Saturday turned the “Take the Cake” contest into a soggy affair and forced a competition among…

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