$100-million condos backed by Chinese investors

From the Niagara Falls Review: Luxury units that are part of a $100-million condominium project to be built surrounding the Thundering Waters Golf Course in Niagara Falls are selling fast. In just a month-and-a-half, 60 of the 150 units that range from $283,900 to $1.9 million have been scooped up, said Mark Primerano, a realtor…

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Failed land purchase adds more delays to speedway project

From Niagara This Week: The long-delayed Canadian Motor Speedway appears to have hit yet another snag on the road to development, but those behind the project remain tight-lipped about any further setbacks. Three key properties which must be purchased before a building permit can be issued remain out of the hands of the developers, and…

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Attraction construction zipping along

From the Niagara Falls Review: Construction is expected to start next month on Niagara Parks’ new zip line and aerial adventure course attractions. “There’s a lot of behind the scenes work going on now, including the final designs, and construction will be starting in February, weather permitting,” said David Adames, senior director of business development…

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Major changes for Clifton Hill

From the Niagara Falls Review: Expect to see some multi-million dollar changes taking place near the top of Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls. Older buildings like the Comfort Inn are slated for demolition, businesses like Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum and Kelsey’s Restaurant are being renovated or expanded, and new interactive entertainment features are…

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Disney Niagara never happened

The Man on the Lam blog has a blog post called If You Build it, They Will Come which has an infographic that is “a look at the biggest proposed construction projects in Canada that never happened”. It has an Expedia logo at the top of the infographic. I’m not sure how accurate it is, but there…

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Buffalo area in midst of new hotel building boom

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: The Buffalo-Niagara Falls area is in the midst of a lodging industry boom, with more than two dozen new hotels expected to be built in the region over the next few years. The Buffalo News reports that eight hotels are currently under construction, with as many as 18 others…

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An Eventful Niagara Visit

I have been gone for a little while – wait until you hear why.  I actually managed a trip to the Falls.  I traveled alone in mid-April.  My husband couldn’t get away from work and I didn’t want to bore anyone while I fiddled with my camera settings and lenses. So, I get to the…

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Ma Agretto’s is now Cantina Jack’s

(Note: I had a couple of drafts get posted. Sorry about this. This is the proper posting) I’ve posted at least 7 times about the Ma Agretto (start here and work backwards from there). Ma Agretto’s was torn down, Jack’s Cantina burned down, and now the new building where Ma Agretto’s was is now a…

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