Michael Smith: No food pedestals, just a celebration

From the Hamilton Spectator: For having such an exacting profession, Chef Michael Smith isn’t a fan of perfection. He knows the importance of nailing recipes as the best-selling author of 10 cookbooks. But he’s also made a name for himself by advocating for free-styling in the kitchen in his Food Network Canada series, “Chef at…

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The ‘Canada first’ legacy of John A. Macdonald

Not really an article specifically about Niagara Falls, but it does get mentioned… From the Hamilton Spectator: In light of the furor to remove John A. Macdonald’s name from public institutions and bar his visage from the public square, it might be prudent to relate this serendipitous anecdote from our city’s rich history… By the…

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Skip the trash, go for the real flash – the Falls

From the Hamilton Spectator: …It’s fashionable for grownups to dismiss Niagara Falls as a tourist trap and make fun of it as a cultural wasteland with cheap motels featuring heart-shaped Jacuzzis, high rise casinos with has-been entertainers, and gimmicks galore, including cheesy wax museums, rip-off arcades and a flying saucer restaurant. It’s easy to forget…

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Niagara River back from the brink

From the Hamilton Spectator: A quarter century after serious cleanup efforts of the Niagara River got underway, much headway has been made in reducing pollution levels in the vital waterway. But the flip side is that serious threats to the river such as a massive toxic waste dump in Niagara Falls, N.Y. remain, those gathered…

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Nik Wallenda Prepares for His Niagara Falls Stunt

The New York Times has a nice article (including video) of Nik Wallenda practicing: Nik Wallenda climbed up a scaffold, stepped onto the steel cable and slipped the harness of his balancing pole over his head. Then he began to walk — each step a few inches in front of the last, his leather moccasins…

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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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Truck crash at Fallsview Casino entrance

You may have heard about this on the news this morning. Apparently a truck that was trying to get away from the police crashed into the front doors of the Fallsview Casino. Buffalo News – Fleeing suspect smashes car into Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls Review – Truck crashes through casino entrance WIVB Channel 4 –…

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