Into the mist, and far above, at Niagara Falls

From The Hawk Eye (in Burlington, Iowa): Our first glimpse of Niagara Falls was from the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the United States and Canada. It was the end of a long day on the road when we arrived in northwest New York, having driven through a portion of the Adirondacks on the drive west…

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Rumour Mill: Down Comes the Comfort Inn

A guest of mine says every year she stays at the Comfort Inn on Clifton Hill and the front desk told her they will be closing after Thanksgiving and will be torn down. I checked the website and notice they are not taking any room reservations after Oct 11. I wonder what they are planning…

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Hamister says new hotel will have banquet room overlooking Niagara Falls

From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: Downtown visitors may have another view to enjoy after a proposed development project is completed. Mark Hamister, the CEO of the Hamister Group, said that his company’s planned hotel will have a top floor banquet room with access to a 5,000 square-foot patio overlooking the Niagara Gorge and Niagara…

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New Falls hotel planned

From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Falls could soon see another new hotel. The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday to accept an application for a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement from Sunrise Lodging, LLC, a local firm that plans to build a 72-room Comfort Suites hotel on Niagara Falls Boulevard between 70th…

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Still time to Sleep Cheap

From Niagara This Week: There’s still time to book a hotel room in Niagara Falls and help out local charities at the same time. Rooms are still available at many of the hotels participating. A full list can be viewed at www.sleepcheapcharitiesreap.com. Rooms are available between Sunday, Nov. 10 and Thursday, Nov. 14. Additional discount…

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Hamister says new hotel will have banquet room overlooking Niagara Falls

From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: Downtown visitors may have another view to enjoy after a proposed development project is completed. Mark Hamister, the CEO of the Hamister Group, said that his company’s planned hotel will have a top floor banquet room with access to a 5,000 square-foot patio overlooking the Niagara Gorge and Niagara…

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Hotel Deal Still Stalled in Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: And so it continues. After five weeks of recess, Tuesday’s city council meeting in Niagara Falls ended without a vote on the $25 million hotel proposal from developer Mark Hamister, once again stalling a project that could bring tens of millions of dollars to this struggling city. “I am…

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Council majority puts $25M hotel project on hold

From the Niagara Gazette: A $25 million hotel project the head of New York state’s development office characterized as a “very important opportunity” and one that should be taken “very seriously” by the city of Niagara Falls has been put on hold, as promised, by a trio of city lawmakers.

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