The best diners and dairy bars within road-tripping distance of the GTA

From Toronto Life: A trip to Niagara Falls isn’t complete without a little camp, and Clifton Hill isn’t the only option for a divorced-from-reality pit stop. Just a 10-minute drive away, on Lundy’s Lane, is a retro-futuristic fever dream that’ll scratch that kitsch itch. The Flying Saucer Restaurant delivers on its name: the spaceship-shaped diner…

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A quarter century of Oh Canada Eh?

From Niagara This Week: In the 25 years since Oh Canada Eh? has been offering dinner theatre patrons homegrown songs celebrating the Great White North, Eric Hitchcock has had a front seat through a good deal of them. Now general manager of the Niagara Falls-based theatre, Hitchcock was there for the first show on May…

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Zombie Mud Run this weekend in Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: About 500 people will try and survive a 21-obstacle course in Niagara Falls this weekend. Survive, because they will hunted down by at least 50 zombies. The fourth annual Zombie Mud Run returns to Campark Resorts on Lundy’s Lane Saturday. Starting at 8:30 a.m., participants will navigate a five-kilometre muddy…

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Food festival and night market coming to Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: The first annual Niagara Falls Night Market and International Food Festival is scheduled to take place during Labour Day weekend. The event was created by the same creators as Toronto’s Ford Waterfront Night Market and will transform a large outdoor space on Sept. 2 and 3 between 2 and 11…

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Lundy’s Lane Restaurant Week starts Thursday

From the Niagara Falls Review: As Lundy’s Lane continues to evolve into a district “where the locals go,” the business community hopes to see thousands of Niagara Falls residents come out for Winter Restaurant Week. Starting Thursday, and running through March 9, 13 restaurants in the dining and entertainment area will offer a variety of…

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