Gingerbread house adds holiday touch to Falls culinary institute

From the Niagara Gazette: A life-size gingerbread house and an assortment of holiday cookies waiting to be iced are among the events being held in the lobby of the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute. The holiday-themed attraction was created inside the institute to encourage visitors to celebrate the season. “We’re a community college,” said Mark Mistriner,…

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Global Tourism Institute proposed for Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: A tourism mecca at the edge of one of the world’s most famous natural attractions. That’s the idea behind Niagara University’s plans to establish a center for high-tech innovation in the tourism in downtown Niagara Falls. Called the Niagara Global Tourism Institute, it would be the second institution of higher learning…

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Savor: A touch of class in downtown Niagara Falls, N.Y.

From the Buffalo News: Ten years ago, when my job included reporting developments – or lack thereof – in downtown Niagara Falls, I was often asked where to find the best meal within a walk of the famed cataracts. My answers made hungry people sad. Three weeks ago, I found myself eating at a fine…

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Falls starting to make development gains

From the Buffalo News: A group of tourists on their way to Niagara Falls a decade ago would first notice the crumbling city streets. Then came the seedy hotels and shuttered attractions of a ghostly downtown. It looked nothing like the kind of place millions of world travelers flock to each year. But as Lt….

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