Niagara Falls: WNY Land Conservancy announces ‘Restore the Gorge

From Niagara Frontier Publications: The Western New York Land Conservancy invites the community to attend a project unveiling at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Niagara Falls Public Library, for “Restore the Gorge,” its planned ecological restoration of the Niagara Gorge. With funding from phase two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion economic development…

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Niagara Falls shouldn’t build new convention center for at least 6 years, consultant says

From the Buffalo News: A Minneapolis consulting firm says Niagara Falls shouldn’t bother erecting a new multi-use facility for sports, conventions and concerts until it beefs up its off-season tourist attractions. The draft report, obtained by The Buffalo News, says the city and Niagara County should wait at least six years to wait for investments…

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Leaders weigh in on Falls convention center study

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Niagara County and Niagara Falls leaders have received the results of a study about the feasibility of building a new multi-use convention center in the city. Its takeaways: Downtown development needs to grow to sustain a bigger convention center, and the best option would be to expand and modify…

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CORE: Niagara Falls area has $1.82 Billion in development in the works

From Buffalo Business First: Niagara Falls and surroundings are defined worldwide by just two words: Niagara Falls. But there’s more to the western region of Niagara County, from Artpark in Lewiston to the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls. Municipalities include Lewiston, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda and Wilson. The article then goes on…

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Downtown Wi-Fi program gets a boost from Destination Niagara

From the Niagara Gazette: Destination Niagara USA, the renamed tourism bureau of Niagara County, has thrown financial support behind a local push to install wireless Internet equipment on Old Falls Street. The Wi-Fi pilot program, which would allow up to 4,000 simultaneous users to access the web on their telephones, laptops and tablets, is being…

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Niagara Falls is Working with Review Site ‘Yelp’ to Promote City

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: Destination Niagara USA recognizes the power of social media and says by connecting with the popular review site ‘Yelp,’ it will help local businesses and tourism in Niagara Falls. Destination Niagara USA is the marketing organization for Niagara Falls and Niagara County that promotes tourism.

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Consultant hired to study feasibility of events center in Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: A Minneapolis consulting firm, Conventions, Sports & Leisure International, has been hired to study the feasibility of a sports and events facility for the City of Niagara Falls. The consultant has been directed to deliver the report by Oct. 1, according to Samuel M. Ferraro, Niagara County economic development commissioner. The…

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Wallenda’s wife plans to hang by her teeth from helicopter over Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: Five years after her husband walked a tightrope over Niagara Falls, his wife is planning her own teeth-clenching stunt there. To be precise, Erendira Wallenda, a trapeze aerialist, plans to hang by her teeth from a tether connected to a helicopter flying over the Falls, Niagara County officials announced Tuesday night….

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Local historian Gromosiak honored for life’s work

From the Niagara Gazette: The imprint left by the career of Paul Gromosiak can be found across the world, from the knowledge of tourists who have taken home his books to the advances of the city of Niagara Falls which might not have happened without him. On Friday morning he was honored for his life’s…

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Niagara Falls sees upturn in tourism business in 2014

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls and Niagara County saw some solid tourism numbers last year, according to the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp.’s annual report released Tuesday. Some of the highlights of the report included… …“I’m happy to stand before you today to talk about the wonderful numbers and tourism growth that we have…

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