The Continental connection

From Niagara This Week: When Jesse McCracken set out to create a documentary film on motel culture in Niagara Falls, he found himself on the doorstep of the Continental Motel on Ferry Street, expecting another interview discussing the decline in the number of the mom-and-pop type of inns that were once a booming part of…

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Building a better Niagara Falls

This seems to be an op-ed by Andrew Touma, a member of the Niagara Falls, NY City Council: When I ran to become a Niagara Falls city councilman three and half years ago, it was based on the premise of being honest, putting residents first and listening to them, and working together with all stakeholders…

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Niagara Falls wedding chapel offers drive-thru for Canadians in love

From Global News: There’s a typical version of chapel weddings we’ve all seen in pop culture: the couple is often drunk, the officiant is dressed like Elvis and the newlyweds usually wake up with regret. There’s also the assumption that all chapel weddings are “in the moment,” but the owners of Elope Niagara’s Little Log…

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Canada at 150: Thanks, America, for keeping us sane

This isn’t specifically Niagara Falls related, but the Washington Post had an article the other day about Canada. There was nothing in it that mentioned Niagara Falls at all, but the feature image is of the Canada 150 sign in Niagara Falls.

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Niagara Falls receives nearly $8 million from OLG in first quarter

From Niagara This Week: The city is set to surpass the $100-million mark in revenues derived from hosting two OLG casinos. Niagara Falls received a first-quarter payment of $7.8 million from the OLG as a part of its hosting agreement for Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. The payment brings the total non-tax gaming revenue…

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Celebrity Wax Figures

I know this isn’t directly Niagara Falls related, but I guess there was some talk recently about a Beyonce wax figure that didn’t look much like her. E News has a page on their website that shows some pictures of celebrities with their wax figures, and this made me think about Movieland Wax Museum of…

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The $205 million Falls hotel that no one wants to talk about

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls Redevelopment has submitted a plan for a $205 million hotel in downtown Niagara Falls. Normally, city officials said, such a large project would be announced with plenty of hype. But in this case, the plans were simply dropped off at the city planning office on a Friday afternoon. “Usually,…

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