From Buffalo Business First: Hooters is making a return to the Niagara region of Southern Ontario. Niagara Falls, Ont. development officials confirmed Thursday that Hooters has signed a lease to occupy the first floor of the Baymont Inn on Ferry Street, just two blocks from Fallsview Casino & Resort. Hooters is slated to open later…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland has met the sixth and final order issued by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “The Ontario SPCA has completed its investigation into the allegations at Marineland,” said OSPCA spokeswoman Alison Cross in an e-mail. “All the orders issued to Marineland have been met with…
This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls tourism, but there is a Post Foods factory in Niagara Falls just a few blocks from Clifton Hill. Apparently a Modesto, California factory is being closed with some production shifted to Niagara Falls. I guess what is good for the city is good for tourism, and vice versa.
From the Tonawanda News: For at least the next month, crews will be removing loose rocks, boulders and other items from the Niagara Gorge near the Gorge Discovery Center in Niagara Falls State Park. A release issued Monday by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation characterized the rock-scaling project as…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The New York side of Niagara Falls will never be what the Canadian side is, says Michael DiCienzo. And the Niagara Falls developer understands that. But it’s not deterring his company from plunking down $50 million on hotels and attractions on the US side. “That could easily double,” says the…
I’m on vacation this week. Nothing big is planned, but I won’t be in the Falls until Friday. I have a few things scheduled to go up, but other than that there won’t be any regular updates. I’ll be back to regular blogging by mid-week next week.
It’s funny what you find accidentally… One of the alerts I received about Niagara Falls linked to a car enthusiast website called Hemmings. Someone had posted a picture and was pointing out the age and types of cars. From a Niagara Falls perspective, it is a great photo. It was taken from the driveway of the former Park Hotel…
I recently received the following information from the DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls. You can find out more about both packages on the Doubletree Fallsview website. Summer Family Package at DoubleTree Fallsview Take the family to Niagara Falls this summer and enjoy breakfast for two adults and up to two…
From Bullet News Niagara: Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati says we have to become more competitive on our side of the river as it could have a negative impact on our casino industry. “We need to be prepared, we can’t hope. Hope is not a good strategy. We have to be prepared for the competition.”…
The website Trek Earth has pictures from all over the world. There are some particular nice pictures of Niagara Falls and the surrounding areas. You can scroll through the pictures by click on the Previous Photo and Next Photo directional arrows. You can also click on the small Niagara Falls link near the top of…