From Niagara Gazette: The One Niagara Welcome Center is always looking to bring in tourists and now they’re taking a high-tech approach. “We looked into developing an arcade,” said Joe Grenga, son of operating partner Paul Grenga. “We wanted it to be state-of-the-art with VR.” Plenty of research and soft openings have given Niagara Falls…
From the Niagara Gazette: New York state has launched a new campaign aimed at boosting tourism in the Lake Ontario region in response to recent flooding that has impacted communities along the shoreline. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the new initiative on Wednesday, saying it includes free fishing on Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River and Lower…
From the Niagara Gazette: It seems forever that tourists have questioned why there’s so little to do here compared with all the action on the Canadian side. The answer is quite simple: Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, Ont., offers countless attractions, running the gamut from the 175-foot-high Niagara Sky Wheel to the rebuilt Ripley’s Believe…
From the Niagara Gazette: Those who could not point out Western New York on a map may still be familiar with what are among its chief cultural exports – chicken wings and Niagara Falls. The two will be within blocks of each other by Nov. 10, when the Merani Hotel Group will open an Anchor…
From the Niagara Gazette: Visitors to the city of Niagara Falls usually came by train in the early years when railroads were the main conveyance for tourists. However, you could not be in a hurry to reach your destination as travel by rail during 1800 for example was very slow. It probably took at least…
From the Niagara Gazette: A pair of projects in Niagara Falls will receive $400,000 in funding through the city’s economic development corporation. Mayor Paul Dyster announced Tuesday that the Niagara Falls Development Corp. will issue $300,000 to NFNY Hotel Management, an affiliate company of bi-national hotelier Michael DiCienzo. The funds will be used in as…
From the Niagara Gazette: Why does the Canadian-side of Niagara Falls develop so much better than the American-side?… Suddenly, even though neither one of us had made a single step, we both had found ourselves instead of a simple mile away from the Canadian border, we were now may have well been out on the…
From the Niagara Gazette: Never let it be said that you could not get a room when visiting Niagara Falls during its early years before it was a city. There were 70 hotels and saloons listed in the Town of Niagara alone. This was before Niagara Falls was a city. Names we probably never heard…
From the Niagara Gazette: Underused or vacant properties are not exactly new in downtown Niagara Falls. In fact, some of the parcels now being eyed by the state as part of an acquisition plan referenced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January have been out of public circulation for quite some time now. Under Cuomo’s Strategic…
From the Niagara Gazette: For many years it served as a battleground of sorts in an at-times bitter community conversation about the value of the roadway. Today, the parkway formerly known as Robert Moses has been renamed the Niagara Scenic Parkway and substantial portions on both the north and south ends have either been slated…