From the Niagara Gazette: Some of the most popular locations at the Niagara Falls State Park will be closed to the public for a while as workers began nearly $3.2 million in renovations. State officials and local politicians gathered at a park press conference Tuesday to announce what were called “much needed renovations” at Luna…
From the Niagara Gazette: State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, believes the former site of a now-defunct helium balloon ride in downtown Niagara Falls would make the ideal spot for a proposed attraction involving Nik Wallenda. There is at least one potential hang up with his plan: The site, located at 310 Rainbow Blvd., is already…
From the Niagara Gazette: If the building’s owner has his way, an historic hotel that has languished for years in downtown Niagara Falls will be reopened by next summer. Hamilton, Ont., developer Harry Stinson said Monday design work on his plan for a new-look Hotel Niagara is nearly completed and he’s expecting interior demolition to…
From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Gazette — Niagara Falls may have another 100 hotel rooms soon. The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency expects to receive an application for assistance for consideration from hotelier Ali Rizek, who intends to build a Comfort Inn on an empty lot at 6115 Niagara Falls Blvd. at their monthly meeting…
From the Niagara Gazette: The Parkway Preservation Committee, which is fighting to keep the north section of the Robert Moses Parkway open between Niagara Falls and Lewiston, will hold a brief meeting at 5:30 p.m. today [this was this past Monday] in the Lewiston village board room, 145 N. Fourth St., Lewiston. Former Lewiston Mayor…
From the Niagara Gazette: Nik Wallenda’s walk across Niagara Falls will be a lot sweeter for local nonprofits, thanks to a special line of candy bars being produced in celebration of the history-making event. Mary Ann Hess, owner of Niagara’s Honeymoon Sweets, is debuting new line of daredevil chocolate bars to benefit local organizations, including…
From the Niagara Gazette: One section of the Robert Moses Parkway will soon be no more. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced Monday that the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has confirmed that it will release a plan in June to remove the southern section of the controversial roadway…
The Associated Press had a story that was picked up by many, many outlets about ABC televising Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk. I saw this particular one on the NY Daily News web site: ABC is turning Nik Wallenda’s attempted tightrope walk over Niagara Falls into a prime-time television event next month. The network said Friday…
From the Niagara Gazette: They’re close but not quite there yet. Officials from the state office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation continued talks Wednesday with representatives from Nik Wallenda’s team on a formal deal to cover security, maintenance and other expenses related to his upcoming tightrope walk across Niagara Falls. A state parks official…
From the Niagara Gazette: A number of visitors to the Niagara Falls State Park — some living within a day’s drive — were surprised to learn about Nik Wallenda’s plans to walk on a tightrope above the falls. Virtually none had even heard that Wallenda, 33, has been given permission from the parks commission on…