My first trip to the Scotiabank Convention Centre

The Scotiabank Convention Centre has been open just short of a year now, and on Friday night I had the opportunity to go for the first time. We went to see the Busytown Busy show with our kids. I’ll write about that later, but for now, here are a few thoughts. The convention centre is…

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Construction at new Mac’s convenience store

I haven’t been by for a few days, but the former 7-Eleven location at the corner of Stanley Avenue and Ferry St was coming along nicely. I’ve posted before that it is becoming a Mac’s convenience store. They have dug up the parking lot and taken out the gas tanks that were there. There has…

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Few Falls attractions, but lots of competition for space

From the Buffalo News: Mickey Singh can look out the window of his family’s Niagara Street restaurant and measure the kind of day he’s going to have by the number of cars in the parking lot across the street. If cars are packed in like sardines and wrapped around the One Niagara building, he knows…

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Niagara welcomes biker invasion

From the Niagara Falls Review: The last time bikers invaded Niagara Falls, tensions were high between police and Hells Angels members from across Canada. Eight years later, the roar of Harleys won’t be quite as ominous as bikers gather for Father’s Day weekend in June. The first annual Niagara Biker Rally aims to bring motorcycle…

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