Stanley Avenue

Graham on October 15th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review:
When it came time for their ‘man date,’ Canadian comic Rick Mercer and rock legend Alex Lifeson went straight to the Honeymoon Capital.
The odd couple were in town Wednesday filming a segment for The Rick Mercer Report, donning flappy flight gear to tackle the Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving challenge.
With cameras rolling, [...]

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Lonny on June 1st, 2009

A couple of weeks ago they erected the crane on the job site of the new Niagara Convention & Civic Center and have been making steady progress on the foundation of the building. They are also working in the back of the property on the parking lot that will enter off Dunn Street.

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Lonny on April 2nd, 2009

Two weeks ago they brought in their trailers, last week they started to install the perimeter fencing around the entire work site, and this week they have begun  excavating the land for the new Niagara Convention & Civic Center.

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Graham on March 23rd, 2009

Nothing earth-shattering here, but I figured I’d pass it along…
I always assumed that the owner of the new Tim Hortons was the same group that ran the hotel and that owns the Hooters building (not the tenants, but the owners). Well, a job ad in the Niagara Falls Review recently would indicated that the Tim [...]

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Graham on March 23rd, 2009

Last week I emailed Robert Orsini, one of the partners at the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview by Hilton and asked him about the construction. He said that the construction is in an isolated area and somewhat removed from the actual guestroom tower. They are enclosing the former outdoor dining area for Buchanans and [...]

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Graham on March 11th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Hooters Niagara is closed after the restaurant failed to pay its rent, says the owner of the Stanley Avenue location Hooters occupied for approximately five years.
“Their lease has been terminated. It’s posted on the door that rent hasn’t been paid,” said Andrew Cserpes, the landlord for the restaurant.
His family owns the [...]

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Graham on February 28th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Not everybody loves Marineland. Not the 47 individuals and families who will be losing their homes next year when their trailer park is closed.
Families living at the Green Oaks Trailer Park on Stanley Avenue say they are in shock after being told they have until the end of August 2010 to [...]

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Graham on October 14th, 2008

As we observed before, the new Tim Hortons going up at the corner of Murray Street an Stanley Avenue is moving along quickly.

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Graham on September 10th, 2008

The new Tim Hortons at the corner of Stanley Avenue and Murray Street seems to be coming along fast.

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