Niagara Falls artist grabbing local, national buzz

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Taramarie Mitravich’s first artistic memories come from when she was in first grade. Whether it was one of her favorite cartoons, a flower she saw outside, or sketching out pages of Peter Rabbit. The most important thing for her, she said—even at a young age—was to mimic… Perhaps one…

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$40 million incentive package aims to spur Falls development

From the Buffalo News: The best ideas for new downtown development projects will have a crack at $40 million in public incentives, state and city officials announced Thursday. The state and the City of Niagara Falls are offering access to public dollars over the next five years as part of a competition dubbed the “Downtown…

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Hotel Deal Still Stalled in Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: And so it continues. After five weeks of recess, Tuesday’s city council meeting in Niagara Falls ended without a vote on the $25 million hotel proposal from developer Mark Hamister, once again stalling a project that could bring tens of millions of dollars to this struggling city. “I am…

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Niagara Falls Five Years Later: Limited Progress

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (including video): Five years ago, 2 On Your Side’s Scott Brown produced an Emmy-award winning special that comparied Niagara Falls, New York with Niagara Falls, Canada. At that time, we reported how on our side of the Falls, decades of bad decisions, inaction by out of town developers, and…

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Legislature May Only Renew Tourism Deal for 1 Year

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: When you think of tourist attractions in Niagara County, Niagara Falls comes to mind. But some county leaders are saying not enough is being done to promote the area’s other attractions. Tuesday night, Niagara County legislators will decide whether to approve a one year contract extension for the Niagara…

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Niagara Falls, USA, Tourism Gets Bounce From Nik Wallenda’s Latest Walk

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): If you watched Nik Wallenda cross walk across the Little Colorado River Gorge Sunday, you may have seen a commercial about Niagara Falls. It’s estimated that over five million other people saw it too. Niagara USA is the group under the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation (NTCC) that…

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Canadian Snowbirds Soar over Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: The Canadian Aerial Demonstration team, the Snowbirds, visited Niagara Falls Wednesday. The Snowbirds did several flyovers at the falls on the sunny summer evening, wowing their audience with their impressive tricks and aerial formations. The precision flying team performed aerobatic maneuvers over the Horseshoe Falls for about 20 minutes, while…

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Seneca Gaming Dispute Goes From Simmer To Boil

From WGRZ channel 2 in Buffalo (including video): The recent suggestion by Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster that the city -due to a dispute over gaming revenues– may eventually no longer provide fire protection to the Seneca Niagara Casino, has prompted a fiery response from the President of the Seneca Nation.

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