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Graham on August 29th, 2012

From WIVB CHannel 7 in Buffalo: The site of the former Snow Park in Niagara Falls is getting new life again. Smokin Joe Anderson scrapped the Snow Park idea and created a Native American themed destination. Now a report in this week’s Business First says he plans to put athletic fields on the site. The [...]

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Graham on May 22nd, 2012

So, last week WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo had an article about how the City of Niagara Falls (New York) was preparing for Nik Wallenda’s walk: People are already lining the streets to see the Great Wallenda practice at the Seneca Niagara Casino for his June 15th trek across the gorge. Mayor Paul Dyster said [...]

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Graham on May 21st, 2012

From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda doesn’t want to wear a harness when he walks on a wire above Niagara Falls. But his sponsors want to make him. He’d prefer to start the walk in the U.S. and end in Canada, though television officials would have it the other way around. And he wants the [...]

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Graham on June 9th, 2011

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Plans are in the works for a new $6.2 million Hampton Inn in the City of Niagara Falls. Falls Hotel LLC is planning to construct a new 45,000 square foot, four-story Hampton Inn featuring 72 guest rooms. The business would be built at 6501½ Niagara Falls Boulevard on a [...]

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Graham on March 24th, 2011

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: A new study is expected to shed light on how changes along the northern border since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have affected tourism and business in the busy Niagara Falls corridor. The study was commissioned by a consortium led by the Binational Economic & Tourism Alliance. Preliminary findings [...]

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Graham on December 22nd, 2009

You may have heard about this on the news this morning. Apparently a truck that was trying to get away from the police crashed into the front doors of the Fallsview Casino. Buffalo News – Fleeing suspect smashes car into Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls Review – Truck crashes through casino entrance WIVB Channel 4 – [...]

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Graham on November 11th, 2009

WIVB channel 4 in Buffalo has a short video about the Holiday Lights of Niagara: The Cataract City is going green to light up for the holidays. Niagara Falls signed a partnership with the United Way Monday, to cosponsor the third annual Holiday Lights of Niagara. Mayor Paul Dyster says the $30,000 investment will draw [...]

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Graham on June 23rd, 2009

WIVB has information (including a video) about the new Snow Park in Niagara Falls, NY: The hottest new place to chill is now open for business. Snow Park in Niagara Falls held its official grand opening Saturday. The park features a skating rink, tubing hill and play zone made of real snow.

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Graham on May 28th, 2009

WIVB out of Buffalo had a brief blurb about the new Hilton hotel on their newscast the other day… Also, the Buffalo News reports the new hotel was soldout (240 rooms available) for its opening weekend…

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