From Niagara This Week: It’s going to be girls, girls, girls chasing after men in blue suede shoes as loyal fans of the King invade the streets of Niagara Falls this coming August. While employees of local hotels, motels and other places of accommodation key in reservation requests, the innovative and anticipated plans for the…
From the Buffalo News: For more than a decade, Niagara Falls Redevelopment has been buying properties in downtown Niagara Falls, leaving residents to wonder what the company has planned for the land. The company, controlled by Howard Milstein, now controls roughly 85 acres. The following are full responses provided by Anthony Bergamo, chief executive officer…
From the Buffalo News: The Canadian dollar has soared to its highest value in 30 years, and experts predict it soon may be worth as much as its American cousin. That’s bad news for area residents who rely on the strong American dollar to lower the real cost of the Chinese food, theater tickets and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Last fall, the house at the corner of Broughton Street and Leader Lane was a tiny, four-bedroom wartime home, in need of upgrading and repair. Nine months and some $300,000 later, it’s a three-bedroom, open-concept house with stainless steel appliances, a gas fireplace, laminate flooring with lots of light and…
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview.
From Buffalo Business First: Niagara Speedway will take go-cart riders up and down four stories to ground-level course. The five-minute ride is expected to be ready by July
From Hotel-Online.com: The Howard Johnson Hotel by the Falls, located at 5905 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls, Canada, has just completed a $1,.5 million redevelopment project. The renovation project was completed May 1, 2010 and includes a complete makeover of all guest rooms including: new bedding, carpet, wall coverings, lighting, tile and upgraded bathroom fixtures and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the city’s top fundraising promotions is off to its usual hot start. Founder Jim Diodati says hotel phone lines were buzzing Monday for the first day of bookings for Sleep Cheap Charities Reap. By Tuesday, five of the 28 properties taking part were sold out. “The first day…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Some bad manners at a Niagara Falls restaurant led to a good deed that will help a local charity. On Monday, Kelsey’s on Clifton Hill received a hand-written letter from a boy apologizing for the way he acted at the establishment. The unknown customer did not leave a return address,…
From the Buffalo News: Less than two years before passports would be required to enter the United States from either of its neighbors, the Niagara region’s tourism industry is already taking a big economic hit. Canadian businesses are bemoaning scrapped visits by Americans who think the new border security initiative already is in effect. “Perception…