The Canadians have nothing on the Seneca Niagara Casino. Niagara Falls has a bit of a love/hate relationship with the Seneca Niagara Casino. The debacle over casino revenue and taxation has repeatedly left a sour taste in the mouths of city residents. That being said, their tower owns the skyline. I'm not even talking about … Continue reading Dear Canada: We have the better skyscraper, and it’s not even really ours
Music was at a high point back in the day. I've always been a fan of old music. Correction: I've always been a fan of outdated music. I started liking a song a year after everyone else, and that really doomed my musical cred. The last few years, I've been into the Billboard hot 100. … Continue reading I love 80s music
Rating: 8/10 Who will like it: people who like music. Your average family film goer. Sing is exactly what you would expect it to be. Without giving too much away, a koala that owns a theatre (Matthew McConaughey) tries to raise money through a singing competition, and hilarity ensues. Sitting here, I really don't know how … Continue reading Sing Movie Review
The two towers fighting for attention on either side of the border. Old Falls Street is the go-to pedestrian thoroughfare to get to the Falls. It also lines up with two different buildings that act as central beacons. If you're walking toward the Falls, directly ahead is the Canadian Skylon Tower. It's distinct Space Needle-like … Continue reading The Old Falls Street tower war
Zemsky gets all the nice things. Last week I somehow found myself at Gov. Cuomo's press conference in Niagara Falls. One strange part of the entire thing was when Mayor Paul Dyster started to talk about a camel. See, Dyster was trying to reference the "Three Wise Men of Buffalo" presentation at the governor's State … Continue reading Somebody give Mayor Dyster his camel
It's scientific, terrific, and everyone's favorite word: FREE! If you've never been to the New York Power Authority Niagara Power Project Visitors' Center, aka the Power Vista, you are really missing out. Even if you've been to the Power Vista before, you need to go back right now. The center went through a massive renovation … Continue reading You need to go to the Power Vista right now
The Niagara Falls Wax Museum of History totally nailed our generation. 7. When your parents won't stop nagging you The glazed expression, the slight eye twitch, the white haired bespectacled man hovering grudgingly behind: yep, she's definitely one of ours! 6. When your friend has to help you back from the club Because you just … Continue reading 7 Wax Figures that are every Millennial ever
Rating: 9/10 Who will like it: Fans of Japanese culture. Fans of stop-motion. Fans of action-adventure films. Creative people. 2016's Kubo and the Two Strings is another wonderful film from Laika, the company behind Coraline and Paranorman. This film is their Magnum Opus, a visual stunning, well written, Oscar worthy film. The film follows Kubo, the son of a … Continue reading Kubo and the Two Strings Movie Review
Well, let's see about that. First note, this post is in partnership with our, um, excitable semi-sister blog Red Hooded Manatee. It focuses almost entirely on Summit Park Mall news, so if that's your cup of tea, go follow it. Yesterday, I mentioned that a public hearing was being held about putting a brewery in the former … Continue reading The Summit Mall’s set to reopen in October
Getting a call changing my day, and running home to change my outfit! Today was supposed to be a normal day. I read on Twitter that Cuomo was stopping by the Falls, but that's where I thought it would end. After my morning class, I was eating lunch with a friend when I got a … Continue reading How I somehow met the governor
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