Grand Island is rose between two thorns as dangerous cities list is published

[From TWCNews]

Buffalo and Niagara Falls have been ranked among the most dangerous cities in the nation.

According to Neighborhood Scout, Buffalo came in at number 40, Niagara Falls at 49…

READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://buffalo.twcnews.com/content/news/710792/buffalo-and-niagara-falls-ranked-on-most-dangerous-cities-list/#sthash.EF95eMUc.dpuf

Hard Rock set for New Year’s Eve Guitar Drop downtown

[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

Get ready to rock n’ ring in the New Year! On Tuesday, Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, USA will host the city’s fifth annual New Year’s Eve Guitar Drop.

Events at the Hard Rock and nearby Old Falls Street begin at 8 p.m. leading up to the count down to 2014, as a 10-foot Gibson guitar, painted by local artist Rob Lynch and illuminated by Ken-Ton Electronics, is lowered off the Giacomo Hotel at midnight…

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE: http://www.niagara-gazette.com/communities/x1353074368/Hard-Rock-set-for-New-Years-Eve-Guitar-Drop-downtown 

Image of the Day – December 31, 2013

Goodbye 2013… Hello New Year 2014!

December 30, 2013

Beautiful photo of Niagara Falls in winter -Photo source found here.

Criminals get new ride as three out of four cop cars replaced

[From BuffaloNews.com]

The City of Niagara Falls gave its police department an early Christmas gift this year by replacing 75 percent of its patrol fleet with new Chevrolet Tahoes and Malibus, Police Superintendent Bryan DalPorto said Friday.

The $500,000 purchase of nine Tahoes and six Malibus was funded by casino revenue from the Seneca Nation of Indians, said Mayor Paul Dyster. A dispute over gambling exclusivity between the Senecas and New York State held up the revenue sharing funds. It was resolved in June, and Niagara Falls received $89 million in August…

READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/niagara-falls/falls-replaces-75-of-police-departments-patrol-fleet-20131227

Okay, well the transportation may not have been this old, but…

Balancing act ends with tightrope walker’s death

[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

The celebrated French tightrope walker and chair-balancer known as Henry’s, who balanced high above Niagara Falls in the mid-1970s has died.

Maurice Vincent, a senator and the mayor of Saint-Etienne, said in a statement that Henry’s died Friday…

READ THE REST OF THE STORY HERE: http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/x1221283894/Former-Falls-tightrope-walker-dies

Image of the Day – December 28, 2013

Since its Christmastime, I’ll give ya a jab at Tommy.

Image of the Day – December 28, 2013

Are we really that much more “anti-social” nowadays than we were 75 years ago?

What The Data Says About How We Spent Christmas Morning

[From TechCrunch.com]

The kids woke up, the parents got called out of bed and for a few hours, shockingly, it looks like the family put down their mobiles on Christmas morning, according to data from Mixpanel, a mobile and web analytics company.

Welcome to the data-driven Christmas. A day that can be tracked in detail by mining the data on our phones and tablets. As proven by Mixpanel, data analytics can now tell when we open our presents, take a break and then once again immerse ourselves in our apps…

READ THE REST OF THIS STORY HERE: http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/27/what-the-data-says-about-how-we-spent-christmas-morning/?utm_campaign=fb&ncid=fb

Cataract City Classics Hockey Tournament begins

Happy Holidays to everyone, but the fun’s not over yet! Tonight starts the inaugural Cataract City Classics Hockey tournament. There is going to be plenty of high speed, exciting action at the Hyde Park Ice Pavilion, guaranteed. So come on out and watch some great high school varsity hockey. “We’ll sell you the whole seat, but your only gonna need the edge!”

FRIDAY DEC. 27

7:30pm – 9:30pm (Rink 1) Sweet Home vs Victor

9:30pm – 11:00pm (Rink 1) Grand Island vs Niagara Falls

9:15pm – 10:45pm (Rink2) Lew-Port vs Hilton

SATURDAY DEC. 28

9:00am – 11:00am (Rink1) Lew-Port vs Sweet Home

11:00am – 12:30pm (Rink 1) Niagara Falls vs Victor

1:00pm – 2:00pm (Rink1) Grand Island vs Hilton