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[From BuffaloNews.com]
Sam’s Club is ready to move forward with plans to build a new location in the Walmart plaza on Military Road, just south of the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls.
The company will be closing its existing store less than two miles away on Porter Road in the Town of Niagara, a spokesman said…
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/niagara-falls/sams-club-poised-to-move-into-plaza-on-military-road-20140130
[From Niagara-Gazette.com]
Despite harsh winter weather conditions, Hornblower Niagara Cruises has completed assembly on half of its fleet in preparation for the tour operator’s inaugural spring launch.
At its dock on the Niagara River, Hornblower has assembled one of the two catamarans that will ferry visitors to the base of the Horseshoe Falls for a unique view from the base of the Niagara Falls…
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/x1262663914/Hornblower-on-schedule-for-launch
Yayyy! It’s finally Friday! We made it!
[From NiagaraGazette.com]
Members of the Niagara Falls City Council are looking to get out and meet their neighbors.
The council will begin a series of “Neighbor to Neighbor” meetings next month with the first of the bi-monthly community forums to be held at the LaSalle branch of the Niagara Falls Public Library at 11 a.m. on Feb. 15…
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/x651203566/City-council-leaving-city-hall-for-Neighbor-to-Neighbor-meetings
[From BuffaloNews.com]
Timothy C. DePetris, owner of the former Electro-Dyne Choke Corp. in Niagara Falls, admitted Wednesday that he tried to kill his brother-in-law by shooting him.
DePetris pleaded guilty as charged to all seven remaining counts of the original indictment against him, including attempted second-degree murder, in exchange for dismissal of a second indictment that accused him of trying to hire a hit man from jail to finish the job of killing Sandro Viola, owner of Integrated Controls USA…
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/niagara-falls/falls-businessman-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-his-brother-in-law-20140129
Well, we can guess what this particular American’s opinion of our president is…
Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, USA is on the search for local rock stars to take the stage in the heart of the Roman Empire with Hard Rock Rising, the world’s largest and most far-reaching battle of the bands competition! Through Hard Rock Rising, local Western New York artists could receive the chance of a lifetime – an all-expenses paid trip to Rome, Italy to perform at the first Hard Rock Live Rome music festival this summer!
Starting on Monday, February 3, 2014, through Monday, February 17, 2014, local fans decide which bands take the stage at Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, USA by visiting Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, USA’s Facebook page and downloading free tracks from bands of their choice. After voting online, fans are encouraged to visit Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, USA where they can “triple their vote” by using a custom barcode at the cafe’s host stand. As an added bonus, 21 and older guests who check in at a participating Hard Rock Cafe are automatically entered into a sweepstakes to win a trip for two to the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Guests can visit www.facebook.com/hrcniagarafallsusa to enter their vote.
All of the participating artists are part of ReverbNation, the world’s leading music community for rising musicians. ReverbNation built the technology that powers the programs, downloads and voting, which ultimately narrow the field for final judging.
Once local fan favorites are chosen, Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, USA and 80+ other participating locations around the world will host a series of live battle competitions from Monday, February 24, 2014, through Tuesday, April 22, 2014. During that time, a panel of local industry judges will select one winner from each location who will move into the Global Competition and a second round of online fan voting to determine the Top 25 bands worldwide.
Once the top 25 finalists are determined, a panel of music industry professionals, including Steven Van Zandt, producer, songwriter, creator of the world’s most successful radio rock show “Little Steven’s Underground Garage,” founding member of the E Street Band and soon to be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee; singer and hit songwriter Bonnie McKee, known for her hit single “American Girl” as well as hit songs for Katy Perry, Ke$ha, and Britney Spears; Laura Taylor of Everybody’s Management, who currently works with Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons; Scott Hutchison of acclaimed indie-band, Frightened Rabbit; Stone, guitarist of Taiwanese band Mayday and Hard Rock Records’ Artist Relations Executives James Buell and Blake Smith, will help select the grand prize winner and two runner-up bands.
The Grand Prize winner will perform at Hard Rock Live Rome, an outdoor music festival that will embrace more than 50,000 fans from across Italy. Winners of Hard Rock Rising will be flown to Italy to receive the ultimate rock star experience – the chance to visit the historic city of Rome and open up the main stage festivities at the first-ever Hard Rock Live Rome festival. The selected runner-up bands will each receive new music equipment and gear valued at $10,000.
For full rules and a list of participating locations, visit www.hardrock.com or www.facebook.com/hardrock
About ReverbNation:
ReverbNation provides over 3.3 million artists, managers, labels, venues, festivals/events and other music industry professionals with powerful, easy-to-use technology to promote and prosper online. Their wide array of distribution and promotional solutions provide the hands-on tools and actionable insights that allow them to reach their goals in an increasingly complex music industry. The company operates worldwide with customers on every continent. Over 20 million visitors come to reverbnation.com every month. For more information, visit ReverbNation.com and follow ReverbNation on Twitter: www.twitter.com/reverbnation.
About Hard Rock International:
With a total of 179 venues in 55 countries, including 139 cafes, 19 hotels and 9 casinos, Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world’s greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning website. HRI owns the global trademark for all Hard Rock brands. The company owns, operates and franchises Cafes in iconic cities including London, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Dubai. HRI also owns, licenses and/or manages hotel/casino properties worldwide. Destinations include the company’s two most successful Hotel and Casino properties in Tampa and Hollywood, Fl., both owned and operated by HRI parent company The Seminole Tribe of Florida, as well as other exciting locations including Bali, Biloxi, Chicago, Cancun, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Diego and Singapore. Upcoming new Hard Rock Cafe locations include Seoul, Vienna, Anchorage and Siem Reap. New Hard Rock Hotel projects include Daytona Beach, Aruba, Abu Dhabi, Ibiza and Shenzhen and Haikou in China. For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com.
[From BuffaloNews.com]
The New York Power Authority on Tuesday allocated $2 million for preliminary engineering and design work to remove a 2-mile stretch of the Robert Moses Parkway between Main Street and Findlay Drive.
Last year, after years of discussion, the state decided to take out that section of highway, replace it with a multiuse nature trail and turn Whirlpool Street into a low-speed, two-lane parkway…
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/niagara-falls/power-authority-puts-2-million-toward-removing-stretch-of-moses-parkway-in-falls-20140128
[Press Release]
The Niagara Falls City Council has announced a series of public forums meant to give city residents a louder voice in local government. The “Niagara Falls City Council: Neighbor to Neighbor” series is part of an ongoing effort by the council to increase communication, transparency and openness of information in the Cataract City. Attendees are invited to speak with members of the Council about any and all topics, in a less formal backdrop than the City Council Chambers, the traditional forum for voicing opinions to the council. The weekend events will be held every other month at different locations around the city, and are aimed at providing an accessible, comfortable setting for discussion and communication.
Council Chairman Charles Walker: “We want the people of Niagara Falls to know what’s going on in city government, and we want to know how they feel about it. If residents don’t feel that they are a part of the positive changes happening in Niagara Falls, then we aren’t doing our jobs. The Neighbor to Neighbor series is a way to give everyone a voice.
If you can’t be there, perhaps your neighbor can be. Together, neighbor to neighbor, we will restore, rebuild, and re-energize our city.”
The council also launched a Facebook page in early January, providing an additional avenue for communication between the council and their constituents. To date, over 300 people are following the page, and a number of constituents have used the page to reach out to the council for assistance.
The inaugural Neighbor to Neighbor event will be held at 11 AM, February 15, in the LaSalle branch of the Niagara Falls Public Library. The council can now also be reached via Facebook at www.facebook.com/nfcitycouncil.
