When the music ended at the battle of the country bands competing for the right to be the “House Band” at Smokin Joe’s Native Center in Niagara Falls it was JB Aaron and the Brethren taking top prize. The Hootz claimed the second place prize of $500 and Alision Pepitone Band took home $250 for […]

Smokin Joe’s Native Center in downtown Niagara Falls is searching for a talented ‘house band’ with a rockin’ country flavor. To find the right group to perform at various functions in that facility’s showroom, Smokin Joe’s is holding an open audition Friday, April 22nd on the main stage of the Native Center located at the […]

Dorothy said it best – “There’s no place like home” and that is where Lollie, the pretty little dog whose story captivated so many people of Niagara Falls has finally come to rest. After a long 34 days of wandering Grand Island and Niagara Falls in the harsh WNY winter, sweet little Lollie is back […]

In 1967 the International Joint Commission, which was formed in 1910 by both the United States and Canada to oversee problems along the 3000 mile mutual border, began a process to determine what could be done to address the erosion issue with the American Falls. The Commission created The American Falls International Board and two […]

The American and Bridal Falls could be “shut off” like they were in 1969 if a proposed plan to repair two stone bridges connected to Goat Island is approved. The New York State Parks system needs to repair the stone bridges that connect the mainland to Green Island and Green Island and Goat Island. To […]

Niagara Falls is a glorious sight in the summer, but the frigid winds of winter create a spectacle of wonder. The current conditions have been relatively mild for this time of year, but temperatures in the teens are finally producing some of the frozen scenes around the Falls natives have grown accustomed to. The winter […]

Since 1991 the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine located on Swann Road in the Town of Lewiston has held a “Festival of Lights’ from Thanksgiving until the Epiphany (January 6th). The Festival features 75 displays, all designed by the Shrine’s Rector, Father Julio Ciavaglia, and created by the Shrine’s maintenance staff. Along with the beautiful […]

Niagara Falls USA may no longer have the Festival of Lights, but the holiday season has arrived in the form of light displays around the city. Below is a photo gallery of lights displayed on Old Falls Street, the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, City Hall and Hyde Park. [Show slideshow]

Martians landed on Grand Island, Halloween night forty-seven years ago and invaded the Niagara Frontier, at least on WKBW radio. The show was “War of the Worlds” and it was adapted by KB Program Director Jeff Kaye and based on the 1938 Orson Welles radio drama. In Kaye’s drama the Martian invasion wiped out Niagara […]

Headless French Soldier of Old Fort Niagara The headless French soldier of Old Fort Niagara has become as much a part of the fort’s history as the Revolutionary War. The Fort was first constructed by the French, occupied and maintained by British and then eventually the Americans. However, in October it’s the specter of a […]