Lockport Union-Sun & Journal Online Lifestyle

VIDEO: Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction

2012-02-02T17:17:20-05:00

More than 18,000 people descended on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney for the annual Groundhog Day celebration.

Gadgets Galore

2012-01-29T01:46:42-05:00

The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has come and gone, but the gadgets introduced there likely will be part of our future for years to come. Record numbers were set with attendance, vendors, and square footage of exhibit space. Innovations were unveiled, and in some cases, expectations dashed.

Viral video: Bungee cord snaps, woman survives 360-foot fall

2012-01-09T17:06:26-05:00

A 22-year-old woman from Australia survived with relatively minor injuries after her bungee cord snapped and she plunged into a crocodile-infested river in Zimbabwe.

Viral video: Marriage proposal rejected at basketball game

2012-01-05T22:13:16-05:00

Having your marriage proposal rejected is heartbreaking. Having your marriage proposal rejected on camera in front of thousands of people at a sporting event? Well, that’s a viral video on YouTube.

Viral video: Woman makes amazing hockey goal, wins truck

2011-12-23T02:21:42-05:00

Some folks are calling it a "miracle on ice." A 59-year-old woman who had never held a hockey stick made a nearly impossible goal, sending a puck into a tiny opening to win a brand new truck.

Put some Apple accessories under the tree this year

2011-12-18T00:19:45-05:00

Civil War sesquicentennial: War on the homefront

2011-12-13T14:36:22-05:00

During the course of the Civil War, Niagara County sent approximately 8,000 men off to war — a number representing nearly 16 percent of the county’s 1860 population. Those left behind also had their own important jobs supporting the war effort.

Tasting Niagara

2011-06-27T15:06:12-04:00

It might not seem like soup can be used as a lure.
But, pair that soup — a cream of asparagus with savory tarragon and garlic whipped cream — with a perfectly matched Vizcarra Vineyard Riesling and the combination just might be the gastronomical chemistry needed to draw more tourists into the Niagara region.

iFilm

2011-04-11T10:41:46-04:00

The camera on the iPhone 4 can record HD video at 30 frames per second. Impressive for a phone. But is it enough for a feature film?

Talkin’ about the Molson Canal Concert Series

2011-03-31T10:19:50-04:00

This time of year, one of the best-kept secrets in Lockport is the Molson Canal Concert Series lineup. I wondered why it was such a closely guarded secret, so I asked Dave Taylor, co-founder of the canal series, and the person responsible for booking the acts, why the bookers do not release the lineup sooner.