I’m on the road the rest of the week presenting at the WhippleHill conference in Boston, so we’ll be back next Monday with a daily post.
If you’d like to watch a panel discussion on social media, you can follow the live event on uStream at this mash-up site created by the conference to collect all the social media being generated by conference participants. It’s pretty neat.
Herein lies a challenge with this site – we’re down to one writer, me. I’ve got a full-time job, a national fellowship, conference talks (3 more this year), not to mention a family. I’m writing 7-8 posts a week, in addition to keeping all the other parts of the site running (blog browser, Twitter guide, our Twitter account, Facebook and more.) In the immortal words of my father-in-law: “I can’t do it anymore!”
If you’re interested in contributing to this site, either by helping to assemble the daily news or other kinds of posts during the week, please let me know. I can’t pay you (yet), but this site is about community and we’ve built a cool thing here. I don’t want to see it go away, but I can’t do it on my own anymore.
Thanks, and happy 4th. See you next week.
Posted on July 2, 2009 at 7:00 am | Comments |
The popular 8 Great Tuesdays are back starting July 7 at the Pepsi Amphitheater at Liberty Park.
All shows are free and EMTA shuttles will run from the Intermodal Transportation Center and the park and ride lots on I-79 and Lincoln Avenue.
This year the acts will include:
July 7: Key West Express
July 14: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
July 21: Arlo Guthrie
July 28: Jakes Blues
August 4: John Eddie
August 11: Strutter (KISS cover band)
August 18: Dave Stevens Big Band
August 25: Rick Magee and the House Rockers
Looks like another great series of free music.
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 12:00 pm | Comments |
First off, happy Canada day to our friends north of the border.
Check out this Facebook video of water running Glenwood Park Ave. The Erie Times-News has video of a rescue of some Millcreek residents.
Here’s a photo of Napier Park:
Photo by Ray Lanich. Click for a larger version.
Here’s some video from E. Gore Road:
All day yesterday officials were saying don’t drive in standing water, since you don’t know how deep it is and your vehicle could get stuck. That didn’t stop this EMTA bus:
Finally, more views from the city:
The City of Erie and Millcreek have been declared disaster areas, allowing people affected by the flooding to receive aid services and get other resources. Erie averages 4″ of rain for the entire month of June, and meterologist Ray Petelin said that we received almost 5″ in 9 hours.
Hey, it could be worse – Ray Petelin said this on Twitter:
To put today in perspective 4.75″ of rain, using the generic 10:1 rain to snow ratio, would be 47.5″ of snow!!!
Vice President Joe Biden will speak at Seneca High School today to talk about rural broadband and its place in the federal stimulus plans.
A Waterford man killed his wife in their home before turning the gun on himself. Officials say Dean Carson killed his wife Peggy Lee yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday, U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3) joined hospital officials, members of HEALTHY Armstrong, Armstrong County elected officials, and others at the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital (ACMH) to announce her fourth piece of legislation, the Healthy Communities Act of 2009, and a summer long fitness tour titled, “Congressional Hike & Bike District-Wide Tour”. A clinical dietitian for twenty-five years, Rep. Dahlkemper has made healthy living, obesity, and health care reform central to her tenure in Congress as part of an effort to reign in our nation’s healthcare costs.
The SeaWolves snapped their longest losing streak of the season with a 5-3 win over the Trenton Thunder in the opener of a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park.
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League selected Russian goaltender Ramis Sadikov with the 36th overall pick in yesterday’s Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. The 18 year-old stands 6-foot-5, 220 pounds. They used their second round pick (72nd overall) in yesterday’s Canadian Hockey League Import Draft to select Russian forward Victor Perezhogin.
The 17 year-old, who is listed as 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, played for Omsk Jr. in 2008-09.
The Ophelia Project is hosting a summer art camp for girls in grades 3-5. Happening on July 2 and July 9; 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. at the Neighborhood Art House – 201 East 10th Street (10th and Holland), girls in grades 3-5 are invited to attend this camp where they will learn how to build healthy, positive relationships and how to stand up to bullying all while doing fun art activities. To RSVP, e-mail morningstar7@verizon.net or call 456-5437. Visit www.opheliaproject.org for more details.
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 7:00 am | Comments |
Tags: Dean Carson, erie flooding 2009, flooding, Joe Biden
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