Scary situation Saturday night when one of the buildings at the Granada Apartment complex off Peach St. caught fire. Luckily, everyone got out alive. If you live there, I’d be scared to hear about the flaws in the design of the fire hydrant system in that complex.
Michael Allen Wright, 31, has been arrested for his part in a shooting early Saturday morning on E. 10th Street. He was arrested in Meadville after being stopped for a traffic violation.
Gannon will look to continue its recent success in helping the Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania when the University hosts a blood drive Wednesday and Thursday, April 1-2. The drive will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. Gannon University students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the general public, are welcome to donate. No appointment is needed and donors may walk in all day, although a photo ID is required at the time of donation.
Country musician Jason Aldean will play the Crawford County Fair this August. Jake Owen will open. A Beatles cover band and a Eagles cover band will also play one night this year. The big show this year is Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley.
Did you know the Knickerbocker Hotel in Linesville has several live camera streams so people can watch for ghosts?. It seems the Hotel, formerly the Arnold House, has a history of paranormal activity. Here’s one such stream:
Thomson Reuters, healthcare business division announced the release of its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals. Hamot hospital was recognized in the top 25 of teaching hospitals.
Sports
John Tavares and Phil Varone each scored twice to lead the London Knights to a 6-2 win over the Erie Otters in Game 5 of their Western Conference Quarterfinal Series played tonight in front of 9,090 at the John Labatt Centre. London won the best-of-seven series 4-1. Justin Taylor and Leigh Salters also scored for the Knights while John Carlson collected three assists. Sean Jones and Mike Cazzola scored for the Otters. Congrats on a great season!
The Erie BayHawks (24-21) topped the Los Angeles D-Fenders (15-30) in a seesaw battle that stretched into overtime 97 — 94. Freshly returned from injured hand, Oliver Lafayette chipped in 5 of his 12 points in the overtime session and Maureece Rice nailed down the victory with a pair of free throws to seal the deal. Rice marked a BayHawk high 23 points for the day. The BayHawks play their final home game Saturday, April 11 versus the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, with tip off set for 7 PM at the Tullio Arena. Fan Appreciation Night, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings and Gannon University will feature special giveaways throughout the game.
Allegheny women’s golf claimed the team championship of the McDaniel Spring Invitational at The Bridges Golf Club. In what ended up being a 27-hole tournament — and not a 36-hole event due to inclement weather — Allegheny finished with a score of 494 (331-163).
The Gannon women’s lacrosse team completed a successful weekend with arguably the biggest victory in school history. The Lady Knights raced out to a 9-4 lead and held off No. 1 West Chester 14-13 Sunday afternoon at a chilly Gannon University Field.
I'm really curious to see what happens with Granada after this. I had friends that lived there years ago, and it wasn't hard to see that it was shoddily constructed throughout. It's kind of an unspoken acknowledgement throughout Erie that it's poorly maintained. Hell, there was shag carpet on the walls of one of the complexes, I'm sure that stuff would burn easily. I also heard that one of the building's fire alarms was found to not work during this fire – perhaps a full inspection of these apartments is in order? I'm sure the residents would like not having another tragedy like this occur.
I have a cousin that lives in the Granada apartments and I remember that she lived in a basement apartment that the hallways wreaked of mold and mildew and had shag carpeting with no pad under it. The present apartment is not much better
I fear for her and all the other tenants that live there. Is this the best we can do for people with lower incomes?
“We” have little to do with the people who live in Granada. It is not a project. It is not publicly subsidized housing. People who live there choose to do so. They pay their own rent, bills, etc. If there is a problem with a building it is up to the tenant to notify the landlord. If the landlord is unresponsive, then there are various government agencies that can step in and take action to force repair of said issue. This fire is a tragedy and could've been easily avoided by a few people speaking out and not waiting for someone to take care of them. Perhaps we could all take a lesson from this and be a bit more observant of our surroundings for the benefit of others instead of just waiting for it to be done for us?