The Allegheny National Forest is Pennsylvania’s only national forest, but it currently has too few permanently protected areas. Located in northwest Pennsylvania, it includes many additional wild gems that may be protected as wilderness areas under the Wilderness Act of 1964 — part of America’s National Wilderness Preservation System. This new 16-minute film utilizes stunning [...]

I wanted to start off today’s post by saying thanks for reading this site. You keep me going to produce content every day, so thanks for being awesome. Strong storms that blew through the region yesterday caused some flooding in areas around Erie and Crawford Counties. If you use the Presque Isle Branch of the [...]

It’s time once again for a summer of great music. The Sprint Summer Music Series at Presque Isle’s Beach 1 is back for another go-around, the line-up sounds great. June 10: Duke Sherman Blues Band and Tri This June 17: Abbey Road and Sam Hyman June 24: Crosstown Rhythm & Blues Band and The Heliotropes [...]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports this morning that the PA Dept. of Conservation has come up with a list of start parks that could potentially close due to budget cuts. Reporter Don Hopey writes: The department’s response Tuesday to a state Senate request to identify the possible park closings lists Ryerson Station in Greene County, Linn [...]

We didn’t win last night’s $200+ million Powerball, so sadly we’re back at work. Has anyone checked out the Erie Rib Festival going on downtown? We didn’t even know it was happening. 1201 Kitchen, located at 12th and State Streets in the heart of Downtown Erie, has announced new ownership with a new menu launch [...]

Gannon University has extended until June 20 the deadline to apply for the University’s Regional Summer School of Excellence program. The Regional Summer School of Excellence is designed for high school sophomores and juniors who excel in the sciences and are interested in a unique and hands-on summer learning opportunity. The program is free and [...]

Fr. Shawn Clerkin of Gannon has posted a new YouTube video showcasing their new 2009-2010 season. What a great way to promote the season:

Erie City Council will propose an amendment to the zoning code requiring all people giving massages to have a degree or certificate, pending a state law that takes effect in 2010 requiring all persons offering massage services to be state licensed. We’re not sure why city officials haven’t cracked down harder on several massage “parlors” [...]

This past weekend was the first of hopefully many Troika Festivals, held at the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity. Reader Joe visited the festival and had this to say: The festival was very nice, and Barynya was wonderful! We were fortunate to have such top-flight entertainment at this little event. I really hope they [...]

We hope you had a nice Memorial Day yesterday. Parades and other remembrances were held across the area yesterday. Thank you, veterans, for your service. Mercyhurst College announced today that it has been accepted in the Veterans Administration’s “Yellow Ribbon” program, which provides scholarships and other financial aid to military personnel who served our country [...]

I’m traveling back to Erie from New England today. Enjoy the weather and have a safe and fun weekend. See you on Monday!

This summer, Gannon University will offer a broad range of summer activities and camps, including camps in the arts, theatre, writing and sports. The Gannon University women’s basketball program, led by coach Cleve Wright, will host five girls’ camps this summer. Dates are as follows: * June 15-18 and July 27-30: Fundamentals Camps (grades 3-8). [...]