Yay! Summer is finally here! Perfect weather to take a ride on the Ravine Flyer at Waldameer. This video was posted by Rob Engelhardt – Erie Times News Photographer. Great job Rob!

The 1201 Kitchen serves amazing fusion food and is looking to take its place among the elite restaurants in Erie. Our review is inside.

This past weekend, the brand new Rivers Casino on the north shore of Pittsburgh finally opened its doors. The Post-Gazette has a write-up here and here. The amenities include parking, restaurants galore and a 1,200 seat amphitheater. From the PG: Eight restaurants or lounges are available to visitors, from Andrew’s Steak and Seafood, where prices [...]

Mercyhurst College and the Southeast Hills Neighborhood Watch Group today announced a partnership to situate a farmers market on the northeast corner of E. 38th and Pine Avenue beginning Saturday, Aug. 15. Area farmers will be welcomed to sell their produce on the vacant lot owned by Country Fair every Saturday for 10 weeks from [...]

Your help is needed now at the Community Blood Bank. They are having critical shortages and need your donation to keep the blood supply locally at a safe level. If you can give, please do so this week and weekend. Here’s a note from Dan Desrochers about the supply: Local blood usage continues to happen [...]

Summer is slowly winding down and that means it’s fair season in our area. Check out I’m Bored for the low-down on all the fairs going on in Erie and surroundings.

This week’s clip is a short video of a Black Bear in a backyard in North East. What beautiful creatures they are.

The Ophelia Project has announced a $50,000 challenge grant. Donations made now through October 1, 2009 will be matched 100 percent. The challenge grant is made possible by an anonymous gift of $50,000. Money raised by this grant will be restricted to local and regional programming, specifically school-based relational aggression programs, young women’s leadership programs [...]

Each year ArtsErie salutes individuals and groups for their contributions to the arts community by presenting them with ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards. This year, the ArtsErie Board has approved a new recognition, the Imagine Award, which recognizes excellence in arts education. Individuals and [...]

If you’re able – please give blood this week. The blood supply levels fell again this weekend deepening the critical shortage that affects the region. Community Blood Bank began giving every donor who tries to give blood at 26th and Peach Street a “Life Saver” T-shirt last week, but so there have been few takers. [...]