I’ve been to TRECPI (Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle) several times in the past, but on all my previous visits, I’ve only seen the permanent exhibits.  Don’t get me wrong, the permanent exhibits are great and I love how interactive they are, and the gift shop is quite nice, too, not to mention [...]

Shortly after they held a rally at Union Station in support of bringing high-speed rail service to Erie County, members and supporters of All Aboard Erie got the word from PennDOT that Erie is now part of the plan for its future network of railroad lines.  Now all we need is a few billion dollars [...]

There was some excitement yesterday in Meadville when a plane crashed yesterday morning near the Lincoln Avenue Softball Complex. No one on the ground was injured, and then the story gets bizarre. The pilot, John Bouley, was treated for injuries at Meadville Medical Center. When that was complete, dude rented a car and drove back [...]

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Lots of great exposure for Erie yesterday. First, Rowan Spracklen, who we’ve blogged about here before, has been chosen as the winner of Good Morning America’s Cute Kid contest. Rowan, adopted from Ethiopa, will be on the cover of Babytalk magazine and will win other prizes. Watch the announcement here. Data Advantage, LLC announced today [...]

One of my favorite personal journals on the net is the chronicle of a Southern newlywed couple who transplants to a frozen Rust Belt city and discovers its hidden charms. The husband works very hard toward getting a medical degree, while the wife navigates the city’s idiosyncrasies and shines a humorous light through the blog [...]

Family, friends, and homemade food- Polish food, that is. From homemade pierogies to delectable tarts, Dabrowski’s Family Restaurant and Deli has it all.

Today is Columbus Day, which means many banks are closed and there’s no mail delivery. We hope everyone had a nice time at the For Women Only expo held this past weekend. We drove by the bayfront and it was packed. The Eerie Horror Festival also drew good crowds this weekend, despite the fact Corey [...]

The following is a list of great area attractions to get you in the spirit of Halloween.

There’s so much good content posted here every week, we’d hate for you to miss anything. Here’s a look at the week’s best posts here.

One Kitchen Helping Another Kitchen Feed the Hungry

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Man, this week has been brutal. How has your week been? Accuride Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Their plant on 12th and East Ave. will remain open. They purchased Kaiser Aluminum years ago. Montrel Amos thought it was a good idea to rob the Circle K on Pine Avenue on Wednesday. His [...]

This week’s video is the Northwestern Marching Band competing at the General McLane Exhibition. Enjoy!

I love when Hollywood uses Western Pennsylvania for locations and settings in film. Some that pop into my head are many episodes of The X-Files, That Thing You Do and many more. When I heard the film telling of The Road was going to have many scenes filmed in Western Pennsylvania I was excited. It’s [...]

When I write, “It’s Scary… But Not Too Scary” you all know what I’m talking about, don’t you?  I think that’s probably one of the best tags lines for an event I’ve heard.  Of course, I’m talking about those two weeks when the Erie Zoo turns into the Eerie Zoo for Zoo Boo.  Normally, the [...]

  Mother Nature proved again that she can be a mean mom.  The area was hit Tuesday night and Wednesday with high winds and plenty of rain.  Trees and utility poles were blown over by winds up to 50 mph.  Power outages darkened 3800 homes a the height of the storm, and waves of over [...]

Ruben Swift, 35, pleaded no contest on charges of raping a child. He will be sentenced in January. Swift ran for mayor of the city of Erie in ’05. Dan Onorato (D), Allegheny County Executive, is scheduled to appear in Erie. He announced his candidacy for governor yesterday in Pittsburgh and is touring the state. [...]

A Mapquest printout, a massive bowl of salad, and a bottle-cap license plate holder. What, might you ask, do these three items have in common?

If you’re interested, there will be a debate this morning at 8am on WJET radio with candidates for Erie County Council. Edinboro alum Cameron Aulner, 22, is suing Edinboro and a faculty member, William Chandler, claiming that after resisting Chandler’s advances, Chandler begain harassing him, including making remarks regarding “Brokeback Mountain.” From the story: “Aulner [...]

Sometimes, all it takes is a title to take you in. That was my initial reaction to the blog “Dinner? But we had dinner last night!” I thought, what a cool blog name, then in reading it it was, what a cool blog. Mary Francine, the editor of “Dinner?” brings a very down-to-earth take on [...]

I was lucky enough to win a 2009 Creative Spark award from the Advertising Federation of Northwest PA, and the ceremony was this past Friday night at the Sheraton on the bayfront. First – I haven’t really been down there to the Sheraton or the convention center (how about a tour, convention center folks? We’ll [...]

Tucked away in a corner of the old McAllister building on East Dobbins Landing, halfway between Smugglers’ Wharf and Rum Runners, is a great little shop, appropriately called ‘The Bayfront Gallery’.  The location is one of the last remaining spots on the bayfront that hasn’t been touched by the redevelopment gnomes….yet. The Bayfront Gallery is [...]

Last year, we blogged about Erie native and Prep grad Pat Canella, who hosts a video blog dedicated to all things tea, the Teacast. I promised him I’d post the first episode of season 2, which is now available. You can also follow the Teacast on Twitter.

Ed. note: Here’s another welcome post from our second new intern, Emilee. If you missed Krissy’s introduction, it’s right here. To be fair, we didn’t pick her because she’s a fellow McDowell alum. :) Hello, Erie. Just another local girl here. Checking in with the city that has been, and always will be, home. I [...]

Thousands of people turned out yesterday to get a flu shot at the Zem Zem Shrine Club on 38th St. We talked to some people who said there were traffic cops and everything. The local Shriners hospital gets a nice mention in this ScientificBlogging.com story about treatment for scoliosis. Remember the case from last April [...]

Ed. Note: This is a welcome post from one of our new interns. Yes, we have interns, how great is that. They’ll be blogging about Erie, life here and more. The first post is from Krissy. I’ll let her take it from here. Hello! I’m Kristine Cole, but I usually go by Krissy. I recently turned 19 [...]

As with the past five years, Greg Ropp’s Eerie Horror Film Festival, held at Erie’s historic (not to mention recently revamped) Warner Theater has tons to offer fans of the science fiction, horror, and suspense films.

Finally someone is going to put to use the constant wind that comes across Lake Erie.  Ontario Hydro is planning to erect more than 800 wind turbines in the lake.  That’s enough to provide power for two million homes.  Sounds a lot better than some other power generation ideas that are floating around.  Now if [...]