Thrifted blazerSkirt from GapTights from Macy’s Boots from JC PenneyMax Azria & Miley Cyrus shirtNecklace from Icing So this weekend has been all about preparing for the Girls’ World Expo next Sunday, and I couldn’t be more excited! Yesterday, I ha…

The Steelers have downgraded wide receiver Hines Ward and linebacker James Farrior to “Out” for today’s late afternoon game against the Patriots. Both players had been listed as “Questionable”, Ward with an ankle injury and Farrior with a injured calf. New England Out: S Josh Barrett (thumb), LB Dane Fletcher (thumb) Questionable: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis [...]

This is the time of the year that the deer population is on the move in an effort to find food so they can fatten up before the snow flies. The number of car-deer collisions is way up this year judging from what I’m hearing on the police scanner. Lets …

I have only myself to blame for yesterday’s snowstorm. I grew up with Nor’easters, a new term for many in other parts of the country where they don’t have them. A Nor’easter is a storm that travels to the northeast from the south and hits the Atlantic coastal states primarily. Yours truly happened to be in [...]

Here’s another of those comfortable Halloween costumes that won’t cost you anything.
Wear whatever clothes you want. Pin socks, small towels, maybe even a pair of (clean) underwear to yourself. If you use dryer sheets, add a couple used one…

Liam Maaskant chose the perfect time to score his first OHL goal. “Absolutely,” the rookie defenseman said after his goal 3:22 into overtime snapped the Erie Otters’ eight-game losing streak in a 4-3 win against Kitchener in front of 2,329 at Tullio Arena on Saturday night. Maaskant’s shot from the point slipped through a crowd [...]

I’ve long said that I really don’t like running. I still don’t – it’s hard on the knees, sucks during the winter in Erie, and is pretty boring. I’d opt for inline skating – easier on the knees and more interesting because you can go farther – but if you can’t run in Erie you [...]

ERIE, Pa. – One day after both Gannon swim teams won team titles at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet, the squads completed a successful weekend with three more victories Saturday afternoon at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion. The women’s team swept…

ERIE, Pa. – One day after both Gannon swim teams won team titles at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet, the squads completed a successful weekend with three more victories Saturday afternoon at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion. The women’s team swept…

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Mercyhurst men’s hockey team scored two goals within a span of 2:07 in the third period to come from behind and knock off #19 Cornell 5-4 on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 4,267 at Lynah Rink. The Lakers, who defeated …

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Mercyhurst men’s hockey team scored two goals within a span of 2:07 in the third period to come from behind and knock off #19 Cornell 5-4 on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 4,267 at Lynah Rink. The Lakers, who defeated …

CLARION, Pa. – A school-record 390 passing yards and a late rally was not enough as the Gannon football team dropped a 28-21 decision at Clarion Saturday afternoon in snowing conditions at Memorial Stadium. The Golden Eagles won the game by chewi…

CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The match-up of the top two teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division lived up to the hype as Gannon and California (Pa.) battled five sets on Saturday afternoon. The Vulcans evened the season s…

ERIE, Pa. – After coming up on the losing end of the local rivalry the past two seasons, the Gannon men’s soccer team handed Mercyhurst a 2-0 loss to finish out the 2011 season Saturday afternoon at Gannon University Field.

ERIE, Pa. – Seniors Amanda Sharbaugh (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) and Katie Urban (Columbia Station, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) combined to score three times as the Gannon women’s soccer team shut out rival Mercyhurst 5-0 Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at a…

ERIE, Pa. — Mercyhurst rallied to win the third set 25-19 while host Indiana University of Pennsylvania took the first two before closing out the match with a 25-15 win in the fourth set Saturday night at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

ERIE, Pa. — Mercyhurst rallied to win the third set 25-19 while host Indiana University of Pennsylvania took the first two before closing out the match with a 25-15 win in the fourth set Saturday night at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

ERIE, Pa. – Gannon scored a pair of goals in the last 10 minutes Saturday to hand Mercyhurst a 2-0 setback, the Lakers sixth loss in the last eight games. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 10-7-0 overall and 4-5-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic…

ERIE, Pa. – Gannon scored a pair of goals in the last 10 minutes Saturday to hand Mercyhurst a 2-0 setback, the Lakers sixth loss in the last eight games. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 10-7-0 overall and 4-5-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic…

ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst College women’s soccer team closed its season Saturday with a 5-0 loss at Gannon. Gannon scored twice in the first half and netted three in the second to overpower the Lakers.

ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst College women’s soccer team closed its season Saturday with a 5-0 loss at Gannon. Gannon scored twice in the first half and netted three in the second to overpower the Lakers.

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Unfortunately, it’s starting to sound like a broken record. For the fourth time in the last five games, Mercyhurst held a lead in the fourth quarter, only to see those leads slip away – the latest at the hands of Slippery Rock on S…

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Unfortunately, it’s starting to sound like a broken record. For the fourth time in the last five games, Mercyhurst held a lead in the fourth quarter, only to see those leads slip away – the latest at the hands of Slippery Rock on S…

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Seniors Bailey Bram, Kelley Steadman, and Jess Jones combined for nine goals and eight assists, as the eighth-ranked Mercyhurst women’s hockey team defeated Lindenwood University 14-1 on Saturday afternoon. It marked the fifth win…

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Seniors Bailey Bram, Kelley Steadman, and Jess Jones combined for nine goals and eight assists, as the eighth-ranked Mercyhurst women’s hockey team defeated Lindenwood University 14-1 on Saturday afternoon. It marked the fifth win…

At 12:50 pm there is a very serious accident on the Smock Bridge and it is closed for at least the next hour or so. The County Coroner has been summoned to the scene. Initial reports indicate a head on crash between 2 SUVs in the west bound lane.

UPDA…

Want to be in an exclusive club?The membership is very limited and the roster is comprised of one. At times there are two and rarely are there three in this organization. Once in a Blue Moon there may be four, but that is usually an occasion to be mar…

Gingham shirt from Old NavyNY&Co cardiganAE belt PacSun jeans Necklace from Sassy PeacockSoda fringe boots Mustard, red, and turquoise seem to me like they are made for each other. Something about this color combination seems so farmer/fall and I l…

If you never had the pleasure of visiting a saltbox, here’s a photo of one. The Evans Road home I wrote about looks a lot like this piece of history, and it  is on some impressive Millcreek acreage. And it includes a barn. I’m a sucker for barns. House to Home is full of great [...]

“When there is no place to go, I guess we still have to move forward.”A patient with end stage ovarian cancer said that to me yesterday as I was organizing her discharge home onto our hospice service.  She is young and pretty and kind and smart, a…