WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Seniors Trevor Kennedy and Ian Wild of the Mercyhurst football team were named to the Daktronics All-Super Region 1 First Team announced on Wednesday afternoon. Kennedy was a First Team selection at both wide receiver and kick retur…

This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: Off-and-on rain Monday and an all-day soaker Tuesday brought the the Lake Erie tributary levels up to fast and muddy conditions There is  rain and possible snow in the forecast which may help to which may spawn additional [...]

Thanksgiving weekend. We feasted, of course. But there was also: The parade. Zoe marched and danced around the living room and even tried to kick to the Rockettes while  she watched it. Max, at three weeks of age, rolled over. … Continue reading →

My one and a half year old, yellow Labrador mix dog, Daisy, broke her tooth last year and then broke another one a couple weeks ago.How?Well, last year while she was still crate training, I think she broke it chewing on the metal crate door. It’s …

Jerry Sandusky ran camps at Penn State Behrend years after the 2002 incident. And Mike McQuery was there working with him two years later. Jay Stevens takes us inside the scandal and explores how its affecting us here in Erie.
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Richard Brzuz, of Erie, killed a 13-point on opening day near Titusville. Brzuz’ biggest deer in 53 years of hunting field-dressed at 180 pounds. Your trophy buck photo could be published in the Erie Times-News or as the Deer of the Day. E-mail your trophy buck photos to sports@timesnews.com or submit them in person or [...]


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Believe it or not, there are still plenty of restaurants across this good ole U.S. of A. that offer eating challenges–like the one pictured here. But this is my favorite. Probably because it so crazy big and outlandish. And I do love a good burger now and again. “That Burger,” which you can only get [...]

Mercyhurst College’s North East campus will host a free event exploring the origin, recipes and customs associated with traditional honey cakes in Polish, German and Slovak traditions.
The honey cake ornament workshop will take place today at 7:3…

D.J. Kennedy is feeling good. Coming off a season-ending knee injury in his senior season at St. John’s, the 6-foot, 5-inch guard says he’s “real close” to being ready to play for the Erie BayHawks. “I think right now it’s getting used to the offense, getting a feel for the game,” Kennedy said. “Just touching [...]

Here’s an interesting look at Erie BayHawks point guard Jamael Lynch in few videos he did after returning from Germany. The final one is of him working out.
Lynch has yet to play this season for the BayHawks (0-2), who play their home opener Thur…

“The Nod” is something men seem to understand. “The Nod” is the way we recognize each other, say “hello” without goofily waving our hands in the air like a schoolgirl, and it demonstrates many things, including respect, an understanding, acknowledgment, etc. Women don’t seem to understand the nod, or for whatever reason, choose not to [...]

When you look for a job, there are many parts of the job you need to consider before accepting a position. Is the job a good fit for your skills?  Is this something you can see yourself doing for 40+ hours a week? The paycheck isn’t the only …

The St. Louis Business Journal is reporting that Indeeco, the parent corporation of Heatrex, is consolidating operations in its Monroe City Mo. Plant and eliminating 40 jobs at the Heatrex facility in West Mead Township. Indeeco purchased Heatrex in …

and his answer was “pizza”. Then he spent the next five minutes expanding on all the things I could write about pizza. It was cute. Needless to say, I’m not going to blog about pizza, because I like mine plain, and that’s pretty boring. But the excitement in his voice as he gave me that [...]

There is good news and bad news on the Erie Otters’ injury front. Goaltender Ramis Sadikov (concussion) is cleared to practice and play. Coach Robbie Ftorek said Sadikov can play immediately, which means as early as Thursday at Niagara. With Sadikov back, the club returned rookie Devin Williams to the Metro Jets, a Waterford, Mich., [...]

Troy Polamalu has no symptoms of a concussion and coach Mike Tomlin said today he is “confident at this juncture” that he will play for the Steelers Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “All things are positive,” Tomlin said of Polamalu, who must still pass concussion tests later in [...]

As much as I love to cook, getting home at 6 p.m. and looking in the freezer for dinner can be just as exhausting for me as for anyone else. My son doesn’t eat much, but pizza is his current favorite meal. I’ve baked up more frozen pizza in the past three months than I [...]

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A hunter has found what appears to be human remains in the State Game Lands off of Dingman Road in Troy Township. State Police and the county coroner are investigating. Nearby neighbors believ…

Waldameer’s coaster graveyard.  2011.

More industrial decay.

Cardigan from Old Navy Dress from Buckle Socks from Target Boots from Macy’s Earrings from Body Central So it’s been raining for days, thus the photo on my front porch! Ugh. I hate when the weather gets like this- first it’s 61 degrees then it seems…

Next time you clean your teeth, look at just how much toothpaste you put on your brush. I did. And I realized it was much more than I needed. I was piling it on like you see in commercials and ads. And of course the people creating those commercials and ads would like us to [...]

Get ready for snowmobiling season with this in-depth look at the activity from this month’s Lake Erie Lifestyle magazine.
Here’s a windshield view of two trails in western Pennsylvania:

Under the bridge, from my bootcam!

Talking numbers for a second here: I’ve photographed about 50 people since I’ve been here, they were all cool…..I’ve met about 200 people since I’ve been here, they were all cool….and I’ve encountered hundreds of people in passing (whether a … Continue reading →

Downtown buildings, 2011.

ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst College women’s soccer team concluded the 2011 season with a 7-10-1 overall record and barely missed out on the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs after posting a 4-9-1 showing against conference opponents.

ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst College women’s soccer team concluded the 2011 season with a 7-10-1 overall record and barely missed out on the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs after posting a 4-9-1 showing against conference opponents.

Rhonda Berlin, ERC member and Kids Running Wild blogger will have some special guests tomorrow — Kara Thom and Laurie Kocanda, authors of “Hot (Sweaty) Mamas: Five Secrets to Life as a Fit Mom.” Comment on Rhonda’s post about her special guests, ask the sweaty mamas a question or link to Rhonda’s post about the [...]