The weather is pretty much the big story of the week. The southbound lanes of Interstate 79 was closed for several hours yesterday due to an accident. How surprised were you it wasn’t I-90 this time?  Not too much we’d guess, as portions of I-90 from the Pennsylvania border well into New York were closed [...]

The Erie Art Museum offers art classes and workshops for children and adults year-round. Beginning in January, the Museum offers classes ranging from African Drum and Dance to Still Life Painting and Pottery. Classes are available to beginners and more experienced artists and are offered in quarterly sessions lasting three to ten weeks. All Museum [...]

Yesterday was both the first day of winter as well as the first day of Hanukkah. Happy Hanukkah to everyone. By the way, we own at dreidel. As for winter, don’t get us started. Winter pretty much started right after Halloween this year. We’ve got to be on track for some kind of snow fall [...]

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Bad news Steeler fans. It looks like you won’t be able to watch tomorrow’s matchup between two AFC powerhouses, due to NFL rules. According to them, Erie is a Buffalo football market since they’re technically the closest to us. In a not-terribly scientific poll we did back in September, voters picked the Steelers as their [...]

Congresswoman-elect Kathy Dahlkemper at a press conference held at her future office at the Intermodal Transportation Center Rotunda located on the East Bayfront Parkway, announced  plans to provide consitutuent services across the district.  Although the main office will be located in Erie at the Intermodal Transportation Center, a regional representative will travel and set up [...]

In case you missed it yesterday, we’re giving away 3 $25 gift certificates to local restaurants. We’re totally in the holiday spirit. Read more and enter here. Be careful driving today. For the most up-to-date forecast and conditions, check out the WSEE weather box in the column to the right of this post. Congresswoman-elect Kathy [...]

Pennsylvania State Police strongly believe they have the persons responsible for setting fire to the Gudgeonville bridge back in November. Joshua Bell of Albion and Jeffrey Gleason of Conneautville, both in their early 20′s, are not only suspected for the arson of the historic covered bridge but also for taking part in a larger crime [...]

Deborah McIntosh, 19, is suing Erie County. In 2006 while at the Edmond Thomas Adolescent Center, she suffered a miscarriage. She claims staff at the center were not responsive when she complained of pain and other issues. A federal court judge  ruled that she can’t sue for cruel and unusual punishment, but rather that her [...]

Bob at Erie’s Groceries posted this weekend that Troyer Farms is in the process of being sold to Snyder’s of Hanover. If this indeed the case, we hope that Snyder’s will keep the plant open and the people there employed. If we might also make one more request – bring back the smaller crinkles on [...]