“Maraschino cherries count as a fruit serving, right?” joked Kitty Freeze from behind the counter at the Queen City Café & Gallery. I had wandered into the

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Despite the high of 56° F today that firmly pushed summer out of sight, over 120 teams gathered to play at the Meadville Area Chamber of

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Ten years ago, Dan Crandall was setting up for the 5th Annual Taste of Meadville. The earlier events of the day September 11, 2001, had

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Tonight, I’m gearing up for my first Taste of Meadville. The fifteen-year-old event showcases 30 different local food establishments at the Meadville Market House in

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Today, riders gathered at Street Track ‘n Trail in Conneaut Lake to depart for Shanksville, Pa. as part of the Let’s Roll Memorial Ride commemorating

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Saturday was the last Second Saturday Community Market at the Meadville Market House. Check out photos from our photo gallery here. Were you there? We’d

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Garbage Fries at Parker’s Concessions Description: I’d seen the bowls all over the fair. Piled high with everything from bacon and cheese to sour cream and pork, these bowls of [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake at General Store Concessions Description: “It tastes like a Reese’s cup shake,” said server Brittany Sala. Blend chocolate soft serve, two big spoonfuls of Peter Pan peanut [...]

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12-year-old Zack Parker of Conneaut Lake has a passion that not many other kids his age share: bull riding. Parker started riding two years ago, inspired after seeing a woman ride a bull at a rodeo: she got bucked off. “The bull flipped over her, I watched it when it happened,” he said, “And I thought, [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Dairy Committee ice cream Description: This sweet treat has become tradition for many families and visitors of the fair. Thick, creamy milk from Crawford County cows is churned to create [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Greek gyros from Vlahos Description: An original gyro is a combination of beef and lamb served on soft, warm pita bread. This pita is then loaded with onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, [...]

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“Where my hillbillies at?” called country music star Luke Bryan from the main stage at the Crawford County fairgrounds Tuesday night. This CMT sensation seemed to have the crowd dancing and laughing along—even before the show started. People were decked to their country nines, wearing cowboy hats and boots, or their own personal creations. Angela [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Deep fried Snickers Description: Poke a serving stick through a Snickers bar. Dip it in funnel cake batter. Deep fry the candy bar. Cover with a heavy coat of powered [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for the eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Campi’s Pizza Description: Eating a Campi’s slice of pizza is like attacking an inflated Chicago deep dish slice–it’s so big, you don’t know where to start. The shop based in Dunkirk, NY, [...]

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The Annual Walk for Small Animals, as Because You Care’s largest fundraiser, provides funds needed for the rescue and rehabilitation of abandoned and abused animals throughout BYC’s operating year.

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We celebrated Easter with my grandma on Saturday this year. We picked her up from her new home and brought her back to our house for dinner and some cake!Bria got a new toy from Grammy & Grampy that she was super excited about! (she really was exci…

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April 10th, Mommy and I continued our annual tradition (2nd year) of the QUAD by completing the 100 yard swim.Last year we swam twice before the actual event (aka – went to the Y and talked in the pool). This year the QUAD had a swim program at the Y w…

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