As you’re nomming on some burgers, dogs and potato salad today, take a second to think about the meaning behind today – when some dudes in wigs stood up to government and king who they felt was not treating them fairly. They wanted a place were we could do what we wanted to do and [...]

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Mercyhurst announced today it will no longer be holding it’s 4th of July Celebration, opting instead to give money to the City of Erie to hold the Celebration at Liberty Park on the bayfront. From the Mercyhurst press release: Mayor Joseph Sinnott and Mercyhurst College President Dr. Tom Gamble jointly announced the contribution of a [...]

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An Amish family of a father and his two sons were fishing at the Union City Reservoir when their boat overturned. The father, Joas Troyer, was rescued by someone on the shore. Stephen and Matthew of Spartansburg drowned. None of the victims wore life jackets. Last August, the Erie SeaWolves distributed team pictures with the [...]

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Mike Lueck ran into his Lake City neighbors burning home and pulled Pat Dunn to safety. Dunn, who is elderly, suffered severe burns and is in a Pittsburgh hospital. The only person who doesn’t think Mike Lueck is a hero is Mike Lueck. On sunday afternoon, Indiana state police says the driver of a mini-van [...]

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Local favorite Andrew Pratt rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to take the outright lead after the third round of the Peek ‘n Peak Classic. Pratt was born in Erie. His family moved to Knoxville, Tenn when his dad was transferred. He was a standout golfer at the University of Tennessee. [...]

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The local TV stations including WSEE ran this story about the large increase in visitor spending in the Erie area. The state tourism office has a study that says visitor spending went up 41 percent from 2001 to 2004 to $654 million, up $191 million from 2001. Presque Isle State Park and the bayfront are [...]

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Today is the deadline for Invest Erie Community Development Corporation to come up with the financing for the grocery store plaza at 19th and Parade Streets. They’ve been working on it for 4 years and have only spent a ton of grant money so far. They do have some funding in place but not nearly [...]

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Officials with Presque Isle Downs held a press conference and released some construction photos and had a number of artist images of what the facilities will look like. They are finally almost done pushing dirt around and are now pouring concrete. They plan on having live racing and the slots going by Fall 2007. The [...]

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