Shortly after they held a rally at Union Station in support of bringing high-speed rail service to Erie County, members and supporters of All Aboard Erie got the word from PennDOT that Erie is now part of the plan for its future network of railroad lines.  Now all we need is a few billion dollars [...]

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CultureSpark, the Erie County Cultural Plan, has developed an initial set of priorities and ideas through a series of forums, leadership interviews and meetings with artists and organizations. Now, CultureSpark is reaching out to Erie County residents, artists and organizations to gather their opinions, ideas and hopes by conducting three Web-based questionnaires.
The three surveys can [...]

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ArtsErie will launch its Big Read program in celebration of Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451 with a community kick-off on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at the H.O. Hirt Auditorium in Blasco Library (160 East Front St., Erie). The Big Read–Erie is presented in partnership with the Erie County Public Library and the School [...]

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Each year ArtsErie salutes individuals and groups for their contributions to the arts community by presenting them with ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 ArtsErie Arts Appreciation Awards. This year, the ArtsErie Board has approved a new recognition, the Imagine Award, which recognizes excellence in arts education. [...]

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ArtsErie is pleased to announce the implementation of CultureSpark, a year-long cultural planning process designed to identify the issues, strengths and challenges for cultural development throughout Erie County. CultureSpark will engage civic and cultural leaders and members of the community at large in dialog about the role, value and outcomes of cultural development.
Bill Bulick of [...]

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Are you a Millcreek resident who received a flyer in the mail telling you to call a number other then 911 in an emergency? If so, could you scan it and send it to us? We really want to see it and share it. Thanks in advance.
A car caught fire in the Walmart parking lot [...]

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Folks, we know it stinks, but please, when you brush the snow off your car, get all the windows, especially the back one. Here’s a photo and post from CambridgeSprings.net yesterday.
Joe Sinnott has announced he will seek a second term as mayor of the city of Erie.
Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper voted in favor of the American [...]

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