MORE SNOW. If you are traveling out of the Erie airport today, please check with your airline regarding delays. With the winter storm in this part of the country, expect delays.  As for Erie, well, we’re getting more snow.  From Accuweather: Warm air will not be able to invade places farther to the north and [...]

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If you would like your event considered for posting here on ErieBlogs.com, please send us your information using our online contact form. Make sure you check our daily News & Events for new event listings and events happening that day. Events for this Week Catro Jazz will perform at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville on [...]

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This week’s Erie YouTube of the Week provides an inside look at the Brewerie at Union Station with Brewmaster Gary Burleigh. There’s some salty language near the end.

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Zachary Dunbar of Erie arrived in San Francisco and today will begin a 2 month cross county bike ride to raise money and awareness for the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. You can follow him on his travels on his blog Cycling For A Cure. (It’s about 2,600 miles from San Francisco to Erie.) The [...]

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The official high temperature in Erie was 92 degrees on Friday. Temps on Saturday and Sunday might be near 90. There was a great crowd along the bayfront and at Presque Isle State Park. I’m a bit jealous of how Ella, daughter of Holli and Jason, kept cool. Get out of the heat for a [...]

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Handicapping guru Andy Beyer has picked Pyro to win today’s Kentucky Derby. Andy Beyer, a Harvard University graduate from Erie PA, created the Beyer Speed Figures used by bettors that measures how fast a horse runs on any given track. “Synthetic” racing surfaces have replaced the old dirt tracks and made the Beyer Speed Figures [...]

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Erie Management Group has a new video on their site called ‘Erie: A Great Place to Live and Work.’ The link to the popup in on the right side of the site. Unless you have a lot of time on your hands, wait till someone posts it on YouTube. Gannon University has placed a job [...]

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Candidate for Congress Kathy Dahlkemper was to speak today at Gannon University. The engagement was canceled. An official with the school said that they didn’t want an individual candidate to speak as it might appear that they were supporting one candidate over another. Sounded reasonable. You still have to wonder if it had anything to [...]

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The Erie Zoo reopens today after being closed for the Winter. Hours are 10 am everyday until 5pm. During the summer months, the zoo is open until 6 pm on Sundays. The Zoo is closed December, January and February. Admission prices are $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $4 for children 2-11, children under [...]

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Jon Whaley has resigned as assistant to Mayor Joe Sinnott. I’m not sure if he was just frustrated with trying to deal the the bureaucracy of government work or if it had anything to do with the hiring of former TV reporter Erika Howland who is now working for the City of Erie. The timing [...]

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  Presque Isle Downs and Casino opened for the first time for the first of two days of mandatory state testing of the 2,000 slot machines. It was invitation only for people that had donated to the United Way of Erie County. A second day of testing will be held on Monday. Since Presque Isle [...]

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  A dozen people were arrested Thursday for operating a meth distribution ring primarily in the west county. They were importing the meth from Mexico. A heard a funny tongue-in-cheek rant about how the bust will preserve American manufacturing jobs in the methamphetamine industry. Here’s the press release by the Attorney General.   I was [...]

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  Saint Vincent Health Center has become an affiliate of Catholic Health Partners of Cincinnati. Affiliate in this case means taken over by. I don’t care if they say St V’s will still be run by people in Erie or that it will help them in recruiting doctors, it’s no longer a local hospital.   [...]

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There was a shooting in North East PA last evening shortly after 11 pm. A North East Police officer responding to a domestic dispute shot a man in the left side of the chest. The man is in Hamot in critical condition. Pennsylvania State Police took over the investigation because it was an officer involved [...]

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James Skindell has resigned as head of security as Presque Isle Downs. Cripe, he didn’t even make it to opening day. No reason was given and I haven’t even heard a rumor as to why he quit. Presque Isle Downs slots casino will open on February 28. Skindell retired as deputy chief of the City [...]

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  Rick Kaczenski of Erie PA will soon be named defensive line coach at the University of Iowa. Kaczenski has served as a grad assistant at Iowa the past tow years. He served as the offensive line and tight ends coach at Elon University in 2004. He held the same position at East Tennessee State [...]

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  WJET-TV reported that Millcreek School District official were told by Erie County District Attorney Bradley Foulk that former McDowell Intermediate High School principal Tom Maciulewicz will not be accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program. ARD would have meant nearly a free ride for Maciulewicz. He was making nearly $100,000 when he stole [...]

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Pittsburgh has always had a residency requirement for city employees. With Erie negotiating union contracts this year, it’s something the city should consider reinstating. Make it a condition for all new hires that the individual must make their residence within the city, within 12 months or lose their job. If you don’t live in the [...]

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  Presque Isle Downs slots casino will open on February 28. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced Friday that it will hold a board meeting at 3 pm on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in the State Museum Auditorium located at the corner of Third [...]

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  Scott McCausland (Sk0t) reports to the Federal Correctional Institution at Morgantown today at 2 pm. Scott was sentenced to 5 months in prison, and 5 months on home confinement, followed by 2-3 years of supervised release (probation). He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and one count of criminal [...]

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  Erie County Council voted last evening to delay the smoking ban from going into effect by one month until March 15. Judge John Bozza in his written decision not to impose a temporary injunction on the county wide smoking ban, strongly suggested council delay the ban. Why? Because the taxpayers of Erie County would [...]

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Judge John Bozza denied a request for a temporary injunction for the county wide smoking ban that is scheduled to begin on Saturday February 17. However, Judge Bozza in his decision asked Erie County Council to postpone the ban until the hearing for a permanent injunction is held on Monday February 26. Council will discuss [...]

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  Presque Isle Downs got some great news yesterday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit opposing licensing the facility. The decision came much sooner than expected. Now the only real hold-up is the vacancy on the PA Gaming Control Board. Gary Sojka was named to fill the seat on January 29. A required [...]

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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell announced his proposed budget for fiscal 2007-08 which includes $1 billion in increased spending and $2 billion in borrowing which all will be paid for with a number of tax hikes. The tax and spend Democrat Rendell wants the sales tax raised from 6 percent to 7 percent, a tax increase in [...]

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  A tentative agreement has been reached between Millcreek Township School District and the teachers union, the Millcreek Education Association. Details were not announced so that the teachers could get the details first.     Bliley Technologies, an international provider of crystal-based frequency control solutions based in Erie PA, and Allan Space-Time Solutions, lead by [...]

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The Millcreek Township School District sent a letter to parents about the possible teacher strike. Unless things change and progress is made at our next negotiation session, there will be no school for students beginning Thursday, February 1. The new Pennsylvania Strike Law will have teachers back to work after 11 days, so that students [...]

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The Lake Erie snow machine is up and running. A few inches yesterday. A few more expected today. See Brian’s site for the depressing weather details. On a related note, Erie County SKYWARN has set up a blog with Erie County, PA Snowfall Totals. This information is used by the National Weather Service (Cleveland office) [...]

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Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott announced he is forming a committee to plan for future use of the GAF Materials roof shingle plant on the Erie Bayfront. The property sits next to the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. The Erie Port Authority or the Erie Convention Center Authority seem to be the most likely buyers. Hopefully the [...]

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The Harbor Creek School District fired David Sidelinger for refusing a photo ID badge. Sidelinger sued the district wearing saying a photo badge was against his religious beliefs. The case was pretty much over when an attorney for the district wondered why it wasn’t against his religious beliefs to have his photo plastered on a [...]

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A major accident involving about 50 vehicles shut down I-90 for over 14 hours. One person died by being crushed between two vehicles. About twenty people were taken to either Hamot Medical Center or St Vincent Health Center. Hamot even sent a team of doctors and a surgeon to the scene because there were so [...]

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