Erie Renewable Energy has submitted a new emissions plan to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Don’t expect a permit from the DEP for many months as they review all the information. There is considerable resistance to the plant locally.
The US House of Representatives passed the “Bailout Bill” yesterday. The plan was signed by President [...]

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Visitors from July 2007 through July 2008VisitErie has released its hotel tax report for July 2008. There were 65,471 hotel stays in the Erie area during July, a 11.3% increase compared to the same month in 2007.
The Erie Block Party only has two more Thursday events, tonight’s event being one of them. Tonights party [...]

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Nice job by Laura Gray of WJET-TV updating the progress at the East Erie Turners (no website). Dave Stevens of the Dave Stevens Big Band (website expired) and his business partner purchased the building and are modernizing the decor. It looked pretty good. I was under the impression that it would be open to the [...]

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The Landsdowne, a 300 foot ship docked at the end of the Sassafras Street pier, is sinking into the bay. It’s obvious that the ship has taken on water. I don’t know if it’s resting on the bottom or that the mooring lines are holding it up. Maybe it’s just the fact that the ship [...]

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