I recommend the Erie County Historical Society’s tours of the Erie Cemetery… but leave the coyote alone.

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What animals live in the sky above us?

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Gannon University’s Erie Technology Incubator (ETI) on Tuesday will be honored by the Erie County Historical Society. The Historical Society has chosen the incubator, 130 West 8th St., located within the Gannon campus, for a Historic Preservation Award. The award, in the specific category of “Construction Project,” will be announced at the Historical Society’s annual [...]

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Ed. note: We’re excited to welcome Kristin Lynch as a new contributor here at ErieBlogs.com. She’s got a wealth of web development, writing experience, and a blog. We’re excited to have her blog here occasionally. Please welcome her in the comments. There’s no doubt that Abraham Lincoln is still revered by most historians as our [...]

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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. Upcoming Erie Concerts and Shows: Feb. 13: The Temptations, Warner Theatre (tickets) Feb. 19: Jerry [...]

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Not surprisingly, yesterday’s election is the biggest news of the day. Thanks to everyone who came and hung out during our live blogging last night. We hope it was as much fun for you as it was for us. We had great discussion, people watching different TV channels and websites for up to the second results. [...]

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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 Tour the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail November 1-2 and 8-9. The Holiday Wine Weekend [...]

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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. For a complete list of area Halloween and Fall events, see our special coverage. This Week [...]

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CelebrateErie continues tonight and runs until Sunday. You can catch a number of rock bands, activities, and family orientated entertainment in downtown Erie during the celebration. A few highlights include Taste of Erie featuring a number of local restaurants and a grand finale fireworks Sunday night at 9:30. The old name for this event was [...]

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  Did you know that October 1 is Cranberry Day in Erie? An act passed in 1841, imposed a fine of not less than $10, nor more than $25, on any person who should gather cranberries on Presque Isle State Park between July and September. The marshes were once full of cranberries. Large numbers of [...]

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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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In November 2004, Snow Contractor John Allin sold his Erie, Pa based Snow Management Group, one of the nation’s largest snow-removal firms at the time, to Symbiot. Symbiot has been a mess ever since. Allin stayed on with the company as corporate vice president of operations until December 2005, when he left to start his [...]

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Judge Ernie DiSantis dismissed the bribery charges against former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi and his business partners Rolf Patberg and Eric Purchase. The group who still has a bundle of charges facing them including conspiracy, conflict of interest and using inside information. Filippi, Patberg and Purchase formed a partnership called Aiko Acquisitions which bought properties [...]

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