We haven’t asked your opinion in a while, but when we did ask about how you came down on the looming spectrum war between over-the-air broadcasters and the wireless community, an overwhelming majority sided with the TV stations to keep as much spectrum as needed to maintain free service. The education reporter at the Erie [...]

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All this week, media channels in Erie and around the globe have been filled with stories and special programming marking the 10 years since the devastating events of September 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington, DC and Shanksville, PA. For me it is very easy to jump back a decade to that profound sense [...]

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In our poll last week about the media navel-gazing over their Hurricane Irene coverage, the majority of readers of P&T participating in our poll thought that the level of coverage was appropriate. Of course, that whole conversation died down when people saw the video of the real inland flooding damage in places like Middlebury, VT [...]

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Is your hometown newspaper experiencing “shrinkage”? What apparently seems to be an unintended consequence of outsourcing the Erie Times News to the Butler Eagle is the actual shortening of the newspaper by about 2 1/4 inches, losing in the vicinity of 12 column inches per page. This rather significant reduction in available space is forcing [...]

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Three years ago today Press and Tower was born. Since our humble beginnings on Sept. 1, 2008, we’ve generated 488 posts, received 3,362 approved comments, and almost 160,000 visits to the site, including almost 18,000 different visitors in the past year. Our Facebook page for Erie radio old-timers called “We Rocked Erie in the 20th [...]

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Right after the GoErie.com paywall went up we asked our Press and Tower readers if they would be willing to pay for site access. Close to 75% of respondents, including non-subscribers and partial week delivery subscribers said that they would not be willing to pay even $2.95 for monthly access to the portal. We will [...]

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Ah … April. It’s finally time to take those bulky winter coats to the dry cleaner and break out the spring outerwear.The flattering cream-colored coat Prince William’s fiancee, Kate Middleton, was spotted in recently has fashionistas running to find …

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It was great to see so many of you last weekend at the For Women Only Expo at the Bayfront Convention Center! This event keeps getting bigger and better every year. There were so many great vendors, products and services featured there … something fo…

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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, skinny jeans and jeggins (denim leggings) are everywhere this season. They’re not just for skinny women. Seriously, don’t rule them out at first glance; give them a fair chance. Click here to read more of my latest Her Times fashi…

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Click here to view our journey in pictures on the Tall Ship Unicorn! Read more on Her Times Blog ! What an incredible adventure!

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Read my latest Her Times article about consignment shopping tips. Some things really are better the second time around!

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Bremner was a blogger before the word was created.

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  The study report on the proposed community college to be called Northwest Pennsylvania Community College is dated October 1, 2007. The figures for costs seem to be based on 1977 figures. The estimated expenses for utilities, salaries and supplies aren’t even close to realistic. The one figure that seems high is the $5,700 that [...]

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  GoErie.com has apparently dropped their registration requirement. Smart move. Along with not having to give them personal information, you will be able to email links and search engines will be able to index the entire site. I expect the site to see a dramatic increase in visitors – maybe 50 percent more. Advertisers will [...]

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