Check out Her Times in today’s Sunday Times-News. The theme is sparkle, and the great team of cheerleaders from CheerVibe showed us what fun it is to catch the spirit of competitive cheerleading. Read their story here. There’s much more sparkling this month. Jeans, food, drinks, makeup, hair, sparkling snow on cross country skis, CrossFit and [...]

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Winter must have gotten lost on its way to the midwest. Those of us living in this part of the world have been scratching our heads about what happened. The weathermen, meteorologists and climatologists tell us it’s a combination of La Nina and an occurrence called Arctic Oscillation. The first one, is a pattern of sea [...]

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In yesterday’s post, I mentioned my mom’s art exhibit, Lake Effect Lace, at the Erie Art Museum being featured in the Erie Times-News Showcase. I provided a link to the online story, but what I didn’t say – and what wasn’t included online -&n…

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I read recently that snakeskin shoes were out, and naturally I just bought a few pair of fake snakeskin last year. But snakes were in the news yesterday in regard to beauty treatments. If you missed the wacky report, I caught it on GMA, and you can see it right here. The newscast discussed a [...]

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Welcome to real estate blanketed in snow. It’s kind of pretty, isn’t it? And you know if a house looks good in the snow, it looks great with green grass. Since we can’t do much to home exterior right now, this week’s House to Home offers some cool interior decorating ideas that add a splash [...]

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My son will be moving to Florida this weekend, and I am a basket case. I am happy for him and so proud, but I am deep into worry that only a mom or dad can experience. I worry about him driving there — the roads, the weather. I worry about palmetto bugs. I worry [...]

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I have only myself to blame for yesterday’s snowstorm. I grew up with Nor’easters, a new term for many in other parts of the country where they don’t have them. A Nor’easter is a storm that travels to the northeast from the south and hits the Atlantic coastal states primarily. Yours truly happened to be in [...]

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If you drive I-90 past Syracuse, you most likely have seen the sign welcoming you to that fair city. It says, “Welcome to Syracuse, New York. Snowfall 115 inches.” It struck me as kind of ironic that a city would be boasting about snowfall, especially when it’s not known for its ski resorts or mountains. [...]

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Lake Effect, baby.

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Whole lotta stunnin’ going on.

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One of my favorite personal journals on the net is the chronicle of a Southern newlywed couple who transplants to a frozen Rust Belt city and discovers its hidden charms. The husband works very hard toward getting a medical degree, while the wife navigates the city’s idiosyncrasies and shines a humorous light through the blog [...]

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We’re all pretty sick of the cold and snow, and that’s why we were so touched this week by Ron’s very funny post at his blog, MotiveGrounds.com. The post, The City of Erie plows can kiss my rototilling @$$(NSFW), is a hilarious look at Ron’s frustrations while trying to clear the end of his driveway. [...]

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The big blizzard has come and gone, but the good people of Erie are still dealing with the side effects of the winter’s biggest storm. Some side streets still aren’t clear and many cars have yet to be freed from their plow-induced tombs. My tip for you: make friends with the people in your neighborhood [...]

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If you’re from Erie or have spent any amount of time here, you know how bad Interstate 90 gets during any type of snow storm. For those of you not from here, let me explain. I-90 sits at the exact perfect spot in Erie County to catch all the lake-effect snow that comes in off [...]

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Residents of Boston might want to consider moving to Erie for the weather. Boston will end December with 8 more inches of snow than Erie. However, we’re due for lake effect snow on Wednesday and Thursday before temps rebound and the snow melts. It’s going to be a couple days before the final figures are [...]

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The end of the World did not happen on Sunday. It simply snowed a bit. Areas of the City of Erie received less than an inch of snow. Strong winds were the main problem around town. Those winds did push the snow inland. Corry and Meadville received saw nearly a foot of snow. The roads [...]

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The committee of the state Supreme Court Disciplinary Board recommended two years of probation for Erie attorney John Mizner. Mizner stole nearly $70,000 from his former law firm by jacking up his travel expenses. When he was questioned about it, he repaid the money and left the firm. His excuse was that he suffers from [...]

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Traffic note: Peninsula Dr is now closed between 12th and 26th due to a fire at 18th and Hilborn Ave. Peninsula Dr is not expected to reopen before this afternoon. Heavy, wet snow shut down I-90, I-79, I-86 and parts of Route 20. Trees and limbs fell. Penelec crews had around 250 power outages to [...]

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There is snow on the grass and the cars. It’s April 15th. WTF. The Gannon University Student Occupational Therapy Association is holding a wheelchair basketball game on Tuesday. Inviting the Edinboro University Rolling Scots, a team that recently played in the finals of the 30th Annual National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Championship, would have been a [...]

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Erie has snow on the ground and more is expected today. Snow on Easter but we had no snow for Christmas or New Year’s.   Riverheads High School in Staunton, VA, recently received a grant from Erie Insurance to help spread the word about safe teen driving through the company’s Lookin’ Out program. Lookin’ Out [...]

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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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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Erie received an inch or two of snow overnight and we’re due for another inch or so today. The roads aren’t too bad but everyone has forgotten how to drive in the snow so drive slow. The Edinboro men’s basketball team beat West Chester 75-57 while the [...]

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Erie received it’s first sizable snow storm. The city and the airport, where the official totals are measured, got about 3 inches. There was about 9 inches near the Millcreek Mall and a foot was connon in other places. I think I heard the phrase “This sucks” over 100 times yesterday. O course people don’t [...]

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A man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon outside the Lazer Tag at Splash Lagoon. The victim and the suspect, who is till on the run, were not from this area. I’m guessing drugs. Erie received 1.3 inches of snow on Saturday. WTF. It was October 14 for cripes sakes. The low temperature was 33 [...]

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The conversations around Erie centered on Chytoria Graham and what she did to her baby. Graham used her 1 month old baby to strike her boyfriend. The baby is in a Pittsburgh hospital in a drug induced coma with brain damage. There were reports that she confessed to police. What a despicable crime. Tom Vinca, [...]

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Looks like we due for a last blast of Winter. Erie is expecting 3-6 inches of snow by late Monday. It any of it sticks it won’t last long. We’re due for temps in the 40′s by mid week. Gannon University announced a new bachelor’s degree program in sport management and marketing. The program will [...]

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Three juveniles that stole a minivan in Erie were involved in wild police chase in the Buffalo area. Police have all three in custody. Two were from Rochester and the home town of the other wasn’t released. The chase, involving a helicopter and police from a number of jurisdictions, started after a robbery in West [...]

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Erie PA was spared from a heavy snowfall. The CIty of Erie received 2-4 inches of snow. Strong winds forced most of the snow inland. Corry PA, in Southeast Erie County, received around 14 inches of snow. In Chautauqua County New York, just to the East of Erie, Clymer NY received 22 inches of snow. [...]

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Erie received it’s first snow of the season. Instead of a litle dusting to allow us to prepare for Winter, we got dumped on. Areas received anywhere from 4-9 inches of snow. Snow on the roads means ice. Pensylvania State Police closed I-79 between Edinboro and McKean for most of the day. There were at [...]

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Republican Dale McBrier has conceded the Erie County Executive race. He will not ask for a recount nor persue any court challenges. Pretty smart move since the writing was on the wall already. Democrat Mark DiVecchio has leading in the official count by 122 votes. McBrier had the lead at the end of election night [...]

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