Erie, PA Events Calendar - Erie Reader
WEBKids/Family. 9/17/2024 from 10 AM to 11 AM. Millcreek Branch Library, 2088 Interchange Rd., Suite 280, Erie, PA 16565. Help your child get ready to read! Our interactive storytimes feature books, music, movement, puppetry, art, and more. All ages welcome! Come join the fun whenever your family's schedule allows.
Erie, PA News, Arts & Entertainment - Erie Reader
WEBWe need your help today. You can't put a price on critical local journalism, that's why the Reader has always been free. Over the past ten years we've been able to grow into Erie's only local source for news, arts, and culture, and the role we play in the community has never been more important as it is today.
Local Farmers Markets and Farm Stands in Erie
WEBAug 15, 2023 · The Downtown Farmers Market provides residents with fresh fruits and vegetables every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Perry Square (601 State St.), with a chance to enjoy performances by local musicians at noon. Patrons are encouraged to use their SNAP/EBT and FMNP vouchers as well.
Opinion - Erie Reader
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Erie at Large: Endurance Is More Important Than Truth. by Jim Wertz 8/3/2023, 8:00 AM. How the voice of reason is often lost within the din of extremism. Page of 53. Sometimes left, sometimes right, but always bold. These are the opinions of Erie Reader contributors, but not necessarily those of the ER editors, staff, or advertisers.
Album Review // Zach Bryan // The Great American Bar Scene
WEBAug 20, 2024 · 4/5 stars. Zach Bryan offers a tour of small-town sentimentality on The Great American Bar Scene. Released less than a year after his Grammy award-winning self-titled record, the Oklahoman returns with its spiritual sibling. With a similar length, various features, and a poem opener, the two albums appear identical in format.
Not Gone, Not Forgotten - Erie Reader
WEBAug 15, 2018 · The story varies by source, but in the 1650s, the Erie were led by their Queen Yagowania (also referred to as Gegosasa) and a warrior chief named Ragnotha. Following a series of conflicts with neighboring nations — kidnappings, murders, and revenge killings — tension was high between the Erie and two other Iroquoian peoples, the Onodaga and ...
Erie's Cascade Docks: An Unimaginable Transition
WEBJul 23, 2020 · The Erie company (not Warren's United Oil Refinery) hosted tanker ships at the western Cascade Dock through the early 1960s, pumping crude up the hill and into storage tanks (on the site of today's Niagara Pointe and Bluffs Condominiums). Two views of the Whaleback Meteor show the unloading of oil at the western dock in about 1955.
Girard's Mission Main Street - Erie Reader
WEBApr 25, 2022 · Girard's first public mural was funded in part by the organization Downtown Girard. Main Street business owner, Eliza Wolfe, was one of the artists who volunteered their time to create this mural dedicated to celebrating the history of Girard. In Sinclair Lewis' 1920 opus, Main Street, he writes: "I think perhaps we want a more conscious life.
Summer Fishing on Lake Erie
WEBJul 31, 2019 · Summer is a great time for fishing on Lake Erie. It's the height of walleye season, and offshore angling can yield exciting results. You can also get into some fantastic steelhead and lake trout fishing, as the warmer weather pushes fish into deeper water. Lake Erie is divided into three "basins," western, central, and eastern, each deeper than ...
The Many Faces of Poverty in Erie
WEBMar 5, 2014 · In 2012, 25.7 percent of city residents were living below the poverty line. In addition, Erie's poverty rate for children younger than 18 also fell from over 47 percent to just under 37 percent. An improving economy has most likely played a role – most recently the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the annual average unemployment rates ...
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