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Weekend All Things Erie: The Award-winning Lavery Brewing Company

by Ben Speggen9/5/2014, 2:00 PM

From Brewing in a Basement to Building a Craft Beer Empire -- it's the story of Lavery Brewing Company

MIAC 2014-2015 Preview

by Ben Speggen9/3/2014, 7:30 AM

A look at the upcoming season, including performances by Anais Mitchell, Ben Sollee, and Jose James.

Weekend All Things Erie: Christine Olivier and the Art of Programming

by Ben Speggen8/26/2014, 2:36 PM

New MIAC programming director talks about taking the reigns, booking up-and-coming acts, and one very, very, very, very big harp.

Eerie Roller Girls on the Radio!

by Ben Speggen8/21/2014, 9:54 AM

Three Eerie Roller Girls talk about the rise of roller derby, the art of the sport, and what goes into choosing a Roller Girl moniker

Erie Reader Editor Puts Money (Not Ice-Water) Where Mouth Is

by Ben Speggen8/16/2014, 2:31 PM

After penning an anti-Ice Bucket Challenge op-ed, Ben Speggen was issued the #IceBucketChallenge

Please Stop Wasting Water and Guilting People into Donating

by Ben Speggen8/15/2014, 1:29 AM

It's time to stop taking the #IceBucketChallenge.

Tantric Headlines BT Show

by Ben Speggen8/13/2014, 2:05 PM

Multi-platinum recording artists headline Erie show

Turns out, Erie's Pretty Good at Giving

by Ben Speggen8/13/2014, 10:44 AM

Erie Community Foundation event matches donors to nonprofits to the tune of $2.25 million

Erie: Get Thee to a Glowing Rectangle!

by Ben Speggen8/12/2014, 2:27 PM

A New Erie commercial by MoreFrames Animation introducing Ghost Perry

Bill Weir Smacks Climate Change Trolls on Twitter, Deserves Promotion

by Ben Speggen7/31/2014, 2:37 PM

There's an important difference between the words "weather" and "climate."

Yes, we're Unhappy: Now get back to work!

by Ben Speggen7/31/2014, 10:20 AM

This is a public service announcement: Don't be a Dick.

The Art of Preservation

by Ben Speggen7/30/2014, 9:57 AM

A music video and a brick are all that remain.

Weekend All Things Erie: The Artist and the Marketer as One

by Ben Speggen7/16/2014, 1:57 PM

Erie-native Todd Scalise talks Higherglyphics, Visual Public Relations, and What It Means to be a Pennsylvanian Artist

Art, Music, and Preservation Go Hand-in-Hand

by Ben Speggen7/15/2014, 9:55 AM

Local band records music video in historic house that has since been reduced to rubble.

Reader Editor Takes to NPR Airwaves

by Ben Speggen7/10/2014, 2:17 PM

Warning: Shameless Self-promotion Ahead!

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