PA House of Representatives About to Cripple Small Businesses in Our Area
by Ben Speggen6/25/2014, 9:11 AM
PA House looks to tackle deficit by gutting key programs that support small businesses.
To the moon -- from Erie!
by Ben Speggen6/23/2014, 10:59 AM
If you like "free events" soliciting donations to build spacecrafts, then this is for you.
alt-J releases new song featuring... Miley Cyrus
by Ben Speggen6/19/2014, 9:17 AM
If you listen to one thing today, it needs to be this.
Local Restaurant Named to Top-10 in State
by Ben Speggen6/18/2014, 2:58 PM
Thrillist features 1201 Kitchen in Pennsylvania's 10 Best Restaurants
Stephen Hawking, brilliant -- also funny
by Ben Speggen6/16/2014, 1:16 PM
Why discussions about Charlize Theron, imaginary time, and artificial intelligence make for the best seven minutes in TV.
Jack White // Lazaretto
by Ben Speggen6/16/2014, 9:09 AM
If 2012's Blunderbuss offered us insight to the post-divorce tormented, jaded lover, Lazaretto seems – lyrically – chiefly concerned with isolation, identity, and vision.
Austin's dying and we could be Erie millionaires
by Ben Speggen6/12/2014, 3:49 PM
Welcome to Erie, Pa. -- the Next, Next Austin!
First-ever Showcase and Citywide Choir Workshop
by Ben Speggen5/30/2014, 1:11 PM
Drum and piano clinics and a citywide gospel choir workshop.
The Black Keys // Turn Blue
by Ben Speggen5/28/2014, 6:47 AM
Turn Blue goes full-measure, taking the band into its most experimental places yet.
Ray LaMontagne // Supernova
by Ben Speggen5/28/2014, 5:46 AM
Folk superstar takes his biggest, boldest steps yet – not dipping a toe but getting ankle-deep in psychedelic folk.
Violence isn't exclusive to Waldameer
by Ben Speggen5/27/2014, 11:42 AM
Where is the outrage is when violence strikes in the all-too-forgotten neighborhoods in our city?
8 Great Tuesdays 2014 Lineup Announced
by Ben Speggen5/22/2014, 9:24 AM
Good atmosphere, live music, and free entertainment – these are a few of Erie's favorite things.
The Mighty Sea // The Mighty Sea
by Ben Speggen5/14/2014, 3:44 AM
Raw yet haunting debut album of Seann Clark and Abby Barrett.
Here We Go Again...
by Ben Speggen4/29/2014, 4:56 PM
Why the First Amendment does not protect Donald Sterling.
Is Nymphomaniac Stunt Filmmaking or A Work of Art?
by Ben Speggen4/14/2014, 10:37 AM
John C. Lyons discusses the difference between pornography and artful filmmaking, Ben Speggen's namedropping Matthew McConaughey, and running around the woods with camo facepaint in light of the upcoming screening of Lars von Trier's newest film.
