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Gem City Style: October 2024

by Jessica Hunter10/17/2024, 8:00 AM

An interview with cover artist "Monster" Mark Kosobucki

From Mischief to the Macabre

by Jonathan Burdick10/16/2024, 8:00 AM

Trick-or-treating with an evolving holiday in Erie

The Jefferson Educational Society's Global Summit XVI

by Chloe Forbes10/15/2024, 10:00 AM

Erie's think tank provides plenty of opportunities to ponder

Following Up With Erie's Early Childcare Crisis: A Key Component of Economic Growth

by Chloe Forbes10/14/2024, 8:15 AM

Local initiative calls for $4.5M to stabilize crisis, releases playbook solution

The State of Erie's Economy 2024

by Ben Speggen10/14/2024, 8:15 AM

The impact if Erie closed its race and gender wage gaps

Footlights Theatre Performing Arts Center Finds a New Home at PACA

by Edwina Capozziello10/10/2024, 8:00 AM

Youth theater program moves to Erie's creative capital in the historic Mayer Building

Local Knitted Knockers Project Offers Handmade Breast Cancer Comfort

by Chloe Forbes10/8/2024, 9:00 AM

Knitters weave a new kind of support for breast cancer survivors

Keeping Erie Weird: Jane Jacobs' Vision Presented in Erie

by Erin Phillips10/7/2024, 9:30 AM

Maria MacDonald, the Center For the Living City, and the Greater Erie Awards

The History and Afterlife of Erie's Only Pet Cemetery

by Erin Phillips10/2/2024, 12:00 PM

Hearthside continues legacy of stewarding the souls of our companions

Erie County: The Linchpin to a Democratic Presidency

by Jeff Bloodworth9/26/2024, 8:00 AM

Combating Trump's pixie dust in Pennsylvania with focus on issues, energy, early voting

Teens, Tension, and Technology: The Loneliness Epidemic

by Dan Schank9/25/2024, 8:00 AM

Delving into the reformatting of friendships and the struggle to find 'third places'

Erie's Farm to School Program

by Amy VanScoter9/19/2024, 8:00 AM

Building community and sprouting new ideas about food

Gem City Style: Featuring Teachers from Erie High School

by Jessica Hunter9/16/2024, 1:00 PM

Passion and profession in lockstep for three women

Justin Dombrowski Takes On Erie's True Crime History One Book at a Time

by Jonathan Burdick9/16/2024, 10:00 AM

Ghouls, grave robbers, and extortion in newest release

Erie Roller Derby On a Roll, Looking for Recruits

by Chloe Forbes9/13/2024, 8:00 AM

Strap on skates or stay in the stands, it's time to get down and derby

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