What's in Your Queue?
by Mark Toriski5/22/2012, 12:43 PM
For your viewing pleasure, three critically-acclaimed classics ripped from the Erie Reader Queue.
Guest Review: Big Leg Emma Returns with New Album ?Revival?
by Vince Smith5/22/2012, 12:41 PM
On the band?s second studio release the band seems to have more passion and fire than they?ve ever had before. It?s quite simply a fabulous album, start to finish.
Albums Reviewed by Alex Bieler and Ben Speggen
by Erie Reader Author5/22/2012, 12:38 PM
Of all the names, Trampled by Turtles might be the most creative, but did it get the most stars? Read on to find out.
Guest Editorial: Cruising Toward the End of Western Empire
by Robert Cogan5/22/2012, 12:34 PM
Ships and passengers, like the Titanic and those aboard, sometimes represent whole societies. Their wrecks represent apocalypses often caused in part by human moral failings.
Visual Experiences: "Backyard: Small Sculptures" by Steven Dana
by Erie Reader Author5/22/2012, 12:19 PM
Continuing now through May 27 at the Ronald E. Holstein Gallery, Steve Dana's "Backyard: Small Sculptures."
Raw Milk Foes Square Off at Harvard
by Jay Stevens5/22/2012, 11:57 AM
The video from the Harvard Food Law Society debate on raw milk...
Joe Posnanski on Chief Wahoo
by Jay Stevens5/16/2012, 10:12 AM
Joe Posnanski makes the case for the Cleveland Spiders.
Pick of the Week: The Return of "The Feather"
by Julia Nene5/16/2012, 9:26 AM
On Thursday, May 17, an official opening ceremony will reintroduce ?The Feather,? now reconstructed and here to stay.
Tech Watch: Is Erie Ready for a New Hotspot?
by Angela Kelly5/16/2012, 9:23 AM
Access to wireless Internet has become commonplace in both the home and workplace, but when you step out into Downtown Erie, you enter a scattered world of pay-to-use Wi-Fi hot spots in exchange for buying a drink or meal - and limited public buildings with free online access. So, why is it that free wireless Internet access isn't more widespread in the city of Erie?
About Town: Maria House Project Benefit
by Rebecca Styn5/16/2012, 9:19 AM
There is a little-known, but instrumental program in Erie known as the Maria House Project, which helps men recover from the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, imprisonment, homelessness, and/or mental illness.
Street Corner Soap Box: Time to Retire Chief Wahoo
by Jay Stevens5/16/2012, 9:11 AM
Being a sports fan means being able to root like hell for a team, and paint everything in deliciously simple black-and-white, us-versus-them narratives. It?s fun to pull for teams because it?s simple. Our team is good. Their team is not. We tend to turn a blind eye toward things that complicate our fandom.
Raw Food Rebellion
by Jay Stevens5/16/2012, 9:02 AM
The Controversy Surrounding Raw Milk
When is Fracking not Fracking?
by Jay Stevens5/15/2012, 8:17 PM
An oddly worded article appears in the local daily newspaper...
From The Editors
by The Editors5/15/2012, 2:00 PM
Welcome to the May 16 issue of the Erie Reader.
UPFRONT: A Revolting Concoction
by Cory Vaillancourt5/9/2012, 12:35 PM
Efficiency and pleasure? Pizza and ice cream? Fantasy and government? UPFRONT has a new game we can all play!