The Erie Bayfront Convention Center has three new conferences booked for 2009, according to VisitErie. The Erie Kennel Club will play host to the AKC All-Breed Dog Show in January. The show is expected to create 600 room nights at local hotels and bring in about $420,000 to the community. In June, t ...
You can find lists of the boards of directors of most of Erie’s authorities, trade groups, and nonprofit organizations online. VisitErie, however, doesn’t list its board online. Chris Pennsy, who oversees communications for the tourism agency, said that will change soon. But, in the meantime, here’s ...
The hubbub over the recent negative portrayals of Erie in the Financial Times and the New York Times seems to be getting the local establishment to push everyone from cabbies to bartenders to speak highly of their hometown when the media comes into town this month for the primary and the GE sharehol ...
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All real estate is local. What's happening in California or Florida doesn't effect the market in Erie. Last year you heard news about home prices falling all over the country. In Erie they rose. In an 88 page report released by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, home prices in Erie ...
An American Black Bear has been spotted on Presque Isle State Park. This isn't Winnie the Pooh or Yogi Bear so don't feed it. It's believed to be a young male weighing about 200 lbs. Adult black bears usually are between 250 and 600 lbs. There are an estimated 15,000 black bears in Pennsylvania and ...
