Outside Erie

This is a bit off topic, but I wanted to point out that GlobalErie friend and Erie native Julia Lillis is coming home Tuesday, July 14, to headline at Jr.’s Last Laugh.
The doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, with a two-drink minimum.

The images of the hundreds of blue-shirted volunteers who have flocked to the East 21st Street home of Clara Ward are truly heartening.
The Erie community has certainly come together under the bright lights of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to help a neighbor in need. The event has created a spirit and buzz that will certainly […]

Dale Hannah at What If? has an excellent take on Erie’s effort to gain ‘All America City’ status.
I had been considering a post that asked whether Erie should be spending taxpayer money to send public officials down to Florida to make their case for this designation.
Dale’s post raises many of the questions I was considering.
He […]

Laura Marinucci, who is leading the Erie-based Save Our Shriners campaign, was a guest on the syndicated public radio program The Takeaway this morning.
Shriners Hospital on The Takeaway

A few things worth passing along today for those who care about Erie:
* Joel Natalie has a nice tribute to Jack Tirak on the 1-year anniversary of Tirak’s passing. Tirak’s blog on Erie media has been archived here.
* Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is coming to Erie in July and the Mayor’s office is trying […]

The people have spoken and Erie County will have a new leader in 2010.
Incumbent Democrat Mark DiVecchio was defeated in Tuesday’s primary by businessman and former radio personality Barry Grossman. Grossman will face off in November against another Erie businessman, Republican Mike Kerner.
Tuesday’s results mean Erie has an opportunity to get a fresh leader — […]

GoErie.com and ErieBlogs are both posting a video recorded by amateur videographer Christian Bussiere of a 9-minute diatribe by Erie County Executive candidate Buzz Andrezeski about incumbent County Executive Mark DiVecchio.
In it, Andrezeski takes DiVecchio to task for allegedly spreading rumors about the private life of Erie County Controller Sue Weber.
Along the way, Andrezeski does […]

It appears as though former Gov. Tom Ridge no longer calls Erie, Pa., home.
Politico is reporting that tax documents show Ridge now lives in Chevy Chase, Md.
Maybe with his new address he’ll be ready to write some guest posts on Outside Erie.

Our latest thread sparked this challenge from TJ, a loyal GlobalErie reader.

You have done a wonderful job of assembling the people that want to and have the ability to improve their environment.
Now, can you work on getting the people to work together? (This is not intended to be sarcastic–it is a real question for you. […]

Now that Sen. Arlen Specter has switched his “R” to a “D” some are speculating that he could be a prime target for an upset in his bid for reelection in 2010.
If that is the case, are there any viable candidates out there who you would like to see take on Pennsylvania’s senior Senator?
He was […]