What If?

One of the key issues Director of Economic Development Bob Spaulding covered at the county exec.’s town hall meeting last Wednesday is the proposed regional community college.  In responce to a question I posed, trying to find solid reasoning in the effort, he described many of the issues involved.
The Erie area has a vast shortage […]

Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio, and Chief of Staff Sean Wiley pulled out the stops for DiVecchio’s Town Hall Meeting in North East Wednesday evening.  Attending were the majority of county government department heads, who outnumbered the interested citizens.  So much for interest in how government makes the choices they make!
Each director gave a brief […]

The Rust Belt Bloggers’ Summit wrapped up Saturday afternoon with a 4 hour roundtable discussion about our own personal goals and achievements as bloggers.  For some of us(me), it was a learning session.  Several visitors came in from the Youngstown and Cleveland areas and one from Butler.  The guys from Youngstown gave a great shared […]

Bloggers from as far away as Colorado are convening in Erie this weekend for a 2 day summit.  The main thrust of the get-together is a chance to meet local bloggers and share ideas, thus creating a more regional approach to our efforts.
Of the 8 people who were here for the opening session at BrewErie […]

I will be attending the Rust Belt Bloggers’ conference this weekend, hoping to do some networking with old and new friends from the blogging world.  For those of you who may not be aware, The Rust Belt Bloggers is quite similar in purpose to our own GlobalErie Network, in that the thrust of their association is […]

Much has been written on various GlobalErie blogs about what makes Erie a great place to live, and there are many things of which to be proud.  There is another whole story to tell about the small towns that surround the city, and their contributions to the Erie lifestyle.
I live in North East, so this […]