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This year, Small Business Saturday will be very important to our local economy in Erie. As damaging tariffs drive up domestic prices and the looming cessation of SNAP benefits reduces the purchasing ...

In the 2026 Gaming Fund Budget, council voted 4-3 to fund Black Wall Street nearly $250,000, with Bayle, Schauerman, and ...

The Erie Reader Book Club will be reading and discussing the novel Home for the Bewildered by local author Michelle Tobin in correspondence with the Shop Local Erie Reader issue. Our city is ...

From the iconic Sugar Plum Fairy score to toddlers in cheese hats, The Nutcracker performed by the Erie Contemporary Ballet Theatre has become a cherished Erie holiday tradition. The Nutcracker is one ...

Every product tells a story, and in northwestern Pennsylvania, the makers behind those products are learning to tell a new one: how to turn creativity into commerce. Through a new business accelerator ...

We need your help today. You can't put a price on critical local journalism, that's why the Reader has always been free. Over the past ten years we've been able to grow into Erie's only local source ...

Stepping into a conversation with Tiffany Wolfe is like stepping into a well-loved antique shop: every piece has a story, a history, and a touch of deeply personal charm. As the creative force behind ...

Erie's holiday season just got brighter. Blitzen's at The Brewerie opens Friday, November 28, transforming the downtown brewpub into a festive pop-up bar with over-the-top décor, themed cocktails, and ...

The holidays are right around the corner, and this year, the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network (SSJNN) has introduced a new way for people to get out into the community and support local ...

An ordinance fixing the tax rate at 14.12 Mills for all City purposes for the Fiscal Year 2026 had its first reading and was ...

We need your help today. You can't put a price on critical local journalism, that's why the Reader has always been free. Over the past ten years we've been able to grow into Erie's only local source ...