Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & ...

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Words can wound, but they can also heal. When we choose language rooted in dignity, we affirm that everyone belongs. The "r" word is not just outdated — it is unnecessary. And leaving it behind, for ...

Somewhere in the woods of southwest Millcreek, off of Thomas Road, south of Sterrettania, along Walnut Creek and its tributaries, and near the McKean township border, lies a legend as old as anyone ...

Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Do you feel that? That's summer and it's peeking its head around the corner. Summertime in Erie is like our second season – a remedy after those long, grey ...

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

Growing up in a family loyal to Pittsburgh sports teams, I always had my favorite professional baseball, football, and hockey teams. The trinity of Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins even all share the ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was July of 1951: a steamy Saturday night in Erie, Pennsylvania and French Street's Pope Hotel was jam-packed for a performance by esteemed jazz musician Jeannie Cheatham. "It was the last night of ...

Goodness gracious, has 2025 seriously only been one single year long? These past 365 days have felt like 365,000, am I right? When inundated from every conceivable angle with injustice, unfairness, ...