Comment of the Week — Getting ‘Em Here 9 May 2008 Author: Peter Panepento In: Comment of the Week, Economic Development, Erie We’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about politics and elections. But I wanted to single out a comment this week that falls closely in line with why we started this forum in the first place. …
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Abbey Cadabra: A New Sign Appears in Griswold Plaza
http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/05/07/abbey-cadabra-a-new-sign-appears-in-griswold-plaza/Abbey Cadabra: A New Sign Appears in Griswold Plaza 7 May 2008 Author: Peter Panepento In: Erie, Griswold Plaza The renaissance of Griswold Plaza continues this weekend with the unveiling of a historical marker commemorating the life of magician and Erie native Harry Kellar. …
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Waldameer Owner Gets His Due
http://www.globalerie.com/blog/2008/05/06/waldameer-owner-gets-his-due/Waldameer Owner Gets His Due 6 May 2008 Author: Peter Panepento In: Economy, Erie Jack Tirak at Erie Media Go Round gives props to Waldameer owner Paul Nelson for investing in the Ravine Flyer II without taxpayer money. …
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Young professionals returning to Erie?
http://www.globalerie.com/ianenterline/?p=52that young professionals are starting to return to Erie in an Op-ed piece on GoErie.com. My questions is, for what? Not that I wouldn’t want to return to Erie - but there isn’t anything there for me. At least not yet. If you read the current ‘Comment of the Week’ on Outside Erie, think about how many people are in your address book who are from back home, but live somewhere else, and you’ll know how extensive this phenomena is. Wachter says It is often said that Erie is experiencing a brain drain due to a lack of
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Silicon Valley of the Rust Belt
http://burghdiaspora.blogspot.com/2008/05/silicon-valley-of-...grapples with the functional size of the mega-region, should we also consider Chattanooga? Birmingham? Chattanooga self-identifies with the Rust Belt plight and now the city is touting its own rebirth: Though the “brain drain” of the ’80s and ’90s is
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Economic Corridor Geography
http://burghdiaspora.blogspot.com/2008/04/economic-corridor-...reinvigorating
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Bojosmom’s Weblog
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Replacing the term “Rust Belt”
http://www.globalerie.com/ianenterline/?p=44On Outside Erie recently, there was a contest to come up with a new slogan for Erie, the winner was “Great Lake, Great City, Great Life“. Now, we need a new term for what was originally called the “Rust Belt”. Danny Lucas says: Who among us likes the term “rust belt”? Yet, too many of us in the region that formerly was an industrial powerhouse second to none, use that
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Regional as Glocal
http://burghdiaspora.blogspot.com/2008/03/regional-as-glocal...all people." Longworth sees an opportunity for a publication to sit between your daily local and the "global information market." I think Longworth is right and I'll provide an example of the niche that could be filled. About two months ago, "locals" upbraided a Financial Times reporter for typecasting Erie, PA. While the Erie Times-News won't be noticed for excellence in international reporting any time soon, global and national coverage will still struggle to get the hometown story right. What's missing from the overall picture is a
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Welcome to ErieBlogs.com: The best site in Erie about Erie
http://www.erieblogs.comWater World will open on May 17 at noon. The wood and steel coaster will traverse Peninsula Drive (State Route 832), a busy 4 lane road, on a 165 foot arched bridge and have amazing views of Lake Erie and Presque Isle State Park. Peter beat me to it (Erie Scores Wicked Low on Latest Forbes List) but Forbes Magazine released their "Best Places For Business and Careers." Erie PA ranked 184th out of 200 cities. By their actions, the Erie School Board, Erie City Council and Erie City Council are doing everything in their power to see that Erie
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Welcome to ErieBlogs.com: The best site in Erie about Erie
http://www.arsenic.net/erieWater World will open on May 17 at noon. The wood and steel coaster will traverse Peninsula Drive (State Route 832), a busy 4 lane road, on a 165 foot arched bridge and have amazing views of Lake Erie and Presque Isle State Park. Peter beat me to it (Erie Scores Wicked Low on Latest Forbes List) but Forbes Magazine released their "Best Places For Business and Careers." Erie PA ranked 184th out of 200 cities. By their actions, the Erie School Board, Erie City Council and Erie City Council are doing everything in their power to see that Erie
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Who Gives Authorities Their Authority?
http://www.globalerie.com/dalehannah/2008/03/18/who-gives-au...A story in the Buffalo News cited by Peter Panepeto in his OutsideErie blog this morning highlights a problem with autonomous boards and authorities, which operate outside the oversight and controls of the elected officials. The authorities and boards use taxpayer funding, which directly impacts the pocketbooks of all
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Who Gives Authorities Their Authority?
http://www.globalerie.com/dalehannah/?p=21A story in the Buffalo News cited by Peter Panepeto in his OutsideErie blog this morning highlights a problem with autonomous boards and authorities, which operate outside the oversight and controls of the elected officials. The authorities and boards use taxpayer funding, which directly impacts the pocketbooks of all
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