PA Fish & Boat Commission starts steelhead trout spawning at Avonia Beach
Fishermen travel near and far to Lake Erie tributaries every year for a chance to reel in a steelhead trout, a fish that some say offers one of the best fights you can get with a rod in your hands. But behind the scenes, maintaining the steelhead population in Lake Erie takes a little help […]
Empanissah’s Plants a Flag Downtown: Handcrafted Empanadas Meet Community at 38 N. Park Row
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Downtown just gained a fresh Latin-American fusion address. Empanissah’s, led by owner-operator Anissah Sanchez, opened this month at 38 N. Park Row, taking over the former Hook’s Catfish Kitchen space steps from Perry Square. A grand opening on Sunday,...
From Presque Isle Pop-Ups to Park Row: We Corny Brings Butter-Marinated Elote to the...
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Erie, Pa. — Downtown just got a new corn-forward option. We Corny has settled into the Flagship City Food Hall, marking a public grand opening Oct. 23, 2025, and blending Mexican‑street‑corn flair with fried chicken, hot dogs, and fresh‑cut fries—after...
From Truck to Stall: We Corny Brings Corn‑First Comforts to Flagship City Food Hall
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Erie has a new corn‑first comfort‑food stop: We Corny is now open inside the Flagship City Food Hall at 22 North Park Row, adding a playful summer‑on‑a‑plate option to the downtown hub. A grand opening on Oct. 23, 2025 marked the shift from seasonal...
From Perry Square to Peach Street: Dave’s Diner Reboots as a Downtown Anchor
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. After a years-long hiatus, Dave’s Diner is back in downtown Erie, announcing a soft opening on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at its new corner home at 5th & Peach (431 Peach St). The update, relayed locally via a TalkErie report on the owners’ weekend...
Axolotl dies after being found in Walnut Creek
A very unusual animal was found in Walnut Creek this past week. Local aquarium and pet shop Buzz n’ B’s received a call that someone found an axolotl swimming around. According to Caden Richards, the associate of aquatics at Buzz n’ B’s, this animal is native to the underground lakes and rivers in Mexico, which […]
Newsmaker: Sam Ruot talks 52 Pickup
A local film production company is taking an internationally acclaimed musical and turning it into a short film. The stage show, 52 Pickup, is about coping with trauma and how trauma affects social interactions, the body and the brain. It portrays a journey that finds beauty from pain. Rhoxon Productions...
X users face early-morning outage
An outage kept X users from catching up on their feeds early Tuesday morning.
Clark Road closing temporarily
A Harborcreek road is temporarily closing down on Tuesday morning. According to a notice from Harborcreek Township, Clark Road will be closed at the bridge over Six Mile Creek starting at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The road work is expected to last most of the day, and vehicles will not be permitted to cross during […]
Food Drive The Next 25
Looking at the next 25 years of food drives between Erie News Now and Second Harvest Food Bank.

















