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 ...

Every year for the past 13 years, the editors of the Erie Reader have had the honor of sifting through hundreds of inspiring nominations and choosing the 40 that we think best represent the bright ...

Adam Welsh is the CEO of Flagship Multimedia, Inc., one of the managing partners of Great Lakes Online Media, and one of the founders and editors in chief of the Erie Reader. He formed FMI with ...

As described by those who know her, Toni M. Mazanowski believes in community — and while she may be humble about her accomplishments, her involvement demonstrates her principles. She is a member of ...

You're simply the best — better than all the rest. You've done it again Erie — for 11 years running, the Erie Reader has fielded hundreds of thousands of crowdsourced votes from you, telling us who ...

It's been a monumental year. Just ask anyone. It's taken a lot to get our community through these months together, and in those relatively dark times, there were people who helped to light the way.

When we talk with our honorees, we ask them a handful of questions with the intention of gathering a few useful quotes. When Maurice Clarke responded, it wasn't a few nuggets of wisdom, it was a ...

What is it that makes someone want to tune into any certain local channel to watch the news? Invariably the answer is the personalities — the anchorpersons, the on-site reporters, the meteorologists.

"Politics," Pat Cuneo told me, "Is the damnedest thing." If anyone should know, it's Pat Cuneo. The retired Erie Times-News journalist covered Erie and Pennsylvania state politics for decades. But ...

Ethan Bennett's love for Erie inspires him to help keep local dollars local, which he knows is the key to successfully growing Erie's economy. "From the moment I stepped on Gannon's campus, I fell in ...

Rachel Loper currently has her hands full – she's expecting her first child with her husband this month, while holding down an associate attorney position at one of Erie's most recognizable law firms, ...

As Erie Insurance navigates the often murky waters of governmental policy, it's essential to have someone like James Marsh to see them through. As the field government relations specialist for the ...