Ann Silverthorn

Well, well, well. Walmart is entering the organic market and aims to drive down prices to make healthier food available to low-income folks (like its employees). I say, “Bravo!” This move is giving me warm fuzzies. Anyone who knows me is aware of my one-person boycott against Walmart and Sam’s Club, due to their inappropriate…

After being teased with a few days of almost-springlike weather, the snow found us again on the evening of the last Erie Ambassador Program session. When we climbed the steps to the Richard S. Wasielewski Water Treatment Plant, a few flakes of snow were falling from the twilight sky, and by the time we exited, a blanket of…

By Krista Liberatore, guest contributor Over the past eight years, I’ve enjoyed discovering the benefits of working in downtown Cleveland.  Of course, there are the obvious benefits of having tons of lunch options in walking distance and plenty of things to do nearby after work.  But it’s the unexpected benefits that make working downtown especially fun.…

Imagine quitting your really great job for a decade-old writing project you haven’t been able to finish while working full time. And you must finish. You can’t explain why. It must be done. It doesn’t matter that there are people who think you’re crazy. Then, imagine you finally find a way to corral the multitude…

Week four brought us to the Erie County Technical School (ECTS) on Oliver Road for the education session of the Erie Ambassador Program’s Spring 2014 class. My husband, Jim, and I hadn’t been in the building for nearly a decade. The last time was when we attended an informational meeting regarding a sister-city trip to Zibo, China, that our…

2026 Note: I don’t even know if they make CFL bulbs anymore, but even if they don’t, there are probably plenty of people like me who still have them hanging around.] The other day, I posted about CFL light bulbs and how you need to know what to do if they break. Well, it’s happened to…

[2026 Note: I don’t even know if they make these anymore, but like me, you might still have some of these hanging around . . . ] This morning, as I crunched on my English muffin, washed down periodically with sips of OJ, I perused the Erie Times News, and in so doing, discovered something shocking. It…

Our third Erie Ambassador Program session took us to the Erie Playhouse where we learned about several arts organizations in the area. They were the Erie Playhouse, the Erie Art Museum, the Erie Philharmonic, and Erie Arts & Culture. Of course, we were already aware of these organizations, but it was good to hear about…

As I progress through my research on William E. Dimorier (known as Demmy), the Erie educator without whom Ainsworth Field, Veterans Memorial Stadium, District-10 sports, and Academy High School’s music programs would not have been the same, I pause and wish to share something with you. Today, while transcribing a note Dimorier wrote from his…

Oh the cyber world and water coolers across the country are all a-Twitter with Academy Award talk today. Top of mind is John Travolta’s slaughter of Idina Menzel’s name. Second is criticism of Menzel’s performance. Well, number one, if someone pronounced my name as Amy Silverstone immediately before my big moment, before a billion people,…