Erie PA

By David Chernicky, Guest Contributor. From his forthcoming book, Justice for Christina: A Cold Case in My Hometown. For most people, cemeteries are peaceful, solemn places that families periodically visit to pay homage to a loved one, relative, or friend. My memory of visits to the graves of grandparents and other relatives dates back to my…

Out with the old; make way for the new. That was the theme for many years here in Erie County, Pennsylvania, as time-honored buildings were torn down and replaced with contemporary structures.  The 12-story, 1913 Lawrence Hotel, in front of which John F. Kennedy once spoke, fell in 1968 for a stark, angular structure that has…

Today, Husband Jim and I attended our first St. Patty’s Day parade. How did we go through so many years in this town and not know that there was a parade on St. Patrick’s Day? I knew that a lot of people went downtown to drink, but I thought that’s all there was. Because the…