Here is the schedule for the Lake Effect Film Festival, September 11-13: Rhoxon Productions. “Save Blasco” will have a screening on Saturday, September 13 at 11 am at 5 Iron. Even though all proceeds from tickets go to the film festival, it’s incredibly important to support the festival. KOLP has not gotten much support fromContinue reading ““Save Blasco” at the Lake Effect Film Festival”
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Sometimes This Stuff Writes Itself
This morning on his re-election Facebook page, the country executive made what he considers to be a humorous attempt to claim that Project NepTWNE will be testing for fecal matter. Cool story, Brenton, but as everyone who has been following the story knows, the program tests for nanoplastics–not fecal matter, and it doesn’t have toContinue reading “Sometimes This Stuff Writes Itself”
Lake Effect
No, we’re not talking about the weather here. We’re talking about “Save Blasco” being selected for the Lake Effect Film Festival, September 11-13, 2025 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC). A reminder that this documentary was also selected for the Defense of Democracy Film Festival, and the documentary was a labor of love byContinue reading “Lake Effect”
Moral Compass
Congratulations to the Benedictine Sisters of Erie for being awarded the National Democracy Award: Benedictine Sisters Win National Democracy Award. The sisters have always been strong moral compass for our area. It seems like a good time to remember when one of the sisters called out the Gannon lease: ‘Immoral deal’ why Gannon’s Blasco leaseContinue reading “Moral Compass”
How It Started and How It’s Going…
How it started… How it’s going… Do you think he had a change of heart about reading and libraries, or do you think it’s because it’s an election year? Way to show efficiency by using taxpayers’ resources for his photo ops rather than spending his own campaign funds. “I can’t believe what you say, becauseContinue reading “How It Started and How It’s Going…”
A Profit Center
The space at the Blasco Library is giving Gannon a new profit center. For those of you who may be saying, but Gannon is a non-profit, yes, they are a 501c3. I invite you, however, to explore our Taxpayer Facts page that has links to Gannon’s Form 990, tuition, and tax-free properties in the city.Continue reading “A Profit Center”
#ThrowbackTuesday
While Gannon is using their to ask for money for Erie Gives Day, it would be good to remember their true financial state: Taxpayer Facts. They have plenty of money and space, but they claim to need our library. Maybe in honor of Erie Gives Day, they should give our library back. Please help supportContinue reading “#ThrowbackTuesday”
Modus Operandi
Something about the latest drama with the county executive feels familiar: Erie City, Davis Admin. clash again over vacant tiny homes. Let’s compare notes: Davis ignored the zoning procedures for this tiny house project, similar to the way that he ignored the Donated and Dedicated Property Act (DDPA) in leasing space to Gannon in theContinue reading “Modus Operandi”
A Slippery Slope
One of the members of county council that voted in favor of the Gannon lease said in a private meeting that it wasn’t fair to residents of the county that the main library was located in the city of Erie. This, despite the fact that a large number of county residents work in the cityContinue reading “A Slippery Slope”
The Math Ain’t Mathing
As discussed in a recent post, Gannon is selling one of their building on State St. for $2.2 million. So let’s do a comparison. The building is 63,000 square feet. This means that they are asking $34.92 per square foot for real estate on State Street, but they are paying (checks notes) $7 per squareContinue reading “The Math Ain’t Mathing”
Keep Our Library Public! 