Rollover Your Sick Days

The Erie Center on Health and Aging is your best shot at beating the flu. Flexible hours. Convenient locations. No long waits. All at no up-front cost to you.

Did you know that 32% of persons over age 65 in Erie County have never had a pneumonia shot??

All persons over age 18, even if healthy need a flu shot every year. Influenza & pneumonia combined are the fifth leading cause of death in adults over age 65 in PA.

For a list of Event Dates and Locations click here.

For your convenience, no appointments are necessary. For more information, call (814) 453-5072 or visit DontLetTheFluBugYou.com today.

trash party

Our friends at the Erie County Recycling Program are stepping in to help you, me and everyone in between e-cycle their old electronic junk for free.

They're hosting a special e-Waste Collection event this Saturday, August 23, at Fort Lebouef High School from 10am-2pm. Click the ad below for details:

You do need to pre-register for the event at 1-866-815-0016. Hey, it's toll-free.
Make the call, make a difference. Let's pull the plug on e-Waste.

For more events, visit ErieCountyRecycling.com.

One drink to remember, and another to forget...

We will always remember...

LeRoi Moore 1961-2008

Dave Matthews Band : "We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. LeRoi had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program."

Heeyyy...EAT This!

Nothing says let’s party like croque-monsieur w/frites. Gather up your family, friends & fanny packs for an entire weekend because CelebrateErie is officially here. Where else can you tour & taste some of Erie's finest grub all within a 1/2 block radius? Only at your local Perry Square, people. Taste of Erie kicks off tonight from 5pm-9pm with the live entertainment of Bobby Remp.

So...what's cookin' you ask? Well let's start the night off with some crab cake appetizers from Theodore's. Now that you got your tongue wet, let's move onto the second course. Here is where you may just have to make the most important decision of your stomach's life. Do you try The BrewErie @ Union Station's reubens and wraps, Bertrand's croque-monsieur w/frites
(Ham and Cheese sandwich w/fries) or tacos, enchilada's & homemade guacamole from Latino's? How about all the above with an extra side of sweet potato fries from The Colony Pub and Grille (let's not forget about the deep fried cheesecake they have either). Last but not least, find your way over to Pufferbelly's for some peanut butter pie desert. Mmm Mmm, I can taste it all now.

To view a complete schedule of all the events and entertainment for CelebrateErie, click here.

Oh, I almost forgot--this is the best part! If you gotta make that quick run...the porta-johns are ever so conveniently located right on 6th street across from Taste of Erie (wink wink). Someone in the city had their thinking caps on.

Enjoy the weekend and have fun.

we love celebrate erie days

Ride More. Get More.

This morning, EMTA officially kicked off their Bayliner Rewards program to the general public. We are happy to say that we've been fortunate enough to provide them with the creative for the new program.

The Bayliner Rewards program is the link to downtown attractions, retail locations and eating establishments. In partnership with area business, EMTA will provide the transportation solution to keep tourists and people living and working within the Downtown Partnership to continue and enjoy what Downtown Erie has to offer. The Bayliner Rewards program is an incentive program that will be exciting and interactive and is the vehicle to maintain the economic impact of Downtown.

How does it work?
Tourists, employees and area residents will receive the Bayliner Rewards punch card and can have it punched each time they ride the Bayliner Trolley. Get five ride punches, get rewarded.

The card will explain to the rider details about the program and how to log on to BaylinerRewards.com to see participating punch card redemption locations and the location’s specific discount offer. The punch cards will be available at each vendor location, at the EMTA office at 127 East 14th Street and by visiting the website.

Over the next couple of weeks you will find more stuff rolling out in the downtown area. Bus shelter graphics have started to be posted and the cards are available in downtown establishments. Street teams will be out in force during Celebrate Erie and :60 radio spots start running today. (You can listen to a couple of them below)


"Sausage King" :60 Radio




"Parking Garage" :60 Radio

i'd rather be with an animal

New work update. Times 2.

If you're planning a zoo trip this holiday weekend, check out some of the new signage we recently designed to replace the existing animal info signs. A few are already up, and the rest are in the process of being installed throughout the zoo. If you were fortunate enough to attend GalapaZOOza, or if you've made good use of your zoo membership, you may have already seen them.

Here's a sneak peek:


Staying in the animal kingdom, here's another free standing newspaper insert we just finalized for our friends at DAD'S Pet Care.

This FSI will soon reach 35 million homes across the country. So keep on the lookout for its money-saving coupon... hey, it's another buck you can put toward gas. Or a new scooter.

Have a safe and happy 4th.