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🌱 Planning your weekend at Erie’s free Blues and Jazz Festival?

Erie, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Erie! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning your weekend at Erie’s free Blues and Jazz Festival?
  • How new cruise ship stops could reshape Erie’s tourism economy
  • What Erie City Council quietly approved that could affect your neighborhood

Also on today's calendar: April Macie and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A passing shower, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
  • Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Celebrate 31 Years of Rhythm at the 2026 Erie Blues and Jazz Festival (eriereader.com) — Erie’s Blues and Jazz Festival returns to Frontier Park on Saturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2, with free admission and a suggested $25 donation. Expect national and local acts across three stages, family-friendly activities, and plenty of local food and art vendors, continuing a three-decade tradition as one of Erie’s signature summer gatherings.
   

2. Victory Cruise Line stops in Erie will be one-day visits to start (goerie.com) — Victory Cruise Lines plans to begin one-day cruise ship stops at Erie’s bayfront starting July 21, 2028, bringing up to 190 mostly senior visitors each trip. Guests will spend the day exploring Presque Isle, downtown Erie, and bayfront attractions, with local officials eyeing a new tourism and economic boost if visitors return for longer stays.
   

3. The Reader Beat: City Council Notes from July 15, 2026 (eriereader.com) — Erie residents get a detailed look at July 15 City Council actions, including new grant funding for insurance fraud and auto theft prevention, upgrades for the Erie Center for Arts and Technology, and a new historic building designation. Speakers also pressed officials on police use-of-force policies, communication with constituents, and concerns about expanding defense-related manufacturing in the city.
   

4. Erie Times-News reporters win 2026 Professional Keystone Media Awards (goerie.com) — Erie Times-News journalists just brought home seven statewide Keystone Media awards for work highlighting Erie’s diverse communities, local government accountability, and high school sports. Their award-winning stories include pieces on refugees, Amish life, same-sex adoption, and Erie County oversight, underscoring how deeply the newsroom’s reporting is rooted in issues that matter to Erie residents.
   

5. Electric plane that made stop in Erie is flying high in U.S., abroad (goerie.com) — An experimental electric plane that once stopped in Erie is now drawing global attention after a cross-country flight and international demonstrations. Building on that momentum, North Coast Air plans to install an electric aircraft charging station at Erie International Airport by year’s end, opening the door for more next-generation planes to visit the region.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I've seen posts asking what to do in Erie this summer.
    Here is a guide, please share: https://www.visiterie.com/events (Nextdoor Eastlawn pack)
  • My boyfriend and I went to Gem City Dinor for a breakfast date.
    We were so impressed with the quality of food and the friendliness of our server. We would definitely go back and we recommend it to anybody wanting… (Nextdoor Franklin Terrace)
  • Updated: Roadwork on I-90 eastbound between .3 miles west of Exit 18: PA 832 - PRESQUE ISLE/STERRETTANIA and miles east of Exit 22B: I-79 NORTH -... (X: 511PAErie)
  • FDA links recalled eggs to 98 salmonella cases across 17 states... (X: GoErie)
  • White Lodging Services Corporation posted a job opening for Houseperson in Erie. Apply here.
  • Gannon University posted a job opening for 2nd shift Custodian in Erie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Erie here.

Ok Erie! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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