December 2024: Year in Review

Erie Reader: Volume 14, Issue 12

December 11th, 2024 — January 8th, 2025

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Fish That Talk: Family Resemblance

by John Bavaro12/30/2024, 4:00 PM

The Erie Cookbook Revisited: How To Make A Nice Gravy

by Morgan Yezzi12/30/2024, 1:00 PM

And a bonus Chicken Pie

Best Books of 2024

by Erie Reader Staff12/27/2024, 4:00 PM

The best in fiction in a year of stellar fiction

Just Toyin' Witcha: December 2024

by B. Toy12/27/2024, 1:00 PM

Curling Away the Winter Blues

by Alana Sabol12/26/2024, 4:00 PM

French Creek Curling Club hosts classes and leagues

A Few Amens for St. James A.M.E.

by Liz Allen12/23/2024, 5:00 PM

Church has served Erie's Black community for 150 years

Top Five Local Albums of 2024

by Erie Reader Staff12/23/2024, 1:00 PM

The best and brightest from Erie musicians

Fridge Comics: December 2024

by Anthony Carson12/20/2024, 4:00 PM

Teacher Shortage Signals Turbulent Time for Education

by Chloe Forbes12/20/2024, 1:00 PM

Profession in dire need of paradigm shift

How Did This Happen? Democrats and Republicans Swap Bases

by Jeff Bloodworth12/19/2024, 1:00 PM

A look at the 2024 election results, locally and nationally

Tommy in Toon: December 2024

by Tommy Link12/18/2024, 5:00 PM

Come Together for Erie Ale Works' Festivus at Basement Transmissions

by Aaron Mook12/18/2024, 1:00 PM

A Seinfeld-themed bash for the rest of us

The Top Five Best Films of 2024

by Forest Taylor12/18/2024, 12:00 PM

A poignant and pertinent year for filmmaking

Doomed to Repeat It: Extremism Throughout America's History

by Jonathan Burdick12/17/2024, 5:00 PM

Ugly undercurrents of our past amplified in digital echo chambers of our present

Rook Rocks Packed Holiday Calendar

by Nick Warren12/17/2024, 1:00 PM

Minka, Sophistafunk, Funktional Flow, Shea D'Heaux, and more close out 2024

Barod Meteign

by Brad Pattullo12/16/2024, 6:00 PM

You'll Ha-Ha and Boo-Hoo during Who's Holiday at PACA

by Cara Suppa12/16/2024, 5:00 PM

Three-day, one-woman show revisits holiday classic

Gem City Style: December 2024

by Jessica Hunter12/16/2024, 1:00 PM

An interview with Leah Show of The Candle Box Company

What Is Crafted Trivia?

by Edwina Capozziello12/13/2024, 5:00 PM

Beloved hometown trivia champ brings his custom trivia nights to Erie Art Museum

Buy Local or It's Bye, Local!

by Jeff McCullor12/13/2024, 1:00 PM

How an ill-timed winter storm is impacting local businesses

Erie Zoo Extends Hours for Winter Wonderland

by Thomas Taylor12/12/2024, 5:00 PM

Relive the nostalgia of the zoo in wintertime

Erie's Favorite Christmas Party Returns to Lavery Brewing Company

by Larry Wheaton12/12/2024, 1:00 PM

Local rockers raise money for Erie's enduring success

The Top Five Favorite Albums of 2024

by Erie Reader Staff12/11/2024, 6:00 PM

All of our regular album reviewers chime in with their most-spun favorites

A Tale As Old As Time

by Cassandra Gripp12/11/2024, 5:30 PM

Experience the magic of Beauty and the Beast at the Erie Playhouse

Erie's Year in Review 2024

by Erin Phillips12/11/2024, 2:45 PM

A local look back to what brought us to where we stand this year

From the Editor: December 2024

by The Editors12/11/2024, 12:15 PM

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