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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 Bavaro
12/30/2024, 4:00 PM
The Erie Cookbook Revisited: How To Make A Nice Gravy
by Morgan Yezzi
12/30/2024, 1:00 PM
And a bonus Chicken Pie
Best Books of 2024
by Erie Reader Staff
12/27/2024, 4:00 PM
The best in fiction in a year of stellar fiction
Just Toyin' Witcha: December 2024
by B. Toy
12/27/2024, 1:00 PM
Curling Away the Winter Blues
by Alana Sabol
12/26/2024, 4:00 PM
French Creek Curling Club hosts classes and leagues
A Few Amens for St. James A.M.E.
by Liz Allen
12/23/2024, 5:00 PM
Church has served Erie's Black community for 150 years
Top Five Local Albums of 2024
by Erie Reader Staff
12/23/2024, 1:00 PM
The best and brightest from Erie musicians
Fridge Comics: December 2024
by Anthony Carson
12/20/2024, 4:00 PM
Teacher Shortage Signals Turbulent Time for Education
by Chloe Forbes
12/20/2024, 1:00 PM
Profession in dire need of paradigm shift
How Did This Happen? Democrats and Republicans Swap Bases
by Jeff Bloodworth
12/19/2024, 1:00 PM
A look at the 2024 election results, locally and nationally
Tommy in Toon: December 2024
by Tommy Link
12/18/2024, 5:00 PM
Come Together for Erie Ale Works' Festivus at Basement Transmissions
by Aaron Mook
12/18/2024, 1:00 PM
A Seinfeld-themed bash for the rest of us
The Top Five Best Films of 2024
by Forest Taylor
12/18/2024, 12:00 PM
A poignant and pertinent year for filmmaking
Doomed to Repeat It: Extremism Throughout America's History
by Jonathan Burdick
12/17/2024, 5:00 PM
Ugly undercurrents of our past amplified in digital echo chambers of our present
Rook Rocks Packed Holiday Calendar
by Nick Warren
12/17/2024, 1:00 PM
Minka, Sophistafunk, Funktional Flow, Shea D'Heaux, and more close out 2024
Barod Meteign
by Brad Pattullo
12/16/2024, 6:00 PM
You'll Ha-Ha and Boo-Hoo during Who's Holiday at PACA
by Cara Suppa
12/16/2024, 5:00 PM
Three-day, one-woman show revisits holiday classic
Gem City Style: December 2024
by Jessica Hunter
12/16/2024, 1:00 PM
An interview with Leah Show of The Candle Box Company
What Is Crafted Trivia?
by Edwina Capozziello
12/13/2024, 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 McCullor
12/13/2024, 1:00 PM
How an ill-timed winter storm is impacting local businesses
Erie Zoo Extends Hours for Winter Wonderland
by Thomas Taylor
12/12/2024, 5:00 PM
Relive the nostalgia of the zoo in wintertime
Erie's Favorite Christmas Party Returns to Lavery Brewing Company
by Larry Wheaton
12/12/2024, 1:00 PM
Local rockers raise money for Erie's enduring success
The Top Five Favorite Albums of 2024
by Erie Reader Staff
12/11/2024, 6:00 PM
All of our regular album reviewers chime in with their most-spun favorites
A Tale As Old As Time
by Cassandra Gripp
12/11/2024, 5:30 PM
Experience the magic of Beauty and the Beast at the Erie Playhouse
Erie's Year in Review 2024
by Erin Phillips
12/11/2024, 2:45 PM
A local look back to what brought us to where we stand this year
From the Editor: December 2024
by The Editors
12/11/2024, 12:15 PM
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