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The Atlantic - What it Takes to Settle Refugees

The Atlantic - What it Takes to Settle Refugees

Posted on October 28th, 2016 at 12:36 PM

James and Deborah Fallows delved into Erie's extremely diverse refugee population, explored in this article. 

The Mic - Why Erie is Like No Other County in PA

The Mic - Why Erie is Like No Other County in PA

Posted on October 12th, 2016 at 10:22 AM

Prior to the 2016 election, The Mic caught up with Erie's LBTQ community to discover, what makes Erie, PA, so unique?

The Atlantic - A Syrian Refugee's Story

The Atlantic - A Syrian Refugee's Story

Posted on August 26th, 2016 at 1:28 PM

What does it mean to spend years as a Syrian refugee and then land in a brand new life in Erie, Pennsylvania?

#NeverGiveUpErie

#NeverGiveUpErie

Posted on July 28th, 2016 at 12:53 PM

#NeverGiveUp on Erie and take a look at the city's great hotels and meeting spaces in this lightearted video. 

Recent Erie Articles and Videos

A bright and talented student - and refugee - from Nepal shares her experience in school and in the community.
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The challenges of Rust Belt America are real, and well-known. What’s less familiar is the response some mid-sized cities are making.
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Who better to highlight all Erie, PA, has to offer than the brilliant and diverse minds residing here?
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American Public Media's  Marketplace show profiled Erie in its segment titled "How Erie Is Rewriting the Rust Belt Narrative.
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