May 20, 2011, The City of Erie, the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities (PLCM), the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and organizers from national non-profit KaBOOM! announced that a design has been selected for the new playground to be built by volunteers at Gridley Park on June 21. To see the winning playground design click here! For complete press release details click here.

May 13, 2011, We Need Your Applications are now available for the third annual Repairers of the Breach 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. CLICK HERE The event will take place at Gannon University August 6-7, 2011. All applications MUST be submitted to 1129 Pennsylvania Avenue, Erie, PA 16503 so that we can ensure every participant is included in this event. Once again, Tournament Dates: August 6th and 7th. Application Deadline: July 15th

May 11, 2011, We Need Your Help to Build a Playground! The City of Erie is looking for volunteers to assist with the Emerson-Gridley Park Playground Build on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011. Click Here for more information and to sign up online and encourage your friends to do the same. Our goal is to have 400 volunteers. Please call 870-1206 with any questions.