I can t even put words to it : Brides-to-be offering to help owners after venue destroyed by fire We kind of went to bed with a dream, and woke up with a nightmare, owner Greg Meyer said Author: Hanna Yates (KSDK) Updated: 8:43 PM CDT May 31, 2021
COLUMBIA, Ill. A popular wedding venue went up in flames over the weekend. Now, brides-to-be are coming to the owners rescue.
Around 7 a.m. on Sunday, Melinda and Greg Meyer woke up to devastating news as they looked out the window of their home to see their family business Sugar Spring Ranch burning to the ground next door.
A historic eastside Erie mansion soon could house shops, services and business offices.
The former Rose Koehler Curtze mansion, 138 E. 26th St. was sold in late February along with adjoining property and neighboring buildings to BIR S LLC for $350,000.
The company plans to lease space in the mansion for offices; services, such as a barbershop; and possibly retail shops, said property manager Pasang Tamang. It s an opportunity for community members who have wanted to open their own businesses, Tamang said.
The owner first plans to do some maintenance to the building. But that work isn t expected to take long, Tamang said.
The Quiet Force of Emma Lawrence The story of Erie s first Black female business owner by Erin Phillips
Erin Phillips
In the preface to Sarah Thompson s
Journey from Jerusalem one of the few books to be written about Black history in Erie she begins: The history of the City of Erie begins in 1795. The history of African Americans in Erie begins at the same time, but, in the unfortunate tradition of US history, standard accounts of the past two hundred years present a one-sided picture which does not adequately represent their presence or contributions.
As I began researching the life of Emma Gertrude Lawrence Erie s first Black female business owner, founder and operator of Lawrence Dyeing and Cleaning for 50 years, and matriarch of a legendary Erie family I felt these words before I read them. Soon after beginning the pursuit of Emma s ancestry, I was struck by the white privilege that is