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Addressing Honorary Streets by Liz Allen Liz Allen The trend toward renaming parts of Erie streets to honor luminaries in the community began when Erie Mayor Joyce Savocchio decided to rename the corner of East Ninth and French streets after Eiji Oue, who served as music director of the Erie Philharmonic from 1990 to 1995. When Evan Torres asked me in December 2019 if the city of Erie could rename a street to honor his friend, Phillip "Scotty" Askins Sr., an "asset to the community," I was flummoxed. As a member of Erie City Council, I could u...