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A frank discussion of the bad and the bourgeois with the resurrected philosopher. Proletarians unite! The Performing Artists Collective Alliance has a little something they'd like you to bourgeois-see. Or, more accurately, someone. Who? Why, none other than 19th century German philosopher, economist, and socialist revolutionary Karl Heinrich Marx, in the flesh.

Stepping into CornerBoy Collection, downtown Erie's newest apparel store, customers are greeted with a setting reminiscent of boutiques found in NYC's SOHO and Melrose districts. Located at 1501 State Street, in one of the few, coveted PACA Building storefronts, owner and designer LaMar Owens is determined to bring what he describes as a "different vibe," to Erie.

An historic building downtown is getting some help in getting up to speed with modern regulations. The Performing Arts Collective Alliance, or PACA, is receiving more than $10,000 through a commodore grant to upgrade restrooms to the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act.

The Performing Arts Collective Alliance, PACA, has figured out the plans for a new roof. We spoke directly to the executive director about these plans.

The event will feature five hours of local music streamed on Facebook Live, headlined by pop/R&B/funk cover outfit The Groove in their first virtual performance ever from the PACA Building.

Like many businesses in Erie, non profits are experiencing difficulties applying for the payment protection program.

Surprises can be the outcome when people who meet online try an in-person relationship.

An antique window is back in place in a historic Erie building. As part of a $10,000 restoration project, crews on Monday secured an original beveled, leaded glass window back into the facade of an Erie building on State Street built in 1899.

Work is nearing completion on a $10,000 restoration project of an original beveled, leaded glass window that graced the facade of an Erie building on State Street built in 1899. Erie artist John Vahanian restored the half-moon-shaped window, and a crew from Erie-based Schutte Woodworking built a new custom-made mahogany frame for it.

Confirmation processes have garnered much mainstream public attention in recent years, and a moment in this process is encapsulated in An American Daughter, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Wendy Wasserstein (who died in 2006, only 10 years after penning the work).

Telemarketing employees plan and scheme in the latest production by Ernest Hemmings. Local performer Kelly Pryke Rodland both acts and directs in the upcoming production of "The Proletariat," premiering at PACA starting this weekend.

The Performing Artists Collective Alliance's facade features windows that for decades have been boarded up at the five-story downtown structure. That's about to change.

A redevelopment project is now getting underway in Downtown Erie. This Tuesday, windows were delivered for the 120-year-old building on State Street where PACA is located.

The days of old, boarded-up windows will soon over at the PACA Building. Tomorrow, new windows will be delivered. They should all be installed by the end of the month.

The 64-year-old drama depicting opioid addiction feels surprisingly fresh in this well-acted local production. Seeking to inform rather than just entertain, PACA's "A Hatful of Rain" is a striking drama that reflects the ongoing national (and, sadly, local) opioid epidemic.