The page also has a lot of useful information.  In addition to the latest news and event listings, we’ve included our interactive downtown map so you can find a place to eat, a place to drink and (if necessary) a place to stay.  We also have a list of bars so you know what time they open and what specials they have.

Check out our  coverage today at GoErie.com/StPattysDay.

You should also check out the Street View Facebook page and GoErie Events on Twitter.

Starting tomorrow (February 4), you will also find the GoErie.com Daily Deal.  If you like Groupon, you’ll love our daily deal.  Check back every day for the best deal in Erie, or click here to sign up for email alerts. Don’t want to receive emails?  You can also check our Facebook page and Twitter account.

First, the Public Eye blog keeps track of what’s going on in the community with the latest public records and data from the Erie Times-News.  Be sure to check it often as staff blogger Mike Maciag will keep you posted whenever new databases or maps are added.

Find the best deals in and around Erie with Cheap in Erie. Dana Massing shares her secrets to living life well while spending wisely and saving money.

Go to our coverage today at GoErie.com/steelers.

• Article redesign – If you’ve read today’s latest local news or top Erie Times-News headlines, you probably noticed that the article page looks a little different.  We added some features and improved existing ones including embedded video and audio, social media sharing and Twitter feeds from ETN and GoErie.com staff.
• Small business Erie – One of our two new blogs this week.  Sandi Carangi, VP Business Services, and Carol Laemmerhirt, Business Relationship Officer, for Erie Federal Credit Union, offer their advice for local small business owners or prospective business owners.
• On Campus – Our other new blog.  Erie Times-News staff writers Jeff Kirik, John Dudley, Duane Rankin, Victor Fernandes and Bob Jarzomski chronicle the accomplishments of small-college programs and student-athletes in northwestern Pennsylvania as well as those Erie-area athletes and coaches now competing elsewhere.

Enjoy!

Happy New Year from GoErie.com!  In case you’ve missed it, here are some of the new features we’ve added over the past couple of weeks:

• Lake Erie Lifestyle – The redesigned Lake Erie Lifestyle section includes the latest news, event listings, photo galleries and video.
• Erie Wedding Planner – Check out photo galleries, video, local business listings and more.  Find out anything you need to know for your upcoming wedding.
• Food – News, blogs and photo galleries.  Be sure to check out our recipe database and share your favorite recipes with the local community.
• Year End 2010 - Relive the year that was with 2010′s best stories, photo galleries, slide shows and videos.
• Beards of Erie – See how your beard stacks up with the rest of Erie.  Share your beardly best in our online gallery.

Be sure to check back with us often as we’ll keep you in the loop with the latest developments from GoErie.com!

Part of our participation at the event was the GoErie.com Photo Booth.  This popular feature allowed you to come and have your photo (and in many cases, photos) taken for posting on GoErie.com.

Tomorrow and Sunday, be sure to pick up a copy of the Erie Times-News as we publish several photos from the GoErie.com Photo Booth.   We have included a small version of the page, so you know what to look for in paper.

We will have a new crop of photos for Sunday’s paper, so if you don’t see yourself tomorrow — check out Sunday and maybe you will be a part of our Celebrate Erie coverage.

One of the first features we wanted to tell you about is in Sunday’s Erie Times-News.  Each week, we will feature photos submitted by users of GoErie.com.  You can see a sample of what the ad looks like on the right.

When you submit a photo to any of our galleries, your image has a chance of being showcased in the Sunday print edition.  To help ensure that we can properly showcase your great images, the larger you can upload, the better.

A few other things we have added to GoErie recently include:

• Regional destination pages: Because we understand that you might live in the Erie area, you are interested in our surrounding communities.  We wanted to build a destination on GoErie so you can get a snapshot of the top headlines, sports scores, stats and events going on in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo and Ontario.
• Community blog roll: Check out our blogs landing page and submit your blog for inclusion on our community blog roll.
• Databases: I will admit that data seems boring, but take a look at all the information we have available to you through our Data Central.  Here, you can find everything from the Erie Crime Map, to the local Most Wanted fugitives, local public employee salaries, restaurant inspections, past due water bills and more.

There is a lot going on at GoErie.com as we try to build the best community portal for you.  If you have any suggestions for improvements we could make to GoErie, please leave a comment and let us know.

We will keep this blog updated regularly to let you know what’s new and what’s coming on GoErie.

– Dann Miller
Manager, Interactive Content and Technology