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September 26, 2023

REMINDER: The Annual Ellwood City Fall Fest & Car Cruise Is Saturday

A reminder to local and area residents looking to kick off the fall season, the annual Ellwood City Fall Festival and Car Cruise is this Saturday in downtown Ellwood City. The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce will be transforming downtown into a “Fall-themed” Craft, Food, Music, and Hot Rod/Motorcycle Utopia! The Annual Ellwood City Fall Fest & Car Cruise will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 30th on Lawrence Avenue. Come enjoy music, crafts & vendors, food, classic cars, and the kid zone in downtown Ellwood City! There is no fee to enter your…

May 12, 2023

1st Annual Wine And Bourbon Walk Is Saturday

Don’t forget, this Saturday is the Ellwood-Parian Masonic Lodge’s First Annual Wine & Bourbon Walk on Lawrence Avenue. Merchants in downtown Ellwood City, PA will be hosting Pennsylvania wineries and distilleries. The merchants and restaurants will also be offering specials, food sampling and more! The event takes place on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from noon until 4:00 p.m. – Rain or Shine! Tickets will be sold (ONLINE ONLY) prior to the event for $25 each (plus applicable fees). Tickets will be $30 the day of the event and will be cash or check for in person sales that day. –…

January 9, 2020

New Business Chive Brings A Fresh Choice To Eating Out

In November, Chive opened its doors on Lawrence Avenue. With its first month over, people have either eaten there, heard of it, or are among those of us that are wondering what exactly this new restaurant is. We sat down with owner Eric Houk to get the scoop on the new, clean-eating restaurant. Chive is owned by Erik and Shannon Houk. Eric works full time in project management for commercial construction. He also buys and sells houses. His wife, Shannon, works at Bridgewater Microblading. Between the two, Chive is just a fun side project. Following a bout of illness, Eric…

September 25, 2019

REMINDER: Annual Fall Festival & Car Cruise On Saturday

A reminder to local and area residents looking to kick off the fall season, the annual Ellwood City Fall Festival and Car Cruise is this Saturday in downtown Ellwood City The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the event that takes place from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Lawrence Avenue. There will be food, vendors, family activities, a car cruise, and local entertainment. Come enjoy music, crafts & vendors, food, classic cars, and the kid zone in downtown Ellwood City! There is no fee to enter your car in the show – just show up beginning…

April 16, 2019

Public Meeting Planned To Review Ellwood City Downtown Development Project

The Borough of Ellwood City is conducting a public open house meeting to review and discuss design development plans and a preliminary engineering report prepared for the Ellwood City Downtown Central Business District Revitalization and Economic Development Project. This study is for improvements to the portion of Lawrence Avenue between 4th Street and 6th Street. The public meeting is Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers of the Borough Building, located at 525 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117 Residents and business owners are invited and encouraged to attend. The design development plans address the need for new…

September 27, 2018

Beneigh Insurance Opens New Ellwood Location

Beneigh Insurance has made its way into downtown Ellwood City this summer, taking over the old Wilson Insurance building, located on Sixth Street, in July. Andrew Beneigh started Beneigh Insurance back in 2006 with its office in Zelienople, after Beneigh decided to leave his job as a claims adjuster for Erie Insurance and open his own insurance agency. The company continued to see steady growth and found the need to expand, which led to the opening of the second office on Sims Street in Ellwood City in 2013. “We moved from Sims Street over to Sixth Street because we needed to…

July 10, 2017

Community Members Encouraged to Partake in Ellwood City Clean Up Day

On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 from 11a.m. – 2p.m., Mayor Anthony J. Court in conjunction with the Jeff Potter Baseball Tour will have an Ellwood City Clean Up Day. This is a “Community Wide” event and everyone is invited to participate. Those participating will meet at the Ewing Park Pool Parking Lot prior to 11:00 am. After the clean-up, those participating will be at 1:45 p.m. at the Lions Club Shelter, inside Ewing Park. Vests, gloves and bags will be available for the clean-up and drinks and a lite snack will be provided by McDonalds, Johnny’s and Red Hot.

June 14, 2017

Residents Cautioned about Non-Official Third-Party Bill Pay Site

While many Borough of Ellwood City residents should soon be receiving their May utility bills, they are urged to be aware that a third-party website is appearing in search results for “Ellwood City online bill pay”. When any variation of “Ellwood City online bill pay” is typed into a search engine, a clickable link comes up just a few links below the actual Ellwood City Borough online bill pay website, which is currently still suspended for updates. The third party bill pay site URL is www.doxo.com/info/borough-ellwood-city-pa. While doxo.com is a legitimate third-party bill payment service, similar to online bill payment…

May 25, 2017

Paint the Town Purple Event

Cancer is a disease that affects millions of people around the world yearly – that’s why the American Cancer Society holds their signature and most successful fundraiser, Relay for Life, to raise funds for cancer research in the hopes of ultimately improving cancer survival rates, decrease the incidents of cancer, and improve the quality of life for those affected by the disease. Almost four million people in over 5,000 communities across the United States take part in Relay events, many of which are cancer survivors themselves. Breast cancer survivor and member of the Ellwood City Relay for Life committee, Jackie…