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May 24, 2023

Ellwood City’s Summer Concert Series Set To Begin June 7th

Ellwood City’s Summer Concert Series in the Community Plaza will begin June 7th. The Summer Concert Series is hosted by Ellwood City Community Enrichment, Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce’s Wander Ellwood committee, Ellwood City Revitalization and The Borough of Ellwood City. The concert series schedule is as follows: Wednesday, June 7 – 288 (5:30pm) Saturday, June 17 – The Wrangler Band (7:00pm) Wednesday, June 21 – Wine & Spirit (5:30pm) Saturday, July 15 – Hopewell Community Big Band (7:00pm) Wednesday, July 19 – RMS Trio (5:30pm) Saturday, July 22 – D-Tour Band (7:00pm) Saturday, July 29 – Harmony Hot…

January 19, 2023

Ellwood City Winter Wine & Brew Fest To Be Held Next Weekend

Tickets are still available for the upcoming Ellwood City Winter Wine and Brew Fest. The annual event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 28 at the Sons of Italy at 808 Lawrence Ave. The event is a crowd favorite and proceeds benefit Ellwood City Revitalization. The cost is $25 per person in advance and $30 per person at the door. The event will be catered, and a cash bar will be available. Purchase tickets at the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce at 806 Lawrence Ave., DeCaria’s on 5th at 108 Fifth St. and Joey’s…

March 16, 2022

Winter Wine and Brew Fest Tickets Still Available

Tickets are still available for The Annual Ellwood City Winter Wine and Brew Fest. The event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on March 26 at the Sons of Italy at 808 Lawrence Ave. The event is an annual favorite and proceeds benefit Ellwood City Revitalization. The cost is $25 per person in advance and $30 per person at the door. The event will be catered, and a cash bar will be available. Purchase tickets at the Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce at 806 Lawrence Ave., DeCaria’s on 5th at 108 Fifth St. and Joey’s Event Rooms at…

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…

January 28, 2019

PHOTOS: 3rd Annual Winter Wine & Brew Fest

The Ellwood City Revitalization held its 3rd Annual Winter Wine and Brew Fest on Saturday afternoon at the Ellwood City Sons of Italy Club. The event featured beer and wine tasting, entertainment, DJ, raffles, catered food, and a Chinese Auction. Over 25 baskets donated by local businesses along with two gun raffles, sponsored by Duke’s Sport Shop, and two 50/50 raffles! Participation benefits the Ellwood City Revitalization projects. According to the Chamber social media page, “We definitely can’t leave out the many talented breweries in attendance that offered beer and wine samples. None of this would have been possible without our sponsors…

January 9, 2019

3rd Annual Winter Wine & Brew Fest Announced

Ellwood City Revitalization presents the 3rd Annual Winter Wine and Brew Fest on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The event, scheduled from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, will take place at the Ellwood City Sons of Italy. Admission includes beer and wine tasting, entertainment, DJ, raffles, catered food, and a Chinese Auction. Tickets are $25.00/person in advance and $30.00/person at the door. Tickets are available at Kimpel’s Jewelers, the Ellwood City Area Chamber, and any ECR committee member: Brad Ovial, Lisa Fox, Kelsey Monteleone, Brian Bush, David DeCaria, George Celli, Michelle Lamenza, Jillian Court, Loralei Gallaher-Hink, Brenton Gilmore, Sam Teolis, and Ray Santillo…

December 28, 2017

Lawrence Avenue Developer Seeks Potential Businesses

The area of 509 to 515 Lawrence Avenue has been awarded to Lutz & Myers Inc. for redeveloping, and now Ron Lutz says the next step for developing is finding potential businesses. Lutz & Myers will be relying on the help of potential businesses to decide on which blueprint design they will choose for construction since they have several possible blueprints drawn up for the area. The blueprints contain anywhere between 3 to 8 businesses – each one catered to different needs of potential businesses. “Depending on the amount of space needed, per each potential business, will be the deciding…

November 14, 2017

VIDEO: Fifth Street Bridge Renovation

Watch the sparks fly as crews work to renovate the Fifth Street Bridge. Crews from Thornbury Inc of West Sunbury, Pa. are working to repair the deteriorating condition of the old railroad overpass, including removing and repairing concrete, removing calcium deposits, replace downspouts and reroute the storm sewers on Fifth, and redirect any ground water from plugged holes. After that, the crews will be replacing the entire sidewalk on the north side of the bridge, facing Lawrence, and erecting a 60-foot long, 6-foot tall chain link fence on top of the abutment. Work is expected to be completed Nov. 22.

November 8, 2017

Request for Proposals for Lawrence Avenue Lots

Notice is hereby given that Ellwood City Revitalization (ECR) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of 509 / 511 Lawrence Avenue (Parcel lD #12-016800) and 513 / 515 Lawrence Avenue (Parcel lD #12-005300). These are two contiguous lots in Ellwood City’s downtown. Through the RFP, ECR is seeking to select a qualified developer that will redevelop the property in a manner consistent with the Borough’s current zoning ordinance and specifically C-3 Downtown Commercial District Regulations – Pedestrian Dominant uses. In addition, the proposed design must follow the Central Business District Guidelines by Town Center Associates. The…

October 19, 2017

Motion Approved: T&M to Regrade Ebony Way

The owners of T&M Hardware have had dreams of expanding the store for nearly two decades and finally, over the past year, they have been making the dream a reality. Earlier this year the owners finished razing the properties next to the store to make room for expansions. Now, after much careful planning and due diligence, they are nearly ready to start construction. The owners plan on using the empty lot to expand the shop an estimated amount of 5,000 square feet, using the additional lot space for a larger parking lot. At Monday’s council meeting, store owner Tim Post…

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