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(clockwise from top left) Pastor Curtis Jones Sr., co-owner of Chippers Seafood and Southern Fusion, stands beside his son Pastor Curtis Jones Jr., a former Erie City Council member; smiling customers await their paninis at the Hot Off the Press food truck; blessed with stunning views, Oliver s Rooftop Restaurant expects fuller dining rooms as COVID-19 restrictions are eased; Vintage Soul and Home in the West Erie Plaza was inspired by co-owner Maria Gartrell s career in real estate.
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Apartment Guide released a decidedly unscientific but fun survey naming the Top 10 Most Irish Cities in America. Erie tied for fifth place with Bloomington, Illinois, by two criteria: percentage of the Irish population, which the survey pegged at 13%, and Irish businesses per 100,000 people, which was counted at 7.33. I m not sure what they included, but they mentioned bars and restaurants and the Irish Festival.
Interestingly, by the magazine s criteria, No. 1 on the list was not Boston, as you might expect, but Warwick, Rhode Island, with a percentage of the Irish population of 26.58%, and Irish businesses per 100,000 people of 7.41.
If you feel strongly about the Southern dish grits, or just like some good blues, check out the video by caterer and musician Mario Scroggins of Dallas, Texas, singing Sugar Don t Go On Grits, shared last weekend on the Facebook page of Erie restaurant