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Welcome to the Ellwood City Revitalization Website
Ellwood City Revitalization (ECR), is a non-profit organization comprised of a group of collective citizens that have volunteered our time and talents because of our mutual love of the Ellwood City Region. The business district is the heart and soul of our community. We believe that by working as a community that our downtown can…
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2015 Summer Concert Series Set To Begin
The 2015 Summer Concert Series will begin with a first performance on Saturday, June 20th by the Lawrence County Brass. The free Concert Series takes place downtown Ellwood City in the Community Plaza on Lawrence Avenue with ample parking and seating for those who are in attendance. All you have to do to enjoy the…
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Community Plaza Equipped with Comfort Station
The Ellwood City Revitalization group (ECR) commemorated the opening of a comfort station at 518 Beaver Ave on Wednesday, May 27 at 11:30 a.m. The facility, made possible by a donation from the Hoyt Foundation, will provide 2 fully equipped restrooms, drinking fountains, and storage equipment for the farmer’s market. The farmer’s market begins June…
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“City of Love” to Perform Saturday, July 14th at 7:00 pm in Ellwood City Community Plaza
The popular band “City Love Story,” (formerly known as Rising Regina) will be performing this Saturday in the Ellwood City Community Plaza at 7:00 pm. Just coming off their recent performance at the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival, they are sure to “wow” the crowd with a variety of musical styles. “City Love Story is a…
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Local Resident Wins $5000 In ECR Raffle!
Over the last two months of 2013, Ellwood City Revitalization hosted a successful fundraiser by selling raffle tickets that were based on the New Year’s Day 2014 Daily Number. But the biggest winner walked away with an impressive prize – $5,000 in cash on New Year’s Day! The winner, a long-time resident of Ellwood City who…
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Family Safari Celebration Was Successful Family Event
Over three hundred people of all ages turned out for the Family Safari Celebration held in the Plaza on Saturday, September 7th. The turn-out for this first-time event was impressive and the weather was perfect as parents and kids alike enjoyed Grant Kemmerer’s presentation about wild animals. There was lots of feedback from the crowd,…
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Family Safari Celebration Brings Something Wild to EC Community Plaza
What are you doing next Saturday afternoon, September 7th? If you’re interested in beautiful, wild animals, you’ll be in the Ellwood City Community Plaza, where Wild World of Animals will be bringing their exciting and educational animal show to Ellwood City. You’ll be up close with some fantastic animals, including alligators, monkeys and much more…
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Doug Butchy Big Band Brings Swing and Big Band Sounds to EC Community Plaza Saturday, August 17th
Doug Butchy, a graduate of Youngstown State University, formed the Doug Butchy Big Band in 2006 to bring a unique blend of big band, swing, rock, modern jazz and funk to the area. The band has been a resounding success with audiences throughout western Pennsylvania and will be performing this Saturday, August 17th at the…
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HZ Jazz Band Swings Into Action at the Ellwood City Community Plaza Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday, June 22nd
The HZ Jazz Band of Harmony and Zelienople will be performing at the Grand Opening of the Ellwood City Community Plaza on Saturday, June 22, 2013. The nineteen member band will perform a variety of jazz and big band tunes starting at approximately 7:00 pm following the ribbon cutting ceremony at 6:30 pm and brief…
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D-Major to Perform at June 8th Farmers’ Market Grand Opening
To kick off this year’s Ellwood City Farmer’s Market, the local group D-Major will be performing from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The group specializes in Italian favorites and Italian-American classics and features vocals, guitar and keyboard. D-Major is a family group including brothers John DiBuono, a teacher an coach, and Robert DiBuono, a local…