Erie Yellow Cab sudden closure: drivers and passengers deserved better

Sad to see the way Yellow Cab suddenly closed. Drivers and passengers deserved better than the treatment they received.
On June 27, the family had the cab company shuttered, without warning, after owner Mark McEnery passed away. Drivers were shut out. Passengers calling for a ride at this writing would find no outgoing phone message explaining the closure, just a phone that rang and rang and rang, even though the company informed PUC that  "a recorded message will be placed on the telephone to inform callers of the interruption in service." (There's also no mention on their website, in case anyone is checking).
It is not clear what will happen next. Hopefully some enterprising person(s) will consider buying the company. There are still many people who consider good old 20th century cabs to be the safer and more comfortable option, so there is still a market for this service.
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News stories about Erie Yellow Cab closure:
Erie Yellow Cab Suddenly Closes (Erie News Now June 27, 2019)
Erie Yellow Cab closes (YourErie June 27, 2019) This report contains the company's notification to the Public Utilities Commission.
Erie Uber/ Lyft Drivers Could See Spark In Business After Erie Cab Stoppage (Erie News Now June 27, 2019)
Erie Yellow Cab halts operations for now (Erie Times-News June 27, 2019)

Presque Isle Express to service Sunset Music Series

Last week EMTA made this welcome announcement:

The EMTA will be providing service to the UPMC Sunset Music Series ALL summer long! 🌞

Park at the West Erie Plaza to avoid the congestion. Extended service hours on the Presque Isle Express until 9:30 pm tonight!

Come down and enjoy the music 🎶

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This is great news.
The EMTA has been providing a free shuttle to the 8 Great Tuesdays events and the response is great.

Information about the Sunset Series
About Presque Isle Express 

The mystery of Peach Street selfies

The Imperial Buffet is being demolished today, after a devastating fire.
It brought back a memory from a few years back.
One day I was at the mail store next door, when suddenly dozens of Asian tourists came out of the restaurant and decided to start taking selfies before getting back on the bus. Something about the scenery really excited and amused them. I turned to another American and we both said, "What could they possibly be taking pictures of?" For Americans, this stretch of Peach Street was pretty homely.
I looked around and I think I figured it out. Car culture. Look south and it's car lots and a river of multi-lane of traffic as far as you can see. Across the street and to the north, parking lots and a river of traffic going the other way.
I don't know if that was going on, as they were speaking in their own language so my nosiness was thwarted. But that's a pretty uninteresting stretch except as a shining example of what US car culture does to the scenery.