TalkErie.com - The Joel Natalie Show - Erie Pennsylvania Daily Podcast

Joel Natalie Show regular guest and commerical real estate expert Chuck Peters, Managing Partner at Altair Real Estate returned Tuesday to discuss the "lay of the land" in the Erie commercial market over the past year and what to look for in 2026.

Last week, the Erie Regional Airport Authority had two big announcements regarding new service from Erie International Airport. On Thursday, they announced that American Airlines was starting daily service to Chicago O'Hare airport beginning May 22nd. Then on Friday, it was released that United Airlines was returning to ERI with three daily flights to O'Hare beginning on June 1st. Executive Director Derek Martin gave us the full story on Monday's show.

On a breaking news Friday, we heard from Michael Woodard, part of the Justice for Chello movement, who reacted to the arrest of the state parole officer allegedly part of the officer-involved shooting of Marcello Woodard in July 2025 in Erie.

The CEO of Erie Events, Gus Pine, joined us to update listeners about their efforts to activate Erie's entertainment and hospitality venues. He also shared the latest developments in Erie Events taking over the Erie Zoo property from the City of Erie.

Editors Note: Erie City Council passed the first reading of a resolution to complete the transfer of 96 acres including the Erie Zoo to Erie Events. The second reading is forthcoming.

Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie joined us Wednesday to discuss the Episcopal Transition for the Diocese, as the bishop has submitted his resignation at age 75, along with the opportunity for spiritual growth in season of Advent.

Brandon Mendoza, President and CEO of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership is with us. We reviewed 2025 from the Chamber’s perspective, and took a look at their new Erie 300 Strategy.

On Monday's episode, Joel spoke with both Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), who was in town for a business roundtable, and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA16) on the phone to discuss affordability, tariffs, and what Erie-area constituents are feeling here at year-end.

Dr. Roché Vermaak, Executive Director of the Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity joins us to share about Build 81.

The Executive Director of Erie's City Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority, Brian Polito, joins us for a year-end update on the CRIZ and the kinds of projects in the pipeline for investment using this powerful economic development tool.

We started the week getting an understanding of how the Erie residential real estate market is doing at the end of 2025, with team leader Josh Kitchen of Remax Real Estate.