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Setting goals the SMART way

I love setting goals. I always look forward to New Year’s Eve. As much as I enjoy counting down the...

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Students and staff from Reservoir Gifted Academy volunteer

The lesson of community service

The last two weeks of September were a marathon for the families of Reservoir Gifted Academy (formerly Washington Gifted). A...
The Bishop Hill Colony Store flies the flag of Sweden

Direct Descendants

Religious freedom is fundamental to the American experience. From the beginning, immigrants came to the nation’s shores to escape persecution...

Introducing Peoria Kiwanis Club

'Kiwanis is … a global organization of volunteers, dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a...

MIA in the pews

When my parents were in their 20s, if it wasn’t a bowling league night, it was their fraternal organization meeting...
The clock tower in Jones Park in Canton

‘The Epitome of Resilience’

When asked to describe the people of Canton, Mayor Kent McDowell doesn’t hesitate.“Canton is the epitome of resilience,” he said.With...
A likeness of Norma Jean sits atop the grand monument at the elephant's gravesite in Oquawka, where the circus performer was struck by lightning

Norma Jean, we hardly knew ye

The village of Oquawka barely knew Norma Jean but will never forget her.The circus elephant was in town less than...

Facing imposter syndrome

I’m going to let you all in on a little secret. I feel like a fraud. And I know I’m...

‘West Bluff, Best Bluff’

A mural on the east side of One World Café sums up how many residents of Peoria’s West Bluff  feel...

Enhance a life, be a mentor

I was a bookish kid. I lived inside of my mind, which was fueled by the imagination brought to me...
Drew Stanford, left, and Susie Mason get their kicks by taking selfies in front of the mural on the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Pontiac

Get Your Kicks in Pontiac

If summer is the season for road trips, Pontiac may well qualify as the premier road trip destination in central...
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Out & About July 2023

Sculpture Walk Peoria May Sip N StrollMay 25, 2023 Peoria Art Guild, 203 Harrison St.Sculpture Walk Peoria May Sip N...

How to Win Adulting Points

The 1920s were a decade of change. Women won the right to vote, Prohibition outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol, middle...

Cruising Peoria’s Main Street

Depending on your point of view (and maybe your age), it was either a motorized rite of passage for central...
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Out & About June 2023

10th Annual Wine & Whiskey WalkSaturday, April 22, 2023 Junction CityThe event drew more than 500 people who enjoyed the...

A Sterling Example of Excellence

Created to recognize and reward academic excellence, the Sterling Merit Awards program was begun by the Junior League of Peoria...
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Out & About May 2023

opening weekend of Peoria Chiefs baseball Saturday, April 8, 2023 Dozer Park, Peoria naturalization ceremony Friday, April 14, 2023 Bradley’s...
Tower Park in Peoria Heights

It’s Happening in the Heights

"Wait! What? Is that a bird up there? A woodpecker? It’s huge! Is it real?”So goes a newcomer’s astonished discovery...

It’s Not Easy Being Mean

As the vice president of the Children’s Community Theater Board and the director of several local musicals, Gillian Cramer has...
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