A Peoria Pitch Produces a Bite of Bollywood Lisa Coon October 28, 2023 When it came to finding a tenant for the space that housed his former Broadway Lounge entertainment and restaurant venue...
Just a putt away from the pros Kirk Wessler April 27, 2023 Hard to believe, but Tommy Kuhl has flaws in his golf game.It’s golf, after all.But still hard to believe. Because...
‘Just get up and go outside’ Amy Talcott April 27, 2023 Mark Monge is a Peorian by birth, Realtor by trade and self-professed outdoor enthusiast by passion. It’s for these reasons...
Trail Blazers Steve Stein April 27, 2023 Peoria Area Mountain Bike Association (PAMBA) members take care of the lifeblood of their sport: the trails they use.They build...
Mud, blood, sweat – and a fine party afterwards Phil Luciano April 27, 2023 Rod Pauli wasn’t sure if he wanted to play rugby.In 1982, a friend invited Pauli to a Peoria Piggies home...
Peoria’s Paddle Pushers Steve Tarter April 27, 2023 It may look easy — paddling along on a gentle stream with the sun shining down — but experienced local...
Peoria’s ‘Hidden Gem’ Katie Faley April 27, 2023 Tucked beside the bison and elk pastures sit six cabins, freshly built for the modern lodger. They’re the Legacy Cabins...
Distributing Diapers, and Dignity Too Monica Vest Wheeler April 27, 2023 A desperate need for diapers for her own infant years ago gave Lee Ann Porter a unique insight into families...
The writing robots Katie Faley March 31, 2023 It’s just a fad. That’s what was said about the Internet, at first. Now we can’t live without it. Which...
‘We’ve been blessed, and you need to share your blessings’ Lisa Coon March 31, 2023 Bottom line, it was always about helping kids. So when John and Annette Heller began exploring how they would donate...
Meet ‘Dr. Voz’ Linda Smith Brown March 31, 2023 The career he thought he’d have: The lone doctor in a rural area, carrying a little black bag of medical...
A virtuous business model Laurie Pillman March 31, 2023 Ten years ago, engineer Deepak Gaddipati founded VirtuSense Technologies to solve a complex and deeply personal problem. How do you...
Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 Julie Sanders March 31, 2023 Chances are you have crossed Boardwalk and collected $200 a time or two in your life. If you’ve ever played...
Central Illinois’ own Caped Crusader Phil Luciano March 31, 2023 Some boys want to grow up to be a policeman.Others want to be a fireman.John Bisanz wanted to be Batman.In...
‘Democracy needs a shot in the arm’ Bob Grimson March 31, 2023 A first-time voter in 2016, Jonathon Braun admits he really didn’t know anything about races other than presidential when he...
The Sk-eye liner is the limit Lisa Coon March 31, 2023 Recipes are taking on a whole new meaning for brothers John and Richard LaHood these days.Together with John’s wife Caroline,...
Setting the table for innovation Linda Smith Brown March 31, 2023 "There’s got to be a better way,” they kept saying.Two nurses at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center decided to find...
No hocus in this POCUS Mark Welp March 31, 2023 One of the next big innovations in high-tech health care is being tested by OSF St. Francis Medical Center ER...
The stuff of sci-fi Steve Stein March 31, 2023 It’s not a medical tool that the fictional Dr. McCoy or Dr. Crusher would have used on Star Trek, but...
‘They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot’ Linda Smith Brown February 28, 2023 Reader quiz: Does Downtown Peoria have: A) too much parking B) too little parking or C) parking in all the...
Devotion to Downtown Laurie Pillman February 28, 2023 At a time when some churches are closing their doors due to a decade-long drop in people in the pews,...
Once upon a time, America’s leaders worked together Chris Kaergard February 28, 2023 U.S. Rep. Bob Michel only once officially wielded the Speaker's gavel.Coming to the close of his 38th year in Congress, the...
Breathing new life into Peoria’s Downtown Amy Talcott February 27, 2023 Will it play in Peoria? If you ask Peoria Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar, the answer is, “Absolutely.”[caption id="attachment_37803"...
The sounds of silence in Downtown Peoria Steve Stein February 24, 2023 Empty buildings across the Downtown Peoria landscape have been a drag on the area for years. But at least one...
Commerce and Compassion, finding a balance Phil Luciano February 24, 2023 John Kittinger sees two faces of Downtown homelessness. There’s the glower from business owners and customers quick to judge street...
The captains behind the curtain Linda Smith Brown February 24, 2023 Peoria’s Downtown Development Corporation has no publicly elected board members, it cannot make policy and receives no public funding. Yet...
