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...
Building Downtown’s future one building and block at a time Steve Tarter February 24, 2023 Sitting in the Zion Coffee Bar with Casey Baldovin offers a real-world exercise in show and tell. Baldovin, at 38...
Saving old buildings is ‘in his blood’ Lisa Coon February 24, 2023 If there has been a king of Downtown development over the last few decades, the crown may go to Kert...
A Modern-Day Renaissance Man Steve Stein February 1, 2023 Ron Givens Sr. isn't the retiring type. Not even at age 75. With a career as varied as it is...
‘There’s plenty of pie for all of us’ Mike Bailey February 1, 2023 Larry Ivory recalls the moment clearly, still wincing at the memory. Early in his career working as a local stockbroker...
From Athlete to Orthopedist Amy Talcott February 1, 2023 It’s said that our experiences shape us. In the case of Dr. Miguel Ramirez, his experiences have led him to...
‘The most dynamic branch in Illinois’ Steve Tarter February 1, 2023 The Peoria branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1915. The best...
Peoria Power Couple Nick Vlahos February 1, 2023 Derrick Booth and Jehan Gordon-Booth don’t work in the circus. Not officially, anyway, although in their high-profile jobs, some days...
Peoria’s Carver Community Center turns 100 Linda Smith Brown January 30, 2023 For generations of Black children in Peoria, Carver was and is ‘a second home.’ A delivery driver to Peoria’s Carver...
Nourishing the brains and souls of South Peoria Laurie Pillman January 30, 2023 Cynthia Smith started her career at Peoria Public Library as a children's librarian. Kids at the Lincoln Branch on Peoria's...
‘Bringing life back to the city for people who look like us’ Roxy Baker January 30, 2023 At 512 E. Kansas Street on Peoria’s East Bluff, you will find the radio headquarters of WAZU 90.7 Strictly Hip...
Entrepreneur, author, advocate Steve Stein January 30, 2023 We Hear You CEO Paul Pierre is on a mission ‘to change the world.’ He’s only 24, but Pierre Paul...
From Mississippi sharecropper to Peoria School Board president Linda Smith Brown January 30, 2023 Martha Ross has always been surrounded by children.She grew up in a three-room house with eight siblings, two grandmothers, and...
Allergic to animals but not to Wildlife Laurie Pillman January 30, 2023 Roberta English is no stranger to big cities. She’s lived in Chicago, Dublin, London and Washington, D.C., to name a...
Man on the move Bob Grimson January 30, 2023 When Andre Allen was an eighth-grader at Peoria’s Sterling Middle School, a teacher challenged him to “step up his game”...
‘So no other human would suffer as you’ Phil Luciano January 1, 2023 The lore of Rhoda Derry is tragic and disturbing. Her reality was worse. A young beauty, she supposedly lost her...
Adult Mental Health Care, Closer to Home Amy Talcott January 1, 2023 It’s no secret that there is a mental health crisis in the United States. According to a 2022 study by...
Never forget Mike Bailey January 1, 2023 Sam RothbergIt all started with “Sam of Peoria.”Indeed, the connective tissue that to this day helps...
Sculpting Peorians into their ‘baddest’ selves Madeleine Trolinger January 1, 2023 Since opening in 2017, Sculpt Mode Bootcamp’s mission has been “to enhance the quality of life in the community… to...
Float Your Cares Away Laurie Pillman January 1, 2023 Relaxation can be difficult in a world full of stress, sensory overload and sleep deprivation. Luckily, Stress Busters Massage and...
Students Striving to cope Linda Smith Brown January 1, 2023 “Some students just need to eat, come to school and they’re ready to learn,” said Alyssa Hart. But for millions...
Promising Research, Potential Treatments Lisa Coon January 1, 2023 Research in the Velpula-Tsung Lab isn’t the only potential breakthrough work taking place at the University of Illinois College of...
Learning Political Campaigning One Door at a Time Mel Huang January 1, 2023 On a sunny Saturday early afternoon just before the November 2022 elections, a nervous Sarrah Denton knocked on the door...
Hope is always there Lisa Coon January 1, 2023 Kiran Velpula recalls being on stage at an event to raise funds for his research on brain cancer when a...
Healing with Herbs Laurie Pillman January 1, 2023 “It sounds magical. The stuff of fairy tales,” says Samantha Losher, owner and operator of Urban Hippie Store.“But it's actually...
Another Landmark Learning Opportunity Phil Luciano November 30, 2022 As an artist, Preston Jackson has become a historian. The Peoria sculptor and painter often strives not only for aesthetics,...
