* Home sales up in 3rd quarter. Neighborhoods’ homes are selling steadily, according to the Peoria Area Association of Realtors (PAAR), which reported that the Peoria market’s third-quarter home sales were up 2.4 percent, to 1,440. Also, the average home…
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Miscellaneous news for November 2014
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Black Radio Station Launches on South Side WPNV 106.3 FM is celebrating its opening with a tour of its studios from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at Blaine Sumner Middle School, 919 S. Matthew St., Peoria. On-air personalities will…
The Magnificent Invalid
by Doug Day • • 0 Comments
Theater is sometimes referred to as “the magnificent invalid” for a variety of reasons including weak box office. The artful, complex storytelling technique has been around for more than 2,500 years and as such seems to be firmly situated as…
West Peoria News for November 2014
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Packets are still available for anyone interested in running for office in the City of West Peoria. The packets can be picked up 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at City Hall. Early voting for the Nov. 4 election is…
Exclusive: Stadium deal nixed by District 150
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Thanks to a conscientious former Peoria County board member and neighborhood leader, the famed Peoria Stadium was close to placing a sold sign on its property on War Memorial Drive. Well, that may be an exaggeration, but credit Bill O’Brien…
Quality of jobs is on the decline in Peoria
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
The Peoria area lost 2,800 jobs between July 2013 and July 2014, when its percentage of employed people fell 1.6 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics second-quarter report, but the five-county metro area is stable overall, says Bernard…
The City Beat for October 2014
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
Here’s how to fix older neighborhoods – I was driven through the Averyville neighborhood this month. It’s what I call a “classic” neighborhood. Lots of older, yet well-maintained homes. And there were homes that are less well-maintained, but still livable.…
Life with the reptilian brain
by Michael Brown • • 0 Comments
I am a football fan. I can’t deny it. Even as I write I am anticipating my favorite team playing tonight on Monday Night Football. And I do want them to win. I care. In many ways football is a…
Serendipity for October 2014
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
In the winter of 1967, Jane and I met in a training class for Ozark Airlines Reservation Agents at Greater Peoria Airport. I graduated from high school the previous June. Jane was 13 months older and more mature. She had…
September heralds the change of the seasons
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The cool nights of mid September herald the change of the seasons. The once raucous night calls of katydids and tree crickets of summer literally slow down as the autumn unwinds. Soon the nights will be silent of their song…