Peoria Public Library is hosting Adults Only Summer Reading Party to help get all ages into its program, and read
‘Selections and Stories’ of Architectural Drawings on display at Library
Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation celebrates 40th anniversary of its creation of Architectural Archive at Peoria Public Library Main Branch from May 4 through June 28. Opening reception May 11th.
Madame X, we presume?
John Singer Sargent saga with his ‘scandalous’ portrait set to stage in a one-many play for Art Guild fundraiser on May 30 at Bradley’s GCC
Arts Alerts: New Peoria Sculpture Walk, Blacksmithing at Wheels O’ Time; Peoria Area Civic Chorale performing
“Arts in Education Spring Celebration” runs through May 15 outside the Peoria County Courthouse with performances by local students. … “Big Fish” will be at Peoria Players Theater on May 3-5 and 9-12
How, why and if: Empower Illinois and education
By shutting down Empower Illinois, kids who have gotten scholarships in previous years may have to go to public schools as Empower Illinois will no longer be funding their tuition
The Watch: Infrastructure season starting, area voting lowest in 20 years
Voting is down. Construction season is about to start. And Dunlap schools handled a gun threat. League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
Landfill #3 construction could continue, but is still on delay
Project may proceed despite discovery of old mine under site; old Landfill #2 is almost full
Heidelberg family lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
Suit claimed the late Cleve Heidelberg was wrongfully imprisoned for 47 years before he was released in 2017
Bill Knight: Straws are piling up on the back of support for Israel
The rage and regret at Biden’s virtually unqualified support for Netanyahu’s war has been building for months. Primary voting data shows Muslim Americans, progressives, young voters, Democrats and more than a few Jews (in the United States and the world) have objected, demonstrated and organized to pressure Biden
Paul Gordon: Wake up — for He is as woke as woke can be
It seems the political right takes umbrage with the term “being woke” because it challenges people to take actions to right injustices.
Conservatives don’t like to be told they aren’t doing everything they can to help those being treated unfairly. So they chastise woke people and consider them the annoying minority.
‘Mission’ is the key priority for WTVP
Community Word with WTVP board chairman John Wieland to discuss how the public television station picked its new board members, how it got back on its financial feet and the future of the organization
Who’s watching WTVP — who’s not?
New WTVP Channel 47 CEO Jenn Gordon says public TV station will be more open and positive under her watch
West Peoria News: Sharon McBride, cornerstone of our community
Sharon McBride helped create the iconic West Peoria Fourth of July parade, Boy Scout Troop 11 and so much more; the former CityLink administrator was West Peoria
Inland Art: Intelligent design by Sydney Swisher
She is a graphic designer who began using Artificial Intelligence to create images that are memory laden spaces. … Unlike some artists who print imagery after using AI with Photoshop adjustments, Swisher has the technical skill to create precise images with oil paint.
Nature Rambles: Sure signs of spring sing songs on long walk in woods
Follow me for a four-mile hike around Singing Woods Nature Preserve. glimpse of all of the varied habitats. It’s a long hike through moderately difficult hill trails … Let’s start our virtual hike together at the parking lot at the Tawny Oaks Field Station on Singing Woods Road …
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Titanic, Part 2: How many ‘lifeboats’ does Illinois have for killer heat waves?
Starting with improving first-responder protocols, state needs to prepare for deadly heat wave now
Remember Aaron Bushnell and his sacrifice for justice, freedom
A tribute by IMAM MAZHAR MAHMOOD & LAWRENCE MAUSHARD In the annals of history, there are names that etch themselves into eternity, leaving an indelible mark on the collective consciousness of humanity. Aaron Bushnell is one such name. With the…
Op-Ed: Let us revisit history of Israel and Palestine
The Nazi Holocaust did not justify the Nakba. The Nakba did not justify Jewish expulsion from the Middle East. Jewish expulsion did not justify system of apartheid. The apartheid system does not justify the murder of 766 civilians in Israel on Oct. 7th. And October 7th does not justify the 20,000 civilian deaths in Gaza since Oct. 7th and the starvation of a population of almost 2 million people.
Peoria Reads: A personal invitation
Peoria Public Library is encouraging everybody to read “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard” by Douglas W. Tallamy in conjunction with Library Week
Paul Gordon: Wise leadership makes America great again
A president cannot control as much as some think he can, like prices at the gas pump or grocery store. What a president can do, however, is instill in his constituents a sense of hope, a belief in our people and our ability to overcome problems to become strong again.