Nationally recognized recycling expert Neil Seldman, the president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (www.ilsr.org), is visiting Peoria to give a talk entitled “Recycling and Economic Development – Turning Waste Into Resources” – followed by a question and answer session.…
Your Adventure Awaits at Zoo To Do
Come to the “Zoo to Do” event on Friday, June 24 from 6:00-10:00 p.m., a fundraising gala by Peoria Zoological Society to benefit Peoria Zoo – where “Your Adventure Awaits!” This special event includes gourmet dinner by Chef Josh Adams…
Methodist Mammography Van Schedules Lewistown & Eureka Visits in June
One in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. According to the American Cancer Society, women should have yearly screening mammograms beginning at age forty. Mammograms are the most important tool for early detection of breast cancer.…
Gordon Backs Legislation to Prevent Double Tax to Business
Working to make Illinois a more attractive state to potential employers, state Rep. Jehan Gordon (D-Peoria) voted this week for legislation that will preserve a vital economic development tool used to attract distribution centers and other warehouse facilities to the…
Peoria Players to Audition for Oklahoma!
The first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, Oklahoma! tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams. This classic musical plays on Peoria Players’ stage for the first…
Kellogg Golf Course Renovations Approved
The Peoria Park District Board of Trustees approved the Kellogg Golf Course design concept presented by Lohmann Golf Designs at the May board meeting. Therefore, the 18-hole course will close on August 1. The Executive 9-hole course be open for…
Shingle Recycling Plan Passes General Assembly
New incentives will help conserve oil State Senator Dave Koehler’s (D-Peoria) plan to encourage roofing and building companies to recycle asphalt shingles rather than dump them in landfills is on its way to the governor’s desk. Asphalt shingles are made…
Mobile Learning is Subject of Bradley Symposium
A day-long conference to help participants understand the potential of mobile learning in business and education will be held on June 10 at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Educators, branding experts, and IT professionals will benefit from this “best practices”…
Peoria Theater Update
Now Playing & Coming Soon @ Peoria Theater The Greatest Movie Ever Sold – Starts June 3 – A documentary with Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands,…
Apollo Theater Events
JUNE Sat., June 4–Gone with the Wind (1939) Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh JULY Sat., July 9–50s Drive-in special (The Blob/The Girl Can’t help It) with drive-in refreshments (let’s all go out to the lobby…) Sat., July 23–Western Fest (cowboys TBA)
Peoria Theater Events
Miral – A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict. Fri & Sat: 12:30, 2:45, 5:00 Sun: 4:30, 6:50 Mon: 2:45, 4:45, 7:00 Tue &…
Apollo Theater Showings and Events
MAY Fri., May 20– Matinee serials.(building off 25th anniversary of “Raiders of the Lost Arc” movie that followed the matinee show style) Sat., May 21 — Superman fest (variety of Superman films). JUNE Sat., June 4–Gone with the Wind (1939)…
Peoria Theater Events
Peoria Theater’s Updated Show Listings with Additional Event Listings Additional Upcoming Events Live Music (Open mic night coming soon) – DJs (all ages!) ‘Food Matters’ Film & Discussion from Essential Wellness – May 10th Universalist Unitarian Church Fundraiser – May…
Happy Mother’s Day
Good news and bad news
When it comes to Bradley basketball it seems to be good news, bad news. GOOD NEWS is new Bradley coach Geno Ford was able to retain Jalen Crawford, recruited by the fired Jim Les. The talented guard from Detroit played…
What would a Tea Party-type budget reform mean for Peoria?
In mid-April the Peoria Journal Star ran a story about a Tea Party rally that, from the looks of the crowd pictured, barely had more people than the journalists covering it. That’s OK, but there had been mostly silence about a…
Species Detection a Connection to Spring Resurrection
The scope looked familiar as we drove by, so I turned the car around and went back. An elderly couple (even older than I) had stopped at a wayside and were looking out over the water with their tripod mounted…
No crime happened in Peoria today … if you believe the Journal Star
I did some scanner blogging (I listen to the scanner and post updates to my blog) earlier this month. There was a police chase in which some armed robbery suspects tossed a rifle out of their car. There was a…
Grand Tour of West Bluff Homes on May 15th
The Grand Tour of West Bluff Homes is proud to present some of Peoria’s fine historical and architectural heritage on the 2011 Grand Tour. On Sunday, May 15, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., the general public is invited…
We Truly Are All in This Together
by Dolores Klein, Peoria, IL TODAY – The undermining of Human Rights’ gains is in full force, and we see Labor’s gain under attack with farmers and police officers coming forward in that struggle. Progress has always required support from…
What’ll it be – Democracy or Libertarian Plutocracy?
by Ed Klein, Peoria, IL Why do some people insist on giving tax breaks to the wealthy? I’d like to know just who it is that benefits from this. Apart, that is, from those who take bribes from the wealthy,…
The Un-lived Life of Russell Stone a novelette, part five
At 8 AM, Rachel ushers Mrs. Stone into the Afterglow Room where her staff laid the body of Russell Stone. Candlelight cast a reverent halo around the deceased; soft, ethereal music welcomed the grieving widow. The scene changed quickly. I’m…