ART • Bradley University’s Heuser Gallery has two exhibits in early May: Nichle Gronvold-Roller’s MFA show continues through May 3, and a Graphic Design Portfolio Show is scheduled for May 6. • The Contemporary Art Center has two exhibits displayed…
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Editorial: Great reads, Sandra — Serendipity, indeed
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on Editorial: Great reads, Sandra — Serendipity, indeed
It’s the little things that make the moments of our lives extra special. And it takes a big heart to fill them with love. Serendipity. That’s what Sandra Dempsey Post provided for readers for more than 40 years all over…
The Watch: Peoria County powering up facilities with solar energy
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: Peoria County powering up facilities with solar energy
Two solar projects up, one down, as we cut the carbon footprint. Peoria County Board Peoria County Board met March 9 with all members present. Regular business focused on approval of solar project developments and power purchase agreements between Peoria…
West Peoria News: Rohmann and Sterling corner revitalization on way
by April Silver • • Comments Off on West Peoria News: Rohmann and Sterling corner revitalization on way
The environment in which resilient economic ecosystems emerge is not always rooted in large-scale development of entire cities but in the smaller, action steps taken by the local community to make the city safer, more livable, and financially resilient while…
Straight Talk: Why no naming rights for Civic Center?
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Why no naming rights for Civic Center?
The heated confrontation between Peoria Rivermen fans and the Civic Center Authority Board is over — for now. A short-term, one-year lease agreement with a second year option was reached and all God’s children said “Amen.” Not everyone praised Ric…
Bill Knight: Medicaid benefits are on the ropes
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Bill Knight: Medicaid benefits are on the ropes
It’s one thing to enrich the wealthy through targeted tax cuts, etc., but must government make the poor needier? That’s looking likely since Congress in its Consolidated Appropriations Act, enacted Dec. 29, 2022, set March 31 of this year as…
UPDATED: Three films by former ICC students at spaceprairie.com
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on UPDATED: Three films by former ICC students at spaceprairie.com
Wes Brooks can rightfully promote his movie Space Prairie — Act I as “years in the making.” Maybe more importantly, the 26-year-old can also legitimately call himself a filmmaker. Brooks and two other Peoria-area filmmakers screened some of their work…
Inland Art: Garden to garment, no scrap left behind — creative clothing with nod to sustainability
by Lisa Nelson Raabe • • Comments Off on Inland Art: Garden to garment, no scrap left behind — creative clothing with nod to sustainability
Creative clothing with a view toward sustainability is the focus of three fashionistas in Peoria. Dana Baldwin creates phenomenal evening gowns, wraps and coats, Aareon Boyd up-cycles vintage wear and Lily Scalf focuses on natural dyes and elegant daywear. Each…
Heat Waves in Red & Black: Putin’s petrostate under kleptocratic ‘reiderstovo’
by William Rau • • Comments Off on Heat Waves in Red & Black: Putin’s petrostate under kleptocratic ‘reiderstovo’
Russian oligarchs are named incorrectly. America has oligarchs, men whose extraordinary wealth can sway governments. As Gilens and Page (2014) show, economic elites and big corporations get their way when Congress crafts legislation whereas ordinary citizens have negligible impact. Wealth…
SPECIAL: Gun Violence: Public Health Priority, Part 1
by contributor • • Comments Off on SPECIAL: Gun Violence: Public Health Priority, Part 1
Firearm violence is taking place in communities across the nation and recently surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of injurious death in the United States. Peoria is no exception. Firearm homicides of Peoria County residents doubled from 2020…