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The Lion’s Den: Colorful collections of African bull-doggers, movie stars valuable bounty of Wild, Wild West
by Daniel McCloud • • Comments Off on The Lion’s Den: Colorful collections of African bull-doggers, movie stars valuable bounty of Wild, Wild West
Bass Reaves and Bill Pickett laid the groundwork for the likes of Lou Rawls, Harry Belafonte and Sydney Poitier in tales from how West was won is a large part of Black history
Nature Rambles: There’s more than meteors lighting up our night sky
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles: There’s more than meteors lighting up our night sky
As you wait for shooting stars, you notice other lights in the night sky. Planes fly overhead on their 30,000-foot flight path. Their blinking lights stand out against the pinpoints of starlight. Higher in the heavens, Starlink satellites reflect the sunlight from their orbit some 340 miles above the Earth surface
Labor roundup: UAW says Big 3 can afford demands; nurses, grad-students organizing
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Labor roundup: UAW says Big 3 can afford demands; nurses, grad-students organizing
All three corporations reported hefty profits last year: operating incomes of $9.2 billion (Ford), $13 billion (GM), and $15.2 billion (Stellantis). So the union is demanding some share in the profits their members produce.
Straight Talk: Kayaks? Get serious about our Riverfront
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Kayaks? Get serious about our Riverfront
Another $15-$26 million going to developing Peoria’s shore. Let’s begin with some gorgeous landscaping and benches to enjoy the riverboat traffic
Bill Knight: Our streets have actually been safer this summer
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Bill Knight: Our streets have actually been safer this summer
Following national trends, homicides in Peoria started dropping last year after more than doubling between 2020 and 2021. They are down 21% in Peoria since July
West Peoria News: Young minds center moving into Heddington Oaks
by April Silver • • Comments Off on West Peoria News: Young minds center moving into Heddington Oaks
Carle Health affiliate Trillium Place offers comprehensive youth-based inpatient behavioral health care; plus WPFD Family Day and Golf Classic set for September
The Watch: City, County officials sending out checks to proffer their programs
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: City, County officials sending out checks to proffer their programs
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
Check your Trans mission: River City Pride Fest safe space for LGBTQ+ today
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on Check your Trans mission: River City Pride Fest safe space for LGBTQ+ today
Sometimes stepping back can help movements make monumental steps forward. But the political landscape surrounding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer communities seems to have stumbled back quite a bit.
Inland Art: Structurally sound ‘Structures’ by John Boylan a curiously anti-establisment exhibit at Peoria Art Guild
by Nichole Gronvold-Roller • • Comments Off on Inland Art: Structurally sound ‘Structures’ by John Boylan a curiously anti-establisment exhibit at Peoria Art Guild
John Boylan, also known as Artjeb, has developed a branding of his work that aligns with artists such as Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Warhol to pop icon Bob Ross — all of whom have become common household names.