Grand Prarie View
by Jeff McSweeney
The novel, Grand Prairie View, evolves with each Peorian. We have been introduced to commercial real estate developers, a director of a non-profit, Rod Stewart and a host of others. I wish I could be more like them for their commitment to a... READ MORE
Read Moreby Bill More
What a delight to sit down once again with Sam Eid, age 49, owner of One World Catering and Café at Main and University in Peoria. Sam and his brother are full owners and they have been providing unique, varied, and different dishes at this spot since 1993 --- and they have location, location, location. They bought out the previous owner for about... READ MORE
Read Moreby Bill More
Did you ever get the feeling when you meet someone that they are exactly where they are supposed to be in life, that they are doing what they were meant to be, that they know it, and that they are comfortable in their skin and can foresee a solid future doing what they are doing? Guess what?... READ MORE
Read Moreby Bill More
I had the great good pleasure to speak with Stephanie Bernardi Brott to interview her regarding food trends in Central Illinois. Stephanie is now 42 and has been in the food business nearly all her life. She and her family own Mona’s and Capponi’s restaurants in Toluca, Illinois, for decades, and the Bernardi’s restaurants in... READ MORE
Read Moreby Job Abraria
In the heart of Peoria, at the mouth of the High Wine district, and the gateway to the historic Moss-Bradley neighborhood lays a grand old church, presently known as the Hale Memorial Church. This church was built in 1900; it has been a part of Peoria’s culture since it’s peak in the... READ MORE
Read Moreby Tammy Finch
Here I am spending yet, another Winter in East Peoria IL.
My plan about 10 years ago was to spend my Winters someplace warm,
building websites from my beach house. I would come back to Peoria to
visit family during the Summer months and leave with the birds at the
first sign of frost. But here I am with a space heater at my feet
writing from my home office in Illinois with snow on the ground
outside. Sometimes business strategies just need to be pushed back a
year or two or reorganized. Regardless of what your plans are, setting
goals is very important for any business. READ MORE
