PEORIA MAGAZINE April 2023

FEATURES 8 Seed and Soil:

54 Playing in Peoria:

80 Peoria Retro:

This Isn’t Your Grandpa’s Tractor By Rob Sharkey

Introducing Mark Plunkett & The Heartmenders By Nick Vlahos 66 WordCount Commentary:

‘The Peoria Watch’ By Steve Gossard

12 Dish and Drink:

84 Peoria Retro:

Noma, as I Knew It By Joshua Lanning

‘The Symphony of Flight … Conducted From An Octave Below By Gary Wright

Read Outside Your Comfort Zone By Jennifer Davis

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Dish and Drink: What’s Cookin’ - Carrot Feta Tart By Mary DiSomma

68 WordCount Commentary:

9 2 Launching Pad:

A Q&A with Author James Klise By Jennifer Davis

It’s Not Easy Being Mean By Laurie Pillman

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72 Hometown:

Dish and Drink: Cocktail Class - The Murders in the Rue Barb By Dustin Crawford

9 4 Launching Pad: Be Like Lincoln By Amy Edgar 99 Twenty Something Commentary: A Date Night Cheat Sheet for Peoria By Anita Sharkey

‘Out With the Old, In With The New’ By Scott Fishel

18 Mom and Pop:

76 EconCorner: Anton Ivanov, assistant professor of business administration at Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Cutting Edge By Steve Stein

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