PEORIA MAGAZINE August 2022

FEATURES 10 Seed and Soil:

19 Dish and Drink: Cocktail Class – Hours of Peaches

60 EconCorner:

So Far, So Good For Central Illinois Farmers By Patrick Kirchhofer

An Interview With Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown

By Dustin Crawford

72 Mom and Pop:

Peoria’s Comic Book King Adjusts With the Times By Steve Tarter

11 Seed and Soil:

40 Peoria Retro:

Fred the Horse Comic Strip By Dan Ackley

Peoria Stadium Has A Rich – And Racing – History By Phil Luciano

76 Playing in Peoria:

12 Seed and Soil:

The Reinvention Tour By Kirk Wessler

44 Peoria Retro:

Educating City Kids About Where Their Food Comes From By Rob Sharkey

Historic Peoria High, Still Making History By Steve Tarter 56 Twenty Something:

80 WordCount:

‘Bugs for Breakfast,’ An Interview with author Mary Boone

16 Dish and Drink:

Say a Little Prayer … and Pass The Pasta By Mike Bailey

Teachers Learn the Fine Art of Balance By CeCe Hill

88 People, Places & Parties

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