PEORIA MAGAZINE July 2022

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Letter from the Editor	7
Seed and Soil: Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide	10
Perfectly Princeton	14
Dish and Drink: Beer, Whiskey, Community	18
Dish and Drink: A Bar Like No Other	22
Dish and Drink: LaGondola Restaurant Chain Celebrates 40th Anniversary	24
Dish and Drink: Cocktail Class – The Honorable Mr. Basile	28
Twenty Something: Gen Z More About Purpose than Pay	30
An Eye on Peoria	34
Surpassing 100 and Still Going Strong	36
A Pearl of a Person – Dr. Rick Pearl	44
Manning the point, from basketball floor to NCAA big time - Chris Reynolds	48
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts – Doug and Vicky Stewart	52
‘Children Deserve the Best’ – Steve Thompson	56
From Anonymous Administrator to Media Celebrity – Monica Hendrickson	60
Peoria Retro: Political Clout Gave Peoria its Ag Lab	64
Peoria, ‘The Place to Go’ for Motorcycle Racing	68
Playing in Peoria: Neighborhood Café Has Just the Right Touch	70
ArtsPartners Calendar	72
Mom and Pop: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for …	76
WordCount: Famed Sportswriter Tries Hand at Poetry	80
WordCount: On ‘Controversial’ Books – Where the Peoria Public Library Stands	82
WordCount: Healing with Words	86
EconCorner: An Interview With Dr. Joshua Lewer	88
People, Places & Parties	90
How to Find Opportunities in Unusual Times	92
Enjoy the Journey	95
Classifieds	97
In Brief	98
One Last Thing: ‘Hey Chap! How’s it Going?’	100
Toon Town	103
Thank You, Advertisers	104

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