PEORIA MAGAZINE June 2023
| Letter from the Editor | 7 |
| Seed and Soil:
Planting Roots | 8 |
| Seed and Soil:
A Fondness for Farmalls | 10 |
| Seed and Soil:
Mr. and Mrs. SharkFarmer Give Themselves A Grilling | 12 |
| Dish and Drink:
At Gator’z, Customers Gobble Up the Fare | 16 |
| Dish and Drink:
What's Cookin' - Cast-Iron Roasted Caprese Sandwich | 18 |
| Dish and Drink:
Cocktail Class - Passionate Cruise | 21 |
| Underground Equilibrium | 22 |
| Wines Fit to Swig | 26 |
| Ta-da! It’s TADA! | 30 |
| Dancing the Samba On Central Illinois Soil | 34 |
| A Heaping Slice of Hosta Heaven (and More) | 36 |
| Drip and Drizzl | 38 |
| Peoria Retro
When Corn Conquered All in Peoria | 42 |
| From Farm Boy to Famous Landscape Architect | 46 |
| ‘ We Could Blanket Peoria in Mulch’ | 50 |
| Hometown Making the Most of Things in Mackinaw | 54 |
| Wordcount:
Central Places Are Familiar Places | 58 |
| Mom and Pop From Bradford, Going Hollywood | 62 |
| Playing in Peoria:
‘Outlaw Country’ Comes to River City | 66 |
| Playing in Peoria:
The Block Party to Beat All Block Parties | 70 |
| Playing in Peoria:
It’s Summertime, Have Some Festival Fun | 72 |
| ArtsPartners Calendar | 74 |
| EconCorner:
Don Fullerton, Ph.D., professor of finance, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 78 |
| Twenty Something:
As a New Homeowner, Reducing My Environmental Footprint | 82 |
| Regarding Our Food Choices, Let’s Really Go Fresh, Local | 86 |
| Whatever Happened To …
Carver’s Council? | 88 |
| Banking on Progress | 92 |
| Galloping Through the Heart of Peoria | 94 |
| Beyond Traditional Bank Loans | 98 |
| Launching Pad:
Sterling Merit Awards | 102 |
| Out & About | 108 |
| In Brief | 110 |
| One More Thing:
Dust Off That Old Turntable | 114 |
| Thank You, Advertisers | 116 |
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