PEORIA MAGAZINE March 2023

FEATURES 8 Seed and Soil:

25 Dish and Drink: Cocktail Class -

74 Twenty Something:

Downtowns, Like People, Have Their Phases By Katie Faley

Bridging the Rural/ Urban Divide By Steve Tarter

Shanky's Power Flip By Dustin Crawford

2 6 Dish and Drink:

82 EconCorner:

12 Seed and Soil:

Steve Raquel, Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Cultivating a Coffee Experience By Laurie Pillman

Between a Rock and a Hard Place By Rob Sharkey

34 Peoria Retro:

16 Dish and Drink:

The Demetriou Plan By Mike Bailey

The Spice is Right By Lisa Coon

88 Playing in Peoria:

‘Pay the Cover,’ Let Your Mind Be Blown’’ By Roxy Baker

48 Mom and Pop:

2 0 Dish and Drink:

Success Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint By Steve Stein

Come For the ‘Damn Good Beer,’ Stay For the Conversation By Pam Tomka

98 WordCount:

The Golden Era of Peoria Hoops By Nick Vlahos

70 Hometown:

22 Dish and Drink:

The New Normal By Scott Fishel

What's Cookin' - Rosemary and Garlic Hasselback Potatoes By Mary DiSomma

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