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Peoria County government and the city of Peoria are poised to chip in $600,000 to get a new grocery store launched in the city's South Side food desert.
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After years of planning, Harvest Market will receive $1.7 million from a state grant to open in Peoria’s South Side.
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Peoria’s South Side neighborhood has been a food desert for more than six years after Kroger closed its store in the Madison Park Shopping Centre. After some delays, pastor Chuck Brown is still working to open a grocery store.
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In a broad discussion with reporter Joe Deacon, Peoria City Council member Tim Riggenbach discusses neighborhood safety, affordable housing, rising energy costs, road construction, and how the needs of his district reflect those of all Peorians.
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Ryan Foster wasn't always on board with taking a leading role in helping urban agriculture take root on Peoria's South Side. In fact, he resisted the idea at first.
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Peoria Grown sells fresh produce at cost at Market 309, set up at Logan Recreation Center in Peoria's South Side. Now, that mission is expanding to…
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A new option for affordable fresh produce is coming to Peoria's South Side on Sunday.The not-for-profit Peoria Grown is partnering with the Peoria Park…
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First District city council member Denise Moore has withdrawn a proposal before the Peoria City Council to approve the use of $550,000 in TIF funds to…
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A collaborative effort coordinated by members of the Southside Community United for Change hopes to bring fresh, local food and provide small business…
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Once a neighborhood or town becomes a food desert, it's difficult to restore a functional food system. Two central Illinois communities are trying to grow…