Things To Do
Peoria Curiosities
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If you peruse Peoria real estate listings, you may have noticed a beautiful, historic church for sale on North East Madison Avenue. It's listed as single family residential.
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The "Abraham Blue" mural on the Peoria County Courthouse is getting an update.
Useful Stuff
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Whether it's through donation, recycling or upcycling, business owners in Peoria and beyond want to stop people from throwing out their old clothes.
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Representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Peoria County and City of Peoria say they’ll still have crews working 24 hours a day to get roads cleared during snowstorms.
The People Of Peoria
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A Dunlap woman is back home in Illinois after taking part in one of the world’s most grueling endurance horseback races on a different continent.
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Community members gathered in the prayer hall as Thich Tinh Nghia led prayers and chants in Vietnamese, pausing occasionally to add an English translation for visitors.
More Welcome Home Stories
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Moving can be stressful and scary. But it can be even more difficult to get established and find your place in a community after all the unpacking is done.
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Kira Santiago is on a mission: as she enters her ninth year as a flower farmer in East Peoria, she wants to promote Illinois flower power.
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The Greater Peoria 2030 campaign was launched in September 2021 as a collaborative effort to attract new residents and retain existing community members.
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Whether you’re looking to add a bit more movement to your routine in the new year, or perhaps you’re new to the area and in search of a gym buddy, the Greater Peoria area boasts plenty of fitness options that not only get your heart rate up, but provide a community of support to help with challenges — both inside and outside the gym.
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Whether you are brand new to the Peoria area and showing off your home for the first time, or have been here for decades, it can be stressful to host out-of-town friends and family in your home during the holidays. What can be even more panic-inducing is finding ways to entertain them if they're here for an extended stay.
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Urban Artifacts, the vintage souvenir and antique shop on Sheridan Road, has one of the old Bergner's Talking Christmas Trees set up for holiday viewing.
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Rachel and Levi Plouse have been working to renovate the 2001 Freightliner FS-65 school bus, now named Bustav, since March of 2021. They’re originally from Colorado.
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One man is preserving Peoria through photographs.
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Making the jump to move to a new place can be intimidating, especially if moving from a different state or country. Three transplants to the Peoria region recently took the plunge and have reflected on their first year in the city. They all came from different places, backgrounds, and ultimately chose to settle in Peoria for varying reasons.
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Think there's nothing to do in Peoria? A new book says otherwise.