Scott Fitzgerald once said “there are no second acts in American lives,” but there are many people who would beg to differ. As many young adults try to figure out where life will take them, it’s safe to say there are people that have their lives separated in many acts. Kishan Patel graduated from...
By Aamir Mitchell Superstar Athletes, popular musical artists, anyone famous really, eventually gets tired of being the center of attention after so long. Ever since she was 10 years old, Amber has been the focus of every room she’s ever walked in. The attention she gets is inherently different than anything experienced by...
BY: MADDIE GEHLING Trumpet lessons at four, then baseball at five. On Mondays and Wednesdays, cheer practice runs until 6 p.m. Driver’s ed classes start immediately after school. And somebody’s got to walk the dog. Activities keep every member of the Heying family busy, but they come and go. Only one thing has remained...
BY KYLEE HIGGINS The lives of people around us are often viewed at surface level, but seeing people on a deeper level, everyone has their own story of how they came to be who they are today. For Caleb Sager, a 20-year-old hospitality & culinary arts student at Lincoln Land Community College,...
By Megan Lamont Nestled on the corner of Adams and Hightower in Peoria’s Warehouse District sits something of a millennial’s heaven. A crisp, minimalist coffee house with a succulent plant at every table. When the sun rises, the light reflects off the white walls in a way that almost blinds you while you sip...