By: Chase Coffey Urban planning can go one of two ways. Popular with today’s modern cities like Phoenix or Atlanta is the idea of building out. These large cities continue to spread thin, away from downtown and in their wake, leaving empty buildings of past factories. In East Peoria, much the same began to...
A Letter to the Peoria Public, My family spent Easter, like most families, eating loads of food, enjoying the fresh spring air and chasing plastic eggs around the back yard. But unlike the usual family update conversations of every years reunion, we talked about crime. We spoke of the constant attention and focus Peoria...
Saturday, February 2, 2015 was a monumental step in community building for Peoria. Renaissance Park Community Association (RPCA) hosted it’s first fundraising event as a registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. A Mid-Winter Night’s Dream Gala included a night full of festivities all in the spirit of community and education about the community. The event started...