Students may consider Peoria’s Warehouse District as a place for a caffeine boost at Zion Coffee Bar or to catch a Bradley baseball game at Dozer Park. However, this area is now home to a colorful business where people of all ages can relax and…
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Despite the pandemic, businesses are opening up in Peoria, including Jerk Hut in Campustown. While students aren’t advised to sit down and dine at restaurants just yet due to the university’s restrictions, they can order through DoorDash from the Caribbean-style spot. The menu includes curry,…
Tan Dang, a Peoria resident, opened Dang Banh Mi & Poke across from Campustown in the second week of March, right as the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced. “We opened it up on the week of the pandemic, coincidentally, so it has been both exciting and stressful,”…
For small businesses in Peoria, Illinois’ shelter-in-place order is forcing everyone to test their creativity when it comes to answering customers’ needs. The rules and regulations of the order, mandating the closure of non-essential businesses and ordering citizens to remain at home whenever possible, are…
The Original Pancake House provides specialty pancakes with hometown service. Located at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie, it has been open for roughly three months. The Original Pancake House is a national chain but every location has slight differences in their menu. At the Peoria…
Though Natalie Konopka is still a student, she wanted to launch her business right away. The idea of Darling Authority (DA) came about during a road trip, when Konopka’s friend mentioned someone else she knew that had started a boutique. Konopka’s goal is to offer…
A local company has been providing Peoria with meats for over 60 years. Alwan and Sons has been open since 1957 and the family business is still going strong today. Michelle Alwan, human resource manager, explained that the store’s origin began when her father immigrated…
The atmosphere inside Styles Studios Fitness is sleek yet comfortable. The main floorspace is all glass and mirrors, with dark hardwood floors protected from the neat rows of exercise equipment by thin black mats. A tour around the building, located at 4100 W. Willow Knolls…
Curvology: the study of plus-sized women’s attire. “I felt defeated and unwanted and unloved and unnecessary,” said creator and owner of Curvology, Beth Fischer. This is what Fischer experienced after walking into boutiques and seeing no representation for plus- sized women. After about six months…
Though the nooks and crannies of the Pleasant Hill Antique Mall are packed with fascinating objects, owners Bob and Betty Johnson both agree that the most interesting thing in the place is a Johnson Log Cabin Coffee Bin from 1912. “They had a great name,…