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Wait for it….

I know you’re all waiting with bated breath for me to comment on Bob Manning’s proposal to District 150. I’m deliberately holding off until the whole plan comes out, instead of the bits and pieces that have been reported in the paper the past couple of days. It looks interesting, doesn’t it?

One World Café to expand with a little help from the city

One World Café, established in 1994 at the corner of Main and University, recently purchased the former Lagron-Miller building to their immediate east and is trying to secure financing to expand their restaurant:

Their expansion plans include the relocation of the kitchen and upgrade of appliances, reconfiguration of the dining room to increase customer capacity, creation [...]

Hey Bloomington, hurry to Peoria! Gas is only $2.96/gal. here!

This is a pretty funny story from today’s Pantagraph — especially the comments section. Apparently, a rumor got started in Bloomington-Normal yesterday that gas prices outside of the twin cities, from Champaign to Peoria, were up to $4 per gallon! So, everyone was rushing to the gas stations to fill up at $2.96 [...]

Bradley’s 1991 Plan an interesting read

Bradley University first filed an Official Development Plan (ODP) in 1991 when the city created the N1 (Institutional) zoning designation. Since then, it has been amended four times, expanding their institutional boundaries each time, but the balance of the plan is still in effect. The largest addition was the St. James apartments east [...]