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Reminder: D150 Forum tonight

If you want to share with District 150 your thoughts on the placement of new school buildings on the east bluff, you’ll want to head down to Woodruff High School tonight at 7 p.m. for the first of four forums they’re holding.

The other meetings will be Sept. 27 at Irving Primary School, Oct. 4 at Von [...]

September 13th, 2007 | Category: Peoria Public Schools | Comments are closed

IMAX would be a boon to downtown

The Journal Star is reporting that museum officials are trying to get an honest-to-goodness IMAX theater to come to town, instead of an “IMAX-like” theater. A real IMAX would be a big draw for locals and tourists alike, especially in the evenings after the museum closes, so I see this as a step in the [...]

September 13th, 2007 | Category: Museum Block | 31 comments - (Comments are closed)