Ali al-Marri, suspected and detained “enemy combatant” that moved to Peoria on September 10, 2001, was the subject of a news report on NPR’s Morning Edition this morning. “A federal appeals court in Virginia is set to hear arguments on whether he should be charged or released from military custody.” If the government is right about him and he was/is a “sleeper” for al-Qaida, it makes me a little worried that he chose to live here in Peoria, and it makes me wonder if Peoria could be some sort of future target.
Daily Archives: October 31, 2007
Why do we fall back later this year?
The New York Times says it’s because the candy companies lobbied for it to help candy sales on Halloween.
Like they always say, “follow the money.” Incidentally, I always hated getting money on Halloween. I wanted candy. And if anyone wants to really ruin a kid’s night, give them mini-carrots. It will be met with the same excitement as when Charlie Brown looked in his trick-or-treat bag and announced with dismay, “I got a rock.”
Peoria Hardee’s restaurants have new owner
From CNNMoney.com:
CARPINTERIA, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CKE Restaurants, Inc. announced today the sale of 26 restaurants as part of its ongoing strategic refranchising program that was originally announced in April, 2007. The initiative is expected to involve approximately 200 Hardee’s restaurant locations in a number of markets across the Midwest and Southeast. To date, the Company has sold 106 restaurants to franchisees and secured commitments for 44 new franchise restaurants under development agreements for those markets.
The Company most recently completed the sale of 26 restaurants in the Peoria and Quincy, Illinois markets to Shree Krishna Food, LLC. Shree Krishna has also committed to build six new Hardee’s restaurant locations in these markets over the next six years. The transaction was brokered by Franchise Resale Consultants, LLC, d/b/a Praetorian Group.
“We are excited to take over 26 Hardee’s locations in the Peoria and Quincy markets and look forward to developing new locations in the coming years” said Shree Krishna President Sam Patel. “We will be working hard with Hardee’s to continue its success with the Thickburger Revolution.”
Peoria locations include the Hardee’s at 4100 W. Willow Knolls Rd., and the Hardee’s/Red Burrito locations at 3505 N.E. Adams and 8787 N. Knoxville Ave.