From a press release:
CITY OF PEORIA HOSTS MAIN AND UNIVERSITY TRAFFIC STUDY FORUM
September 22, 2008
7 pm – 9 pm
The Public Works Department and Hanson Professional Services will be hosting a public meeting on Monday, September 22, 2008; 7pm – 9pm at City Hall-Council Chambers, 419 Fulton Street, Suite 400, Peoria. This forum is a follow-up to the meeting that took place in early July. The City will be presenting a series of computer-generated illustrations showing how a variety of traffic-calming options will affect Main Street and the surrounding area using traffic counts and data collected in June.
This is a critical meeting for those of us concerned about our West Bluff community. This may be our final opportunity to provide input and influence the future of Main Street. Show your support of a walkable west bluff by attending this forum and wearing a green shirt to visually show our city leaders what our community wants.
If you are unable to attend this important meeting, please respond to this email to show your support of a vibrant, creative, pedestrian-friendly, and commercially-viable Main Street.
The Milken Institute has published its “Best Performing Cities” report for 2008, and Peoria has jumped way up. Here’s the press release from the Economic Development Council:
Peoria (September 15, 2008) – Peoria jumps from 68 to 42 on the Milken Institute index of best cities in America. This survey focuses on where America’s jobs are created and sustained.
The Best-Performing Cities index measures U.S. metropolitan areas to find the most successful at job creation and retention, the quality of jobs being produced, and overall economic performance. Specifically, it pinpoints where jobs are being created and maintained, where wages and salaries are increasing, and where economies and businesses are growing and thriving.
For a complete listing of cities on this index, visit http://www.milkeninstitute.org.
What the press release doesn’t mention is that, when you look at the rankings by state, Peoria’s metropolitan statistical area (includes Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Stark, and Marshall counties) beats every other MSA in the state by a large margin.
From a press release:
State Representative Candidates Face Off
At Peoria Area Chamber Forum This week!
Peoria, IL (Sept. 15, 2008) – Don’t forget to join the Peoria Area chamber of Commerce Wednesday September 17th at 7:30am at The Heartland Partnership (100 SW Water, Peoria) for a forum between 92nd and 106th District State Representative candidates.
Don’t miss your chance to hear Jehan Gordon and Joan Krupa plus Keith Sommer and Tom Shrier discuss the issues. They will be answering questions submitted by media and Chamber members. Seats are limited so register now at www.peoriachamber.org.
One more candidate forum is coming up:
Peoria County State’s Attorney Candidate Forum
Kevin Lyons/Darin LaHood
Date: October 1st, 2008
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Location: The Heartland Partnership Board Room, 100 SW Water, Peoria Barrack’s Cater Inn, 1224 West Pioneer Parkway, Peoria (Location changed due to flood prediction at original site.)
For more information contact Renee Charles, PR The Heartland Partnership at 309-495-5905 or 309-229-7791 or Ashley Pampel, PACC Director of Marketing at 309-495-5974. Media interviews and photo opportunities with candidates will immediately following each forum.
There’s a site out there called “How It Should Have Ended.” It has short animated videos that show how movies should have ended, in the opinion of the animators. Most of them are pretty funny — and true. They essentially poke fun at inconsistencies in the movie itself. Perfect example — Superman:
These little videos get pretty addictive. They’ve got them for “Lord of the Rings” (classic!), “The Blair Witch Project,” “Spiderman 3,” and lots more. Check it out!
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