The City Council this evening unanimously declared that this week is Peoria Bradley Week in honor of the Braves’ advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Mayor Ardis also issued a friendly challenge to the mayor of Memphis that we’ll be hearing more about tomorrow.  Instead of betting Memphis a pizza in Peoria that Bradley will win Thursday, Ardis wants to set up a competition between Peoria and Memphis to see who can raise the most money for St. Jude.  The more money that can be raised for charity, the better.  I like the way Ardis looks for these kinds of opportunities.