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Cue: Ready for lunch?

By MACscr ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

One of Peoria's best workday perks are the food carts that unfurl along Adams and Main Streets Monday through Friday, starting around 10:30 a.m. and doing steady business through the lunch hour. On a pleasant, sunny day, workers stream out of Downtown buildings like ants to a dropped ice cream cone, forming lines that [...]

Cue calendar

By MACscr ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Items for Calendar and Night Life must be received in writing by noon Thursday for the next Thursday's publication. Releases must include a signature and daytime telephone number. Mail to Calendar/Night Life, in care of Mickey Wieland, Cue, Journal Star, 1 News Plaza, Peoria, IL 61643; send faxes to 686-3296; or send email to moc.ratsjpnull@dnaleiwm. [...]

After many jobs, Mule Deer discovers love of comedy

By MACscr ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Comedian Gary Mule Deer will perform at 8 p.m. on May 24 at the Peoria Civic Center Theater. Gary Mule Deer is a workhorse. Not only had he tried out more than 30 different jobs in his early years – from baker's assistant to grave digger – but he's worked as a comedian and musician [...]

Dining Out: A little spice would make MAK’s just right

By MACscr ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

I realize this is Woodford County, hardly a hotbed of spicy foodstuffs. Still, as we munched through dinnertime at Lil' MAK's, we wondered how much better the fare could be with just a little zip – nothing fancy, maybe even just a few shakes of garlic and salt.

Hot Online: Most popular baby names

By MACscr ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Daily roundup of what's hot online right now with the most popular baby names of 2011, Kim Spradlin reflecting on her "Survivor" win and more.

Hot Online: ‘Swamp People’ cast member dies

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Daily roundup of what's hot online right now with the death of a cast member from "Swamp People," an update on the condition of a young girl with a flesh-eating bacteria infection and more.

Activision, EA settle lawsuit over execs’ leaving

By MACscr ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The legal battle between gaming giants Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. is over, with the companies announcing they have settled a case that accused EA of improperly recruiting two executives who oversaw the creation of the smash videogame "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." The settlement announced Wednesday in Los Angeles does [...]

Hot Online: Verizon to nix unlimited data plans

By MACscr ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Daily roundup of what's hot online right now with the latest news from Verizon, expensive racing pigeons in China and a trending video.

Cornerstone Music Festival calls it quits

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Cornerstone Music Festival will celebrate its 29th year when the gates open July 2. And when the festival gates close five days later, it will be for the last time. Festival founder John Herrin said this will be the last hurrah for the destination Christian music event. Herrin said competition from other festivals, high [...]

Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD

By MACscr ⋅ May 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war. In a [...]