Meet Our Neighbors: Ed Tarbuck & Joanne Bannon

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Street you live on:
We live on Moss

How long have you lived in the neighborhood:
Ed moved in and began renovations in 1999, my three children and I moved in after Ed and I were married in 2000.

Best thing about where you live:
Best thing about living here is the eclectic nature of our neighborhood. So many people are willing to pitch in on projects that define our association. From a broader standpoint, we love the fact that we can enjoy the many benefits of our city. Downtown restaurants and pubs provide countless live music events. Civic Center events cater to a wide audience, are usually very reasonably priced, and readily available tickets. We both genuinely enjoy the hometown, friendly feel of the Peoria area.

Where are you originally from:
Ed is originally from Calumet, Minnesota, I was born and raised here in Peoria.

What kind of work do you do:
Ed is a geologist and writes a series of five college textbooks in Earth Science, Geology and Atmosphere. I’ve worked at Bradley and ICC in Student Services/Education Administration, but currently work with Ed from our home office proofing, editing, and updating his manuscripts.

We especially enjoy traveling–especially wine country and, of course, anywhere Ed can always find an interesting geological site to explore! Last fall, we enjoyed a (short, but sweet) trip to Argentina where we visited a few significant geologic sites as well as the iconic wine region in Mendoza.

Your idea of “the perfect day”:
Ed’s perfect day would center on his “stay up late, get up late” mantra and would include some combination of fishing, drinking nice red wine, enjoying a good meal, and watching a great movie. I enjoy all those things, (most to a lesser degree–fishing, for example) but add the flavor of time with family and friends, and we’re good to go!

Favorite meal:
Our favorite foods are, undeniably, Italian! Our favorite places in Peoria are locally owned where we can always enjoy great meals with family and friends!