Romando Dixson, the executive editor of the Peoria Journal Star in Illinois, writes about why the paper covers restaurant openings and closings.

Dixson writes, “To help readers keep up with the news, Journal Star reporter Cassidy Waigand publishes a newsletter on the local food and dining scene, delivered to your email every Thursday. The newsletter is a collection of stories about new restaurants, closing businesses, anniversaries, menu updates, the people behind local businesses and more.

“It’s impossible for us to write about every business in Peoria and unimaginable when you add in surrounding towns and counties. But business coverage, whether it’s food or not, is one of our core topics.”

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