BUSINESS

Cat café opens in Peoria

Matt Dayhoff
Holly Walker pets a pair of cats at her new coffee shop River Kitty Café at 3226 N. University St., Peoria. Patrons can sit behind the glass and watch the cats play while they enjoy their coffee and snack, or they can pay to spend quality time with the cats in the room.
Holly Walker pets a pair of cats at her new coffee shop River Kitty Café at 3226 N. University St., Peoria. Patrons can sit behind the glass and watch the cats play while they enjoy their coffee and snack, or they can pay to spend quality time with the cats in the room.
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River Kitty Café is located in a former cash loan office at 3226 N. University Street in Peoria. The cats that owner Holly Walker makes available to the public are borrowed from the Peoria County Animal Protective Services and are adoptable.
River Kitty Café is located in a former cash loan office at 3226 N. University Street in Peoria. The cats that owner Holly Walker makes available to the public are borrowed from the Peoria County Animal Protective Services and are adoptable.
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A cat lounges on a hanging shelf in a window at River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
A cat lounges on a hanging shelf in a window at River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
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Owner Holly Walker has converted a former cash loan office into a café called River Kitty Cafe on University Street in Peoria. Patrons can spend time with a number of adoptable cats in the back room of the coffee shop.
Owner Holly Walker has converted a former cash loan office into a café called River Kitty Cafe on University Street in Peoria. Patrons can spend time with a number of adoptable cats in the back room of the coffee shop.
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A cat sits on a pillow in a tent at the River Kitty Café, 3226 N. University Street in Peoria.
A cat sits on a pillow in a tent at the River Kitty Café, 3226 N. University Street in Peoria.
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At River Kitty Café, customers can sit in the front and watch the cats play through the glass, or they can pay to join them in the back room.
At River Kitty Café, customers can sit in the front and watch the cats play through the glass, or they can pay to join them in the back room.
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A cat sits in a shaft of sunlight hitting a chair at the new River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
A cat sits in a shaft of sunlight hitting a chair at the new River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
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The cat room at River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria is equipped to keep numerous felines entertained.
The cat room at River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria is equipped to keep numerous felines entertained.
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A cat plays with some feathers on a string at River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
A cat plays with some feathers on a string at River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
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A cat stares with piercing blue eyes at the new River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
A cat stares with piercing blue eyes at the new River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
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A cat cleans himself in a window seat at the River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
A cat cleans himself in a window seat at the River Kitty Café on University Street in Peoria.
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