28 Dec 2004

The Rhythm City Casino Hotel: Breaking Down the Numbers

By Jeff Ignatius
The magic number for the Isle of Capri is $207 million. That's the gaming company's estimate of the new money that the Quad Cities would receive over 10 years from its proposed expansion of the Rhythm City facility, which would include construction of a 10-story riverfront hotel and a 500-space parking ramp.
28 Dec 2004

Isle of Capri MustAddress Objections

By Jeff Ignatius
At a meeting on December 20, officials from the Isle of Capri (IOC), its architectural firm, its construction firm, and the Riverboat Development Authority visited the offices of the River Cities' Reader to give their pitch for a riverfront hotel/casino complex that it hopes the Davenport City Council signs off on early next year.
20 Dec 2004

Can Mike Whalen Save Social Security?

By Jeff Ignatius
The future of the Social Security system - presently predicted to be broke sometime between 2042 and 2053 - doesn't depend on Mike Whalen, the founder, president, and CEO of Moline-based Heart of America Restaurants & Inns.
14 Dec 2004

At What Cost Luxury?

By Jeff Ignatius
In 1899, the economist Thorstein Veblen coined the term "conspicuous consumption," describing the way the rich flaunted their wealth by buying expensive goods and services that people with less money couldn't afford.
14 Dec 2004

This Blanket Continues to Grow

By Jeff Ignatius
Loud drums and a driving guitar kick off the album, and from most bands, this would hardly be remarkable. But coming at the beginning of a record from The Winter Blanket, it’s downright shocking. After all, this is a group whose sound rarely eclipses the musical equivalent of a whisper, following in the delicate, subdued, austere slowcore tradition of Low.
07 Dec 2004

The Power of Polls and Their Flaws

By Jeff Ignatius
Last week, the River Cities' Reader sat down with Peter Hart, a national pollster with the firm of Peter D. Hart Research Associates who was in the Quad Cities as Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow at Augustana College.
07 Dec 2004

Gimme Shelter

By Jeff Ignatius
Bali Guerrero is effusive, passionate, and energetic, and the only thing keeping her from her dream of being an "animal cop" is the prospect of euthanizing dogs and cats. Guerrero is a kennel tech at the Moline animal shelter, which is run by the city.
07 Dec 2004

Willie Nelson Finally Brings His Ageless Act to the Quad Cities

By Jeff Ignatius
He toured minor-league baseball parks with Bob Dylan earlier this year. His latest album puts Tom Waits material next to Toby Keith’s, and includes duets with the popular jazz crooner Norah Jones and the ever-respected alt-country goddess Lucinda Williams.
30 Nov 2004

The Legendary Blue Band Approaches 25 Years

By Jeff Ignatius
Bob Dorr has fronted the Blue Band for 23 years, and he promises that he'll keep it going through a major milestone: a quarter century. "Our immediate goal is to make it to 25 years, and that's less than 18 months away," Dorr said.
23 Nov 2004

Bluebox Filmmakers Take the Unorthodox Road to Education, Partnership

By Jeff Ignatius
Famous filmmaking pairs usually work together on everything or have clearly defined roles. The Wachowski brothers - the forces behind The Matrix series - both write and direct. Joel and Ethan Coen - the hip duo that made Fargo and many other cult classics - write together but split their duties otherwise, with Joel directing and Ethan producing.

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