14 Sep 2004

Harley Award Winner a Testament to the Catich Legacy

By Jeff Ignatius
The story of Thomas Chouteau is also partly the story of Father Edward Catich. The man who was the face of the St. Ambrose art department for four decades until his death 25 years ago was also Chouteau's instructor, and drew him into teaching at the Catholic school.
14 Sep 2004

Brew Ha Ha Celebrates Five Years with 200 Beers

By Jeff Ignatius
If public television and a beer-tasting event featuring craft- and micro-brewed beverages wouldn't normally seem like a good match, you'll understand the thinking behind WQPT's Brew Ha Ha, celebrating its fifth year on Saturday in Davenport's LeClaire Park.
07 Sep 2004

More Than Two Choices on Casino Hotel

By Jeff Ignatius
Davenport City Administrator Craig Malin casts the debate over a new riverfront casino/hotel as an either/or proposition. Either you accept the new hotel, or you're stuck with the status quo. "Some folks in the community have the [mistaken] feeling that there's this third or fourth or fifth option," echoed DavenportOne President and CEO Dan Huber.
07 Sep 2004

QC Band Conjures a New Style of Voodoo

By Jeff Ignatius
The word “mature” isn’t something one should expect to associate with the local band Human Aftertaste. This spook-show industrial-tinged rock band prides itself on being outrageous, proudly claiming to have been banned from clubs and glad to warn you that a performance will likely include being sprayed with substances pleasant and not-so-pleasant.
31 Aug 2004

Are Fewer Regulatory Hoops Bad for Consumers?

By Jeff Ignatius
When Blackhawk State Bank had its most recent examination for the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) last year, it took hundreds of staff hours: several people assisting the inspector three to four hours a day for nine weeks, plus a handful of people preparing reports before the actual evaluation.
24 Aug 2004

Embracing Diversity in the Visual Arts

By Jeff Ignatius
The skeleton is now covered in glass that sometimes looks green and sometimes looks blue, depending on the light. That skin matches the accents on Davenport's new parking garages, and the building itself - while monumental - currently appears closer to that aesthetic than art - boxy and blank.
24 Aug 2004

Modest Kristofferson Puts the Focus on Songs

By Jeff Ignatius

Most performers would kill for one of Kris Kristofferson's careers. But he has three of them: as a great country songwriter, a musical performer of no small repute, and a successful actor. This man has been in a musical group with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings, and as an actor has worked with Martin Scorsese, John Sayles, Sam Peckinpah, and Tim Burton.

17 Aug 2004

Chris Smither Brings Songwriting Magic to the Quad Cities

By Jeff Ignatius
Singer-songwriter Chris Smither has been around long enough that not much surprises him. His latest album, though, came together in a way he didn't expect. But his producer knew what he was doing, and that's the way the Smither prefers it.
10 Aug 2004

The Agendas

By Jeff Ignatius
While the visits to Davenport last week of President George W. Bush and chief political rival John Kerry were campaign events, their simultaneous appearances provided a good opportunity to compare the two candidates' proposals.
10 Aug 2004

The Lynyrd Skynyrd of Metal Bands Headlines Pigstock

By Jeff Ignatius
Superjoint Ritual could just be the strangest metal band in the world. For one thing, it's the now-full-time project of Pantera frontman Philip Anselmo, the "chosen one" of what seemed like a dozen side projects he participated in over the past few years.

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