08 Jun 2004

Municipal Musical Chairs

By Jeff Ignatius
For all the deliberate planning happening in Davenport in recent years - River Renaissance improvements, Prairie Heights, the River Vision project, and the city's comprehensive plan, to cite a few examples - one key item is still being addressed haphazardly: the city's form of government.
08 Jun 2004

Skeleton Key Comes with Another New Beginning

By Jeff Ignatius
Eric Sanko knows all about new beginnings. When the seasoned bassist and vocalist brings his "junk" rock group Skeleton Key to the Brew & View on Tuesday, he'll be embarking on yet another one. After a decade of playing with John Lurie's famous avant-garde jazz/rock band Lounge Lizards, Sanko formed Skeleton Key in 1994.
01 Jun 2004

Working from Within

By Jeff Ignatius
Federal Election Commission Chairperson Bradley A. Smith talks big. During a commencement address May 23 at Augustana College, he said, "It is a fact that under the Supreme Court's jurisprudence today, criticism of a congressman close to an election receives less constitutional protection than does Internet pornography, simulated child pornography, tobacco advertising, topless dancing, defamation, flag-burning, or burning a cross outside a black church.
01 Jun 2004

Fair Looks to Make a Comeback

By Jeff Ignatius
The Left Bank Art League hopes to have a strong festival this weekend, making up for a poor showing last year. "If we get good weather, this should be a really good year," said Bill Hannan, organizer of the Invitational Fine Arts Fair.
25 May 2004

River Music Experience Prepares for Takeoff

By Jeff Ignatius
Chris Smither, Patty Larkin, and Kris Kristofferson are booked for future performances. The opening day will feature music by local bands, the Blue Band, and Pieta Brown & Bo Ramsey. Local and regional talent will be featured in the coffee shop, Mojo's, on Thursdays and Fridays.
18 May 2004

Renaissance Rock Island Branches Out

By Jeff Ignatius
Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation, which has long been a model of progressive development in the Quad Cities, is starting to ruffle a few feathers - with quite a few more likely to follow. That's because the not-for-profit organization has delved into the development of affordable housing, building 71 units for the Rock Island Housing Authority in the coming years, including six scattered-site homes this year in established - although still sensitive - neighborhoods.
18 May 2004

Ghostlight Strives for Increased Presence

By Jeff Ignatius
Ghostlight Theatre's production of the Sam Shepard play True West - running the next two weekends at the Holzworth Performing Arts Center at Davenport North High School - will mark the end of the organization's days as an enigma, putting on shows periodically but infrequently and without any discernible pattern.
11 May 2004

Scott County to Consider Proposal for $29.7-Million Jail

By Jeff Ignatius
Scott County is a step closer to putting a new jail proposal before voters, and although it's less expensive and smaller than the one in a referendum rejected in 1998, it's not the most cost-effective option available.
11 May 2004

When Movies Mattered

By Jeff Ignatius
Nick Clooney hit upon an interesting idea when he was approached about doing a book about film: that movies sometimes should be looked at outside the realm of entertainment. A persistent literary representative kept asking him to write a book, but he kept deferring because of his schedule as host of American Movie Classics.
04 May 2004

Putting Parking in Perspective

By Jeff Ignatius
A sign in the parking office of the City of Davenport reads, "Parking Should Be a Non-Event." That's certainly the dream in Davenport, but currently it's far from being a reality. Right now the city's parking system is getting pressure from two sides.

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