13 May 2003

Courtland Apartments Closed

By Joe Collins
• The Courtland Apartments, a 36-unit apartment building at 321 East Seventh Street in Davenport, has been ordered vacated by city inspectors after a follow-up rental inspection. Residents of the building were given 30 days to vacate the premises.
06 May 2003

Second River Renaissance Project Opens

By Joe Collins
• The City of Davenport has announced the opening of the second new parking ramp. River Renaissance Parking Ramp 32 is located at 202 Harrison Street and accommodates a total of 621 vehicles. Construction began on February 14, 2002, and the deck incorporates state-of-the-art technology.
29 Apr 2003

More Trees Coming to Davenport

By Joe Collins
• River Action Inc. reports that Greenway Habitat, the organization responsible for planting and maintaining more than 7,000 trees in Davenport and the Quad Cities, is up and running again. The Greenway Habitat Project is in a transition stage now as Davenport's City Forestry gears up to start street tree-planting.
22 Apr 2003

Iowa Lowers Drunk-Driving Limits

By Joe Collins
• Iowa House File 65 has passed both the House and Senate and now awaits the governor's signature. The bill lowers the level of alcohol needed in a person's blood to be presumed drunk, from ten hundredths of one percent (.
15 Apr 2003

Centennial Bridge Tolls Finally Coming Off

By Joe Collins
• The City of Rock Island says that May 3 is the date that tolls will be removed from the Centennial Bridge. It's hoped that by the time the tolls come off the 63-year-old bridge, construction should be finished on the on-ramps in Rock Island and Davenport, which have been reconfigured to safely accommodate more traffic.
08 Apr 2003

New Vehicles Join Davenport CitiBus Fleet

By Joe Collins
• Five new vehicles have recently joined the City of Davenport's CitiBus fleet. The five buses are part of the normal fleet-replacement process and bring to 21 the total number of buses in the CitiBus fleet. Each vehicle cost $241,068, with the Federal Transit Administration funding 80 percent of the replacement cost and the City of Davenport funding the remainder.
01 Apr 2003

Renovation Begins on Great River Plaza

By Joe Collins
• Renovation has started on the Great River Plaza, covering Second Avenue from 17th to 19th streets in downtown Rock Island. The Plaza was constructed in 1978 and has not had any major renovations since. The east block of the Great River Plaza will be re-constructed in two phases, with work finished by early summer.
25 Mar 2003

Davenport Council Approves Amusement Park

By Joe Collins
• The Davenport City Council has approved plans for an amusement park with go-carts, bumper boats, and miniature golf in one of the city's busiest and most expensive retail areas. John Colson of Brother Development Partners said Thunder Ridge Adventure Park should open in June.
18 Mar 2003

Quad City Audubon Society Supports Schuetzen Park

By Joe Collins
• The Quad City Audubon Society contributed to the preservation of a local historic landmark and wilderness area with a bequest left to the society by member Ann Barker. The $5,000 donation, which was made at the March meeting of the Audubon Society, will benefit the Schuetzen Park Historic Site in west Davenport.
09 Mar 2003

Davenport Receives Tax Credits for Affordable Housing

By Joe Collins
• The City of Davenport has announced that more than $18 million in federal tax credits have been awarded by the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) to help produce 168 affordable and market-rate housing units in Davenport.

Pages

Subscribe & Listen to Reader Podcasts

On Stands Now

 

Tagged Content

Two Ways to Subscribe

1. Subscribe to free weekly e-mail content updates.

You'll get both the current official narrative challenge and What's Happenin' in the Quad Cities.
(Did you know we publish a new Amy Alkon Advice Goddess, Real Astrology, Red Meat cartoon and RCR Crossword every week?) 

* indicates required

View previous campaigns.

2. Get 12 monthly issues mailed first class for $48

Get 12 issues mailed monthly for $48 per year.

Get the printed Reader edition mailed to you (or anyone you want) first-class for 12 months for $48.
$24 goes to postage and handling, $24 goes to keeping the doors open!

Click this link to Subscribe now.