22 Aug 2007

Young Writers Publish New Edition of The Atlas

By Administrator

The AtlasThe Young Emerging Writers will celebrate the release of The Atlas on Friday, August 30. The Atlas is a literary magazine put together by 11 interns, ranging from 15 to 19 years old, that includes poems, short stories, comics, and other writings by the interns and people they asked to submit work. The party will start at 7 p.m. in the third-floor conference room of the Bucktown Center for the Arts in downtown Davenport. Copies of the issue will be distributed free (while supplies last), and the magazine's contributors will read selections from the issue. This event is part of the Bucktown Final Friday series, which begins at 6 p.m.

 

15 Aug 2007

Davenport's Tax Rates Tell the Story

By Administrator

Last week, it was reported that the Rock Island-based engineering firm eServ is close to finalizing a $6 million-plus, 15-year TIF (Tax Increment Financing) deal for its new $24 million-dollar facility sited in Davenport's 53rd Street corridor. In turn, eServ promises to bring 240 jobs to Davenport in the next three years, with an average compensation of $61,000. On its surface, it sounds like a fair bargain - but is it, really?

15 Aug 2007

Offer Solutions, Not Complaints

By administrator

Are you watching the same city council I am? (See "Ever Thought About Running for Office?" River Cities' Reader issue #644, August 1-7, 2007.) You're choosing to support the worst of the worst!

15 Aug 2007

Rick's House of Hope Holds Kick-Off Party

By Administrator

Rick's House of Hope hosts a sweet kick-off to its fall support groups with the annual Giant Banana Split and Fall Kick-Off Party on Thursday, August 23 at 6 p.m. Tours of the facility, a meet-and-greet with staff, and a 20-foot long banana split will highlight the event, designed to introduce families to the services available from Rick's House of Hope, a grief and trauma recovery center for children. Through its programs for young people and their families, Rick's House of Hope - located at 4867 Forest Grove Drive in Bettendorf - provides support, understanding and compassion during painful periods of grief or traumatic loss. For more information, call Rick's House of Hope at (563) 324-9580, or Genesis Medical Center's Spiritual Care Department at (563) 421-7970. 

 

08 Aug 2007

Wicked Game: Justin Morrissey, "A War of Wills"

By Administrator

Justin Morrissey, A War of WillsIf Chris Isaak traded in his rockabilly shtick for some country duds, the result would probably sound a lot like Justin Morrissey's new CD, A War of Wills.

08 Aug 2007

I Will Remember When I Vote

By administrator

I attended the John McCain rally at the Bettendorf home of Carrie and Pete Peterman on Sunday, August 5. I parked my car at a school down the road and rode a shuttle to their home and arrived about five minutes before the 5 p.m. event was to start.

08 Aug 2007

Governor's Supporters Bolt for the Exits

By Administrator

Last week was way over the top, even for an over-the-top guy such as Governor Rod Blagojevich.

08 Aug 2007

New Books Offer a Photographer's Perspective on Rock

By Administrator

Roadwork: Rock and Roll Turned Inside Out Tom Wright's life story in the new photography book Roadwork: Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out is one of those magical, right-place-at-the-right-time tales that leaves one grinning from ear to ear in envy. A schoolmate of Pete Townshend in 1962, Wright's gig as tour photographer for The Who in 1967 opened the doors for decades of intimate access and impromptu backstage portraiture with Rod Stewart, The James Gang, and the Rolling Stones. The Hal Leonard Books hardcover edition is a mix of anecdotes and excesses from the Wild West days of rock, printed on tasteful archival cream paper.

08 Aug 2007

St. Ambrose Removes O'Keefe Name from Library

By Administrator

In a special meeting on Friday, August 3, the St. Ambrose University Board of Directors voted to remove the late Bishop Gerald O'Keefe's name from the St. Ambrose library. The board's decision was based on the recommendation of an ad-hoc committee of the board appointed by St. Ambrose University President Edward Rogalski to investigate a request to remove O'Keefe's name from the library. The request maintained that the removal was warranted because of the bishop's failure to take the necessary precautions to protect children from clergy sexual abuse that occurred during his tenure as bishop of the Davenport Diocese. The library will be referred to as the St. Ambrose Library until such time that the board is able to determine the appropriate course of action for its renaming.

 

01 Aug 2007

Fixing What Ails Us: The Quad Cities Community Vitality Scan

By Administrator

Reader issue #644 When the Quad Cities Community Vitality Scan was released this spring, it marked a welcome collaboration between five community organizations, but it was still easy to dismiss it as yet another study, one more evaluation of where we are.

What's potentially different about the Vitality Scan, though, is how those organizations plan to use it. If the five groups - the United Way of the Quad Cities Area, the Quad City Health Initiative, the Moline Foundation, the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, and the Amy Helpenstell Foundation - can use the Vitality Scan and related efforts to guide their funding decisions, this is one study that could actually address community needs and shortcomings on a large scale.

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