24 Jul 2001

Celebrating the Legacy of David R. Collins

By Joe Collins
The Quad Cities lost a great writer and friend of the written word with the passing of David R. Collins of Moline on Tuesday, July 17, at the age of 61. The short list of his achieve-ments include writing more than 75 published books and being a founding member of Writers Studio, a founder of the Mississippi Valley Writers Conference, and a much-loved teacher of 35 years.
17 Jul 2001

DavenportOne is Building a Bigger Tent

By Jeff Ignatius
DavenportOne celebrated its first year in business last week, emphasizing a theme that it is not just for the city's big businesses and their leaders. At its annual meeting July 11 - attended by nearly 300 members - the organization rolled out a new Web site (http://www.
10 Jul 2001

Rock Island Outlines Qualifications for Police Chief

By Jeff Ignatius
At a study session on Monday, July 9, Rock Island City Administrator John C. Phillips gave city-council members a "police-chief profile" culled from surveys filled out by citizens, community leaders, and police officers.
04 Jul 2001

East Moline Moves Ahead with The Quarter

By Jeff Ignatius
Despite the setback of having developer Kaizen Company of America pull out of the commercial portion of The Quarter riverfront re-development effort (see City Shorts in this week's issue), the City of East Moline could be moving forward on other components of the project in the coming weeks.
26 Jun 2001

Administrator Pick Should Sail through Confirmation Process

By Kathleen McCarthy and Jeff Ignatius
The unanimous choice of the search committee and mayor for Davenport's new city administrator appears to be well on his way to city-council confir mation next week. Craig Malin, currently the county administrator in Douglas County, Wisconsin, has wide support among Davenport city-council members surveyed by the River Cities' Reader.
19 Jun 2001

The Next Big Thing

By Jeff Ignatius
When the City of Moline requested developers in 1999 for its mixed-used riverfront project known as Bass Street Landing, it didn't get any responses that met its requirements - primarily that applicants have experience developing and operating a similar project.
06 Jun 2001

"Imagine Iowa" Moves Past the Dream Stage

By Administrator
At a forum May 24 at the Family Museum of Arts & Science, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Director Anita Walker made clear that those deflating practical considerations weren't welcome. No pesky questions about whether something can be done, or from where the money might come to pay for it.
06 Jun 2001

Davenport Readies Vision Iowa Presentation

By No Author
Davenport • The City of Davenport will make a presentation on its River Renaissance on the Mississippi proposal to the Vision Iowa board on Wednesday, June 13, at the Hotel Savery in Des Moines.
15 May 2001

Leach Looks to Keep Baseball in the Quad Cities

By No Author
Moline • Mayor Stan Leach has formed a task force to explore the future of professional baseball in the Quad Cities. The impending sale (and subsequent relocation) of the River Bandits has given the issue some urgency, with a battle looming over the best site if a new team is found.
15 May 2001

Dark-Store Agreement Makes Empty Wal-Mart Likely

By Jeff Ignatius
Sometimes things with good intentions end up huge mistakes. That might be the case with an agreement between Wal-Mart and the City of Davenport dealing with the store the company will likely be abandoning in a little more than a year.

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