21 Mar 2006

Lessons from Post-Hurricane New Orleans

By Jeff Ignatius
An ad in the March issue of New Orleans magazine boasts, "Lots Start at 100' Above Sea Level." That's life in the Big Easy, post-Katrina: It doesn't matter how much it costs as long as it's on high ground.
14 Mar 2006

Green Eyes in the Sky

By Gregory Dicum
Imagine yourself in outer space, gazing at the blue and green sphere that is our home. Now zoom in, fast, diving toward continents and oceans. Soon rivers and cities emerge, then individual houses, then cars. Zoom closer - there's a camel in the desert, and you can even zoom right to its eyelashes.
07 Mar 2006

Requiem for a Dream

By Jeff Ignatius
It's true that history is written by the winners. But in the case of the new documentary A Clown Short of Destiny, the losers are getting their say, too. The movie documents a Des Moines heavy-music scene on the rise in the late 1990s, with several bands grabbing the attention of music labels.
14 Feb 2006

Mississippi Music Museums

By Jeff Ignatius
To download an edited version of the Reader interview with RME President and CEO Lon Bozarth (26 minutes, 7.7 megabytes, mp3), click here. Last week, on the day that the River Music Experience announced plans for a second-floor club that would cement its place as a venue for live music rather than a traditional museum, leaders of the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society met with members of the media to discuss several new initiatives, including a planned downtown-Davenport museum dedicated to the jazz giant.
07 Feb 2006

Best of the Quad Cities 2005: Food & Drink

By No Author
Restaurant that opened in 2005 1. The Brown Bottle 2. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar 3. Pluckers Grill & Bar (tie) 3. San Francisco Oven (tie) Best restaurant opened in 2005 - The Brown Bottle If you're looking for a romantic dining spot to take your date for Valentine's Day, consider The Brown Bottle.
07 Feb 2006

Best of the Quad Cities 2005: Civics & Media

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Community-service organization 1. American Red Cross 2. United Way of the Quad Cities Area 3. Gilda's Club Quad Cities Charitable event 1. Birdies for Charity 2.
07 Feb 2006

Best of the Quad Cities 2005: Introduction , Hall of Fame, and Major Awards

By No Author
After a certain number of years, a community tends to get bored with something that once seemed exciting and new. Participation dwindles. This year marks the 10th that the River Cities' Reader has conducted its Best of the Quad Cities poll, yet community interest in this institution continues to grow.
07 Feb 2006

Best of the Quad Cities 2005: Arts, Culture, & Leisure

By No Author
Local theatre organization 1. Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse 2. ComedySportz 3. Playcrafters Barn Theatre Local blues band 1. Ellis Kell Band 2. John Resch & the Detroit Blues (tie) 2.
07 Feb 2006

Best of the Quad Cities 2005: Business

By No Author
Alternative-health-care provider 1. Palmer Chiropractic Clinic 2. Dennis Hagemann, Hagemann Chiropractic Center 3. Brad Merritt, Merritt Chiropractic Clinic Best alternative health care- Palmer Chiropractic Clinics This year, Davenport's Palmer Chiropractic Clinic received the Reader's citation for best alternative health care in the Quad Cities, and because it's been around forever, it's safe to say it did have a leg - as well as a neck, spine, and lower back - up on the competition.
31 Jan 2006

Exhibit Features Powerful, Energized Groupings

By Steve Banks
The current exhibit at Quad City Arts shows that sometimes a house is not just a house. Running through February 17, the exhibit features four artists whose works are often energized by their context. The frame of a single residential structure plays off - and draws meaning from - a different piece featuring 15 similar structures, for example, while the distinctive portraits of another artist resonate because of the collection of portraits.

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