16 Aug 2005

Looking Up in LeClaire

By Jeff Ignatius
The big attraction in LeClaire this past weekend was Tug Fest, but city leaders hope visitors paid attention to 6,000 square feet on the levee. It's nothing special - it looks like paving stones embedded in gravel - but it's a symbol of what's happening in this small town situated on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River.
02 Aug 2005

A Figge First Look

By Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
As Development Director Margaret Babbitt led me up the Figge Art Museum's wide stairway to its second-floor galleries, I was momentarily stunned by Sol LeWitt's enormous drawing that occupies most of the north wall.
02 Aug 2005

Through the Staff's Eyes

By Administrator
"We just unpacked Grand Wood's palette," a worker told Figge Art Museum Director Linda Downs on Monday, while she was giving me a tour. Such are the details that the museum's staff is attending to in the days leading up the Figge's grand opening on Saturday.
26 Jul 2005

Checks, Loans, and Rock & Roll

By Jeff Ignatius
If you're in a band, you might know that things are getting serious when business overtakes music as your primary concern. "Lately, it's been all business," said Tom Swanson, singer and guitarist for Jim the Mule.
19 Jul 2005

Living History

By Jeff Ignatius
He helped create Southern rock music. He was instrumental in paving the way for today's jam bands. He is indisputably one of the greatest guitarists to ever live. His group was one of the inspirations for Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous.
12 Jul 2005

Passion, Patience, and Perfection

By Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
"Some people think that art should shock, provoke strong emotion, but I don't do that," said Rock Island artist Akiko Koiso. "In art, I want something that I enjoy, that I find relaxing, and that brings me peace.
05 Jul 2005

Is Your Property Safe from the Government?

By Jeff Ignatius
On June 6, Davenport Mayor Charlie Brooke vetoed a resolution that used the city's power of eminent domain to grant an easement for a sanitary sewer. The city council had decided by a 6-4 vote to condemn the property in question to assist a condominium project developed by longtime city-government critic Niky Bowles.
21 Jun 2005

Food for Thought ... and Action

By Jeff Ignatius
A.J. Wacaser is fond of a slogan by activist Jeremy Rifkin: "Eating is the ultimate political act." There's certainly a political component to the new Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign, which Wacaser is helping to coordinate.
07 Jun 2005

BRAC Attack

By Jeff Ignatius
In 1995, community backers of a military base in a very arid part of the country offered to take drastic measures to satisfy the U.S. military, which had difficulty getting the water it needed and as a result wanted to shift some functions to different military bases.
31 May 2005

Blueprint 2010

By Jeff Ignatius
When the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce unveiled the findings of its Blueprint 2010 study last week, they had a familiar ring. The Quad Cities area doesn't have enough young professionals, the study found, there's a pervasive pessimism among residents, and the community doesn't market itself effectively to the outside world, particularly to businesses looking to re-locate.

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