17 Jun 2003

"New Urbanism" Takes Center Stage in Prairie Heights

By Administrator
In two weeks, the Davenport city council will take a largely symbolic vote on the mixed-use development with the romantic-sounding name Prairie Heights, on the land formerly known as 53rd and Eastern. That will be one of the earliest - and easiest - steps in what's expected to be an arduous process for the city council.
03 Jun 2003

The Mississippi's Trash Man Extends His Reach

By Administrator
In the classroom of the 42-foot-long barge/houseboat that serves as the operations center of Living Lands & Waters, the 40 or so teachers assembled in the Quad Cities last Friday were naturally disappointed when told at the beginning of the day that Chad Pregracke would not be joining them just yet.
03 Jun 2003

Cuisine and Cooking Take Center Stage at Mardi Gras

By Jeff Ignatius
Two years ago at Gumbo Ya Ya, the festival included a kids' cooking clinic with Chef Eudell Watts III, at which children learned to make gumbo. But adults were drawn as much as children, and therein was the germ of an idea.
03 Jun 2003

Bettendorf Throws a Centennial Party

By Jeff Ignatius
Bettendorf's 100th birthday gets a proper party this weekend with a variety of activities led by the Trinity Street Fair & Dance on Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight. The event will be on Spruce Hills Drive in Bettendorf, between 18th Street and Hardee's (in the old Eagle parking lot).
06 May 2003

Whither the Blackhawk?

By Jeff Ignatius
The Rhythm City Casino-owned Blackhawk Hotel stands three blocks from the gambling boat. It sounds like a short distance, but those three blocks include one unpleasant journey across five lanes of River Drive. And they cost money, the owners argue - for them and for the citizens of Davenport.
29 Apr 2003

"Art Has Something to Add to the Dialogue"

By Administrator
In a slide lecture for her new exhibition, Lauren Greenfield begins with 15-year-old black-and-white photographs of French aristocrats who have status but little money. The pictures are handsome and filled with minutiae but seemingly worlds away from her recent work: vibrant, often disturbing photos of women and girls.
22 Apr 2003

Can the Quad Cities Graduate to the Next Level with Higher Ed?

By Jeff Ignatius
Efforts to enhance higher-education offerings in the Quad Cities got a boost last week with a new study identifying a need for more public-tuition-rate undergraduate programs and suggesting the expansions of two local educational institutions.
01 Apr 2003

From Beyond the Mainstream: A War Digest

By No Author
As the first large-scale United States military operation to take place in the age of the Internet, the current conflict in Iraq is for many of us an overwhelming experience. We not only have a virtually unlimited supply of news sources, but the minute-by-minute coverage rarely pauses.
25 Mar 2003

Making the Pieces Fit

By Jeff Ignatius
What finally emerges as Iowa's Big Plan for revitalizing the state's economy might actually resemble a lot of smaller ideas pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle. It started with a basic concept and a challenge from the governor, and the response has been so strong that legislators have no shortage of initiatives from which to choose.
18 Mar 2003

Last Chance to Enter the Reader's Short-Fiction Contest

By Administrator
The world's shortest story was written by Augusto Monterroso: "Upon waking, the dinosaur was still there." We're not asking you to replicate that feat, but we are asking for your entries in a limbo contest for fiction writing.

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