15 Jul 2003

Building on Brownfields

By Jeff Ignatius
Last week, the City of Davenport hosted a different type of tour, spotlighting locations that officials would usually prefer residents and tourists didn't see: the old city dump between West River Drive and Marquette Street, blighted commercial and industrial areas further to the west on River Drive, and a pocket of abandoned commercial buildings on Dittmer Street.
24 Jun 2003

Requiem for a Grove

By Judith Malone
The final chapter of a Rock Island County saga wraps up on Saturday, June 28, with a public auction of the contents of Poplar Grove. The secluded riverfront tavern was operated for nearly 80 years in the same location by the Bernard family of Moline.
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.

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