07 Feb 2006

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

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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: Food & Drink

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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: Business

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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.
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: Arts, Culture, & Leisure

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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.
31 Jan 2006

Genesis, University of Iowa Form New Partnership

By Joe Collins
• Parents of premature and sick babies born at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport will be served by a new partnership between Genesis and the University of Iowa. Board-certified neonatologists from the faculty of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Roy J.
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.
24 Jan 2006

Local Teacher Recognized as a Disney Teacher Award Nominee

By Joe Collins
• Stacey Houk, an art teacher at Eisenhower Elementary in Davenport, has been recognized for her creativity and success in the classroom as a Disney Teacher Award nominee. As the next step in the process, she is now submitting an application to be considered for Disney Teacher of the Year.
24 Jan 2006

A New-World Order

By Jeff Ignatius
Interviewing the Haiti-born artist Edouard Duval-Carrié is a lesson in interpretation. There's little discussion of technique, color, or space. Instead, with a precise vocabulary but slightly askew English syntax, Duval-Carrié talks of symbols and meaning, and how the history of his land is also the history of the United States.
17 Jan 2006

Iowa, Illinois Get Average Grades for Emergency Medicine

By Joe Collins
• The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in its National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine gave Iowa an overall C-plus grade, ranking it 19th in the nation for its support of the state's emergency-medical-care system.

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