29 Jul 2003

Davenport Opens Wildlife Sensory Garden

By Joe Collins
• The Davenport Parks & Recreation Department has announced the opening of its new Children's Wildlife Sensory Garden, located in Fejervary Park, three blocks west of Division Street. The Children's Wildlife Sensory Garden has taken two years to construct and is designed to serve all ages.
29 Jul 2003

ArtStroll Marks New Beginning for Presenters Group

By Jeff Ignatius
One of the big changes to this year's ArtStroll event this Friday will be something those in attendance probably won't notice. But the emergence of a performing-arts coalition as one of ArtStroll's organizers signals a new commitment to help the arts grow in the Quad Cities.
22 Jul 2003

Davenport Police Receive Accreditation

By Joe Collins
• The Davenport Police Department has been granted accredited status by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Incorporated (CALEA). The Davenport Police Department agreed to come into compliance with 443 standards set by CALEA, a process that generally takes two to three years to complete.
22 Jul 2003

Angling for Angels

By Jeff Ignatius
When the City of Davenport submitted its application for Vision Iowa funds, one project was called the AgTech Venture Capital Center. Now it's known as the New Ventures Initiative, and the concept has been expanded: It will become a full-service development center for emerging technologies.
15 Jul 2003

New Study Shows Cost of Government

By Joe Collins
• According to a new report by the conservative watchdog group Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), Iowa has the 15th lowest cost of government among the 50 states, while Illinois has the 12th highest. The study, published in each of the past 11 years, is designed to show key policymakers and the public the cost of government at the local, state, and federal levels.
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.
08 Jul 2003

Breast Cancer License Plates Now Available

By Joe Collins
• Iowans can now buy breast-cancer-awareness license plates from their county treasurer's office. The plates bear an image of a pink ribbon and the words "Breast Cancer Awareness" and "Early Detection Saves Lives.
01 Jul 2003

John O'Donnell Stadium Renovation Begins

By Administrator
• John O'Donnell Stadium renovations have started. The first phase of the renovation includes the closing of Beiderbecke Drive from Gaines Street around the Peterson Pavilion in LeClaire Park. This will facilitate the construction of the earthen berm that will encircle the outfield and protect it and the facility from damage during a flood as well as create a grassy, park-like seating area.
24 Jun 2003

Generations Helps with Elderly-Driver Study

By Joe Collins
• Seventeen percent, or nearly 336,000, of Iowa's licensed drivers are age 65 or older. Generations Area on Aging is one of five organizations around the nation that will soon test a new approach to older-driver safety - one that encourages communities to think more broadly about how America's growing elderly population should get around.
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.

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