23 Sep 2003

Scott County Updates Property Tax System

By Joe Collins
• A major property-tax-system conversion is currently underway in Scott County involving multiple county departments and offices and an outside vendor, Incode-CMS from Ames. Scott County is converting from a 30-year-old in-house-developed property-tax system to a third-party computer-application system based on current technology and computer programming.
23 Sep 2003

Looking for a Spark

By Jeff Ignatius
Last week in Rock Island, a crowd gathered for the announcement of a new housing development: Highland Place. It's a small project, but it's drawing a lot of attention as what is hoped to be the first of many new housing developments in Moline and Rock Island.
23 Sep 2003

A Wrong Way, a Right Way in Iraq

By Rich Miller
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles being filed from Iraq by River Cities' Reader political columnist and Chicago-based journalist Rich Miller. The previous two stories can be found
16 Sep 2003

Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Adds to Web Site

By Joe Collins
• The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau (QCCVB) has added new features to its Web site at (http://www.visitquadcities.com) to provide more information. These new developments provide an extra convenience to travel writers and journalists as well as tourists coming to the Quad Cities area.
16 Sep 2003

MidCoast Brings New Features and a Higher Profile to Riverssance

By Jeff Ignatius
The Riverssance Festival of Fine Art will have quite a few changes in its first year being run by MidCoast Fine Arts. The festival, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Village of East Davenport's Lindsay Park, will feature stilt-walking harlequins (called "Harleys"), a wine garden, and new gates and way-finding signs, while still featuring more than 100 of the area's top regional artists and a children's art tent.
16 Sep 2003

Spotlight on Riverssance Artists

By Jeff Ignatius
While the Riverssance Festival of Fine Art has something for just about everybody - food, music, wine, and other entertainment - the artwork should take precedence. And although there are many worthy local artists on the roster of 105 showing at this year's event, the Reader is giving some attention to artists less familiar to a Quad Cities audience.
16 Sep 2003

Musician Finally Finds Satisfaction in the Studio

By Jeff Ignatius
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Kraig Kenning has been a professional musician for going on 15 years, but it wasn't until his sixth CD - titled Mactub and released last year - that he was happy with what he put out.
09 Sep 2003

Bettendorf Approves Stormwater Tax

By Joe Collins
• The Bettendorf City Council has unanimously approved establishing a stormwater utility to pay for a federally mandated stormwater- discharge permit. The federal government now requires municipalities to regulate the amount of pollution discharged in stormwater and monitor and inspect facilities that release stormwater.
09 Sep 2003

"Disappearing" Iraqis

By Administrator
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles being filed from Iraq by River Cities' Reader political columnist and Chicago-based journalist Rich Miller. Last week's story can be found at (http://www.
02 Sep 2003

Habitat ReStore Gets New Look

By Joe Collins
• The Habitat ReStore is now presenting an improved image to the community, thanks to the work of two young Quad Cities artists. Earlier this summer, Nancy Foster, a ReStore director, approached students employed in the Quad City Arts Metro Arts program.

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