Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES The observation deck on Davenport’s skybridge was a great vantage point to catch Monday night’s “Red, White and Boom” fireworks display on the Mississippi River. The dazzling event was enjoyed in both Davenport and Rock Island.
The City of Davenport wants to redesign a portion of the riverfront (outlined below) if the Isle of Capri casino moves out. A series of public idea meetings will begin March 26.
Todd McGreevy participates in a public meeting in Davenport on Monday where plans for improvements to LeClaire Park were discussed.
A city worker mows grass in LeClaire Park. (Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES)
ABC's Charles Gibson tries to hear a comment from the crowd before the live broadcast of ABC World News on Friday from LeClaire Park in Davenport. (Andrew Link/Quad-City Times)
A Brew-Ha-Ha participant on Saturday gets a refill from a vendor in LeClaire Park in Davenport. (John Schultz/Quad-City Times)
Antonio Tolbert, 14, right, of Davenport, dances to music as others watch during the Unity Festival on Saturday at LeClaire Park in Davenport. (Andrew Link/Quad-City Times)
Darius King, 10, left and Tyler King, 9 watches a video of their brief meeting with President elect Barak Obama in September of 2007. The video was taken by their father Chief Warrant Officer Reginald King. (Kevin E. Schmidt/QUAD-CITY TIMES)
The King family, Chief Warrant Officer Reginald King, Darius King, 10, Beverly King and Tyler King, 9 talk about their brief meeting with President elect Barak Obama in September of 2007. (Kevin E. Schmidt/QUAD-CITY TIMES)
Students from Davenport Central High School, use markers papers and their ideas to come up with a design for the LeClaire park project for when the Isle of Capri Casino leaves its riverfront spot with their teacher Clinton Balsar (right) at the Figge Art Museum on March 31. Three Davenport schools worked on the design with the help of their teachers and memebers of the City of Davenport design team.
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