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Be Downtown: Fest is ‘really cool’ place on a hot day

By: Dave Thompson|June 5, 2023
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    • Bubbles at Be Downtown

    Giant bubbles are made at the “Absolute Science Bubble Station” on Saturday, June 3, during the Be Downtown celebration in Bettendorf. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    There was food, music, a bags tournament, prizes and bubbles – lots of bubbles. The annual Be Downtown celebration, hosted by the Downtown Bettendorf Organization, had those features and many others during a hot, sunny day at the 15th Street Landing at 15th and State streets in Bettendorf on Saturday, June 3.

    Hundreds of partygoers gathered at that…

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