Dave Thompson's stories
Hilltop Campus Village residents offer thoughts on new master plan
The Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) in Davenport will eventually have streets and intersections that are safer and more attractive; better signage to attract visitors and help businesses; and improved commercial areas. Those are some of the top goals of the…
Honsa mission: Make tools to help workers, companies
MILAN – Thomas W. Honsa remembers years ago when he was trying to sell his…
Hearing set for proposed Life Fitness Center sale in Bettendorf
Plans for a new water park, an ice rink and a transformed Life Fitness Center…
New owner of North Scott Press ‘bullish’ on community newspapers
“The smalltown community newspaper industry is dead.” Businessman J. Louis “Louie” Mullen has heard that…
New bakery survives tragedy, gets ready to open
The journey to open a gluten-free bakery in the Hilltop Campus Village neighborhood of Davenport…
Palmer College launches campaign; dedicates $23M housing project
Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport celebrated its 125th anniversary in style with three big…
Day of Caring volunteer: ‘Good to help people who need our support’
They painted. They cleaned walls. They fixed up garden boxes. And they did a dozen…
United Way kicks off campaign with ‘seed money’ surprise
Noah Seys got a big surprise Wednesday night, Sept. 14, when he was handed a…
Feds told: Train merger is ‘clear, present danger’ to people
Federal regulators received a clear message Tuesday night, Sept. 13, in Davenport – a proposed…
‘Perfect’ East Moline library has grand opening
James A. Hoffman remembers as a child getting his first Dr. Seuss book at the…
Small businesses ‘make connections’ at open house
A woman selling furniture was looking for a chance to network. Another woman selling peanut…
EICC leader: ‘You have to think about other people’
Sonya Williams just arrived in Davenport in early August and decided to get groceries at…
New riverboat gets red carpet treatment in QC
The new Viking Mississippi riverboat’s passengers got the red carpet treatment – complete with a…
Bettendorf report: ‘Landing’ project gets many positive comments
Plans for a new water park, an ice rink and a transformed Life Fitness Center…
Tapestry Farms plants seeds to grow into Davenport HQ
Tapestry Farms has big plans for growing. The nonprofit organization that helps refugees resettle in…
Labor Day: ‘I’m glad we had a parade’
A Labor Day parade returned to the streets of East Moline on Monday, Sept. 5,…
