River Cities’ Reader publisher Todd McGreevy talks with WQUD GM Aaron Dail and his buddy Gary re recent highlights, both online and within Issue N° 1011:
Aaron Dail Interviews Fanny Curtat, Curator of “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience”
On display at the River Center in Davenport through July 20. Is this the wave of the future? Or do we stick with Argyle socks as the epitome of Man’s capabilities? Still time to find out, you know.
Aaron Dail Interviews Tony Danza May 4
Before Tony Danza was a performer, he was a boxer (and he was pretty good at it). Before he was a boxer, he was a student at the University of Dubuque. Before he was a college boy, he was the son of a Brooklyn garbageman. Before that, he was a fetus. Before that — you know where this is going, right?
The Davenport Building Collapse: The City’s Daily Updates to the Media Unedited
Davenport’s Chief Strategy Officer Sarah Ott kept us informed with near-daily e-mail updates concerning the aftermath of the 05/28 Davenport Hotel partial collapse. She’s also had us asking questions for which no reply has been forthcoming. Will we find our answers in the courts?
Embattled Davenport Hotel owner Andrew Wold accused city of ”harassment” over repairs in 2021
QC Times reporter Sarah Watson’s 07/11/23 look at the exchange of e-mails between Wold and city officials over the “harassment” Wold experienced in trying to keep his properties up to code — a defense that was rendered a fantasy when The Davenport Hotel went down.
Harmon and Cunningham Go to White Castle™ and Have Their Biometric Data Poached
Rich Miller’s 07/03 column refers to Illinois Senate President Don Harmon and Senate President Pro Tempore Bill Cunningham, both Democrats, who have been urging their party to negotiate some sense out of the Biometric Information Privacy Act; and maybe — just maybe — persuade organizations like the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce that companies collecting the biometric data of citizens without consent isn’t a good practice.
Buried Stories: Albert Petersen (1865-1951)
Bruce Walters looks at the life and accomplishments of one of Davenport Memorial Park’s famous celebrities, Albert Petersen, founder of the Tri-City Symphony, known later (much later) as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra.
As Todd “Intensity in Ten Cities” McGreevy puts it, “If you can’t find something to do, you’re not trying.” And there is lots to do this year, homes.