The District


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    Kayla Spicer and Margaritta Posey of Bettendorf enjoy smoothies in downtown Rock Island, listening to the sounds of Mardi Gras at the annual Gumbo Ya Ya. The city is offering a new grant program designed to expand dayside business activity. (FILE PHOTO)

  2. District Golf

    St. Ambrose junior golfer Dusty Drenth of Davenport said he is excited to play in the NAIA Nationals at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.

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    The District of Rock Island.

  4. Class 2A District 5 info

    Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES As a sophomore last season, Matt O'Donnell made 111 tackles and rushed for 577 yards for the Tipton Tigers.

  5. Gumbo Ya Ya spices up District

    (John Schultz/Quad-City Times) Dancers Libby Bruce and her daughter, Emily, 4, of Viola, Ill., listen and shake to the raging, caging zydeco music of Dikki Du and the Zidaco Krew during opening-night festivities Friday at Gumbo Ya Ya in The District in downtown Rock Island.

  6. Another big name visits 1st District

    Kevin E. Schmidt/QUAD-CITY TIMES First lady Laura Bush addresses her audience during a fundraising breakfast Thursday for 1st Congressional District candidate Mike Whalen, left, at the RiverCenter in downtown Davenport.

  7. 1st Congressional District questionnaire: Mike Whalen

    Eric Sumberg/QUAD-CITY TIMES Mike Whalen, a Republican candidate for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, greets voters at the Clinton, Iowa Masonic Lodge in May.

  8. Iowa 1st District Congressional debate

    Photos by John Schultz/Quad-City Times Mike Whalen greets Bruce Braley at the start of the Oct. 3 congressional candidate debate at Davenport's Nighswander Theater.

  9. Iowa 1st District Congressional debate

    Questions from Times readers: FROM LEFT: Diane McAnally, who has a son in the Navy heading for the Persian Gulf, asked the candidates about their stance on war in Iraq. Herman Bredar,of Davenport, asked the candidates about negative campaign TV commercials. Dr. Kelly Carroll, of Silvis, asked the candidates about providing affordable, quality health care for all.

  10. Becoming more energy efficient saves district

    Nick Loomis/QUAD-CITY TIMES Davenport Community School District maintenance supervisor Tom Hunt brings up the McKinley Elementary boiler room controls in the energy management system that has saved the district $1.2 million in the past four years.

  11. Cafe in District provides food for the body, mind

    Nick Loomis/QUAD-CITY TIMES Retired pastor and librarian Greg Moore is in his latest career evolution as proprietor of Mother Jones Cafe in The District of Rock Island.

  12. The Radiators brings ‘fish head’ music to The District

    PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Members of The Radiators, a New Orleans group that’s played together since 1978, will headline Gumbo Ya Ya, Friday and Saturday night in The District of Rock Island.

  13. Some Q-C districts focus on building

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  14. County wants to bulldoze some Hamburg district homes

    Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES Homes owned by Scott County in Davenport's Hamburg Historic District have drawn little interest from potential buyers, who could have taken advantage of the city's new Housing Assistance to Protect and Preserve Established Neighborhoods, or HAPPEN, program. Before the homes are demolished, organizations such as Habitat ReStore will be allowed to "harvest" items of architectural significance from the properties.

  15. Grammy nominees to play at Gumbo Ya Ya in The District

    Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars show off their nomination medallions at the 50th annual Grammy Awards. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

  16. Schools at 150: Innovation a hallmark of district's history

    Davenport established kindergarten classes in 1913. Here, an early kindergarten class plays with toys. (PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE TIMES)

  17. Site served as small school, district headquarters

    Larry Fisher/Bettendorf News Rubberized floors and glass basketball backboards highlight the new gymnasium at Neil Armstrong Elementary School, Bettendorf.

  18. School districts head to court over property dispute

    (Steven Martens/QUAD-CITY TIMES) The Camanche Community School District has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Clinton Community School District's 2001 purchase of property for its transportation center at 3201 Lincolnway in Clinton was illegal because the property is in the Camanche School District.

  19. Site served as small school, then district headquarters

    New Neil Armstrong School, Bettendorf.

  20. No. 1 Bettendorf captures MAC, district titles

    (Brian Halligan/MUSCATINE JOURNAL) Davenport North's Steven Brus swims a leg of the 200 freestyle relay. Brus won the 200 and 500 freestyles.

  21. 71st District race targeted, nasty

    TIMES FILE PHOTO The Republicans brought in former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar to campaign for Steve Haring.

  22. Bettendorf board narrows district office choices

    Larry Fisher/Bettendorf News Celeste Reuter, director of communications for the Bettendorf School District, shares her office with stacks and stacks of files. Administration center staff have been sharing space with the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency for about a year while a decision on a new administration center is made. The school board has narrowed the choice to three.

  23. Community college district starts renewable energy program

    Instructor Ryan Light poses with a blade from a wind turbine at the John Blong Technology Center in Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday March 24, 2009, after a news conference where the Eastern Iowa Community College District announced a new program to train renewable energy specialists. (Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES)