Downtown Moline has never had a pharmacy. That's changing this spring when Schnucks will open a pharmacy on the ground floor of the Shive-Hattery building.
I've enjoyed sampling and buying local cheese, baked goods and local fare at the QC Food Hub in downtown Davenport. Sometimes I could barely make my way through the booths and table displays because it was jammed with other shoppers like me...
One way streets became a big deal in the 1970's as a way to improve traffic flow.
Detractors say that one-way streets contributed to the decline of businesses in urban areas as traffic was able to more easily and quickly pass by.
That thinking is one of the factors in a plan being considered by Bettendorf City Council to convert Grant and State Streets back to two-way traffic in the downtown corri