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Three still presumed inside the rubble of Davenport building; owner issues ‘thoughts and prayers’ for those affected by collapse

Posted on Jun 1, 2023 by Paul Brennan

This story originally appeared in LV Daily, Little Village’s Monday-Friday email newsletter. Sign up to have it delivered for free to your inbox. At a news conference on Thursday morning, Davenport city officials said three people are still unaccounted for […]

Partially collapsed Davenport apartment building is ‘extremely volatile,’ five people still unaccounted for as city plans next steps

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Paul Brennan

The Davenport Fire Department is planning another search of the partially collapsed apartment building in downtown Davenport, once it determines the safest way to do so, Fire Marshall Jim Morris said during a news conference on Tuesday. Morris was one […]

LV Recommends: Front Street Pub & Eatery builds on rich (and delicious) history of the Bucktown neighborhood

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Emma McClatchey

One of the things I find handy about living in eastern Iowa is my relatively close proximity to the Illinois border and that state’s, uh, produce markets. Every month or two I gaze into an empty jar, curse my home […]

‘Extremely offensive’: Neo-Nazi group distributes propaganda in Davenport again

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 by Paul Brennan

White supremacist propaganda is being tossed onto people’s front lawns in Davenport again, a Davenport resident told Little Village on Monday. And once again, the propaganda from the neo-Nazi National Alliance is in the former of large sticker that are […]

Neo-Nazi group distributes propaganda in eastern Iowa again

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 by Paul Brennan

White supremacist propaganda from the neo-Nazi National Alliance has been showing up on driveways in Davenport. A flyer from the group has been tucked into a magazine that is rolled up, placed in a clear plastic bag and then tossed […]

The Full Kit is closing in Davenport, months after its Iowa City store closed

Posted on Nov 22, 2019 by Paul Brennan

The Full Kit in Davenport is closing, owner Mitch Dettman announced on Friday. The closing of the Davenport store comes just eight months after Dettman closed his Iowa City store. […]

319 Fest will present 70 artists — including Davenport’s Soultru, fresh off a new release

Posted on Aug 1, 2019 by Genevieve Trainor

In 2016, Cedar Rapids’ 319 Fest took a year off. Their goal was to refocus, redevelop. Organizers changed the location of the festival, and were determined to make it always free, organizer Jason Zbornik said in an email, “in hopes that it would allow more people access to new original music.” Now in its third year back […]

Staff Picks: Our favorite shopping centers around the CRANDIC

Posted on Nov 8, 2018 by Little Village

There may not be a one-stop shop for your holiday shopping list, but these districts in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines and Iowa City hold plenty of hidden treasures from local retailers. […]

Daytrotter to host inaugural music festival in 2016

Posted on Dec 17, 2015 by Lucy Morris

Quad Cities-based music website and recording studio Daytrotter announced yesterday that it will hold an inaugural music festival in Davenport on February 18-20. Daytrotter Downs, named for an old East Moline horse track, will be held in venues across the city, including […]