Posts Tagged Iowa City

  • “Mr. Dolan, why do you keep telling us to buy our senior housing now rather than later?” “Mr. Dolan, why do you keep telling us to buy our senior housing now rather than later?”

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes It’s nice to know that some of my senior friends are regular readers of my monthly column in this publication. At an open house a few weeks ago, one such regular reader asked me why I seem to repeat my “buy now” message so often, (Like I’m going to do again ...

  • Why seniors are rushing to take advantage of the “sweet spot” in the current real estate market. Why seniors are rushing to take advantage of the “sweet spot” in the current real estate market.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes We can tell by the level of activity at our weekly open houses in the area that seniors are really sensing the current opportunity in the real estate market and taking advantage of it. We have sold eight homes in eight weeks at our newest development in East Davenpo...

  • Summer Benefits Planned to Help Moline Girl Battle Leukemia

    Alexis Willey is a 14-year-old Moline girl battling leukemia. She is being seen in Iowa City and working toward a bone marrow transplant. Two benefits are scheduled to help defray some of the medical costs for her family. The first is a trivia benefit being held at the Knight's of Columbus Hall on F...

  • “American Pickers Weekend” June 4-5 in LeClaire, Iowa

    Meet and Greet the "American Pickers" at several events throughout the weekend! All events are free to the public. Register to have lunch with one of the Pickers at www.visitleclaire.com Tentative Schedule Of Events:* Saturday June 4 Classic Car Show, Flea Market, Garage Sales, Great Food, ...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston I am most happy with things familiar to me. Does that ring a bell? the newest cycles in our nation and its reflection in the world, send an unreal portion of our jobs away. We get the doors slammed on customary activities and on things we consider “advancement.” The ...

  • News from the Bettendorf Public Library

    BOOK CLUB BLOWOUT Saturday, October 9, at 2:00  p.m. in the Bettendorf/Gilbert Rooms of the Bettendorf Public Library, Paul Ingram from Iowa City’s Prairie Lights Bookstore will talk about his favorite newly published books. He will highlight those which would be excellent for discussio...

  • The Best Buying Opportunity For Senior Housing The Best Buying Opportunity For Senior Housing

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Some thoughts on why this may be the best buying opportunity for senior housing to be available for a long time‚ – and what to do about it. My building materials supplier recently told me prices are NOT dropping any further and there’s evidence of increase...

  • An Everyday Kid – An Everyday Hero An Everyday Kid – An Everyday Hero

    By Gary Metivier I first met a little boy named Sergio about two years ago. The eleven year old was battling a rare form of cancer in children (acute myeloid lymphoma). Unfortunately, I have met a lot of children battling illnesses these last couple of years. Behind the illness there is a charact...

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