Those African-Americans who worked in the Davenport industries had their homes moved from Lake Play to the north side of town, because “Black people didn’t live in Uptown.”
This is North Davenport
DHS Takeover of Rust Center Imminent
Davenport, Florida, is a historical place without a place to call its history home.
A Vernacular Story
Paint on the floor and deep scratches, no doubt from the spurs on some local yokels’ cowboy boots; then the burns. (Who burns their floor?)
Memoir of Irma
On Hurricane Irma's arrival in Davenport, I spotted a rainbow. Goodnight and godspeed it was saying ...
Vets Voice First Show
Game Breaker was a true psychological trauma story cut in a massively comedic light.
Are We Ready for an MIA FEMA?
FEMA is telling us we're on our own.
The Legend is in the “Lake”
My hunch is that Lake Play is a stuffed up sinkhole.
Wrongness Addressed
He said, "I enjoy some of the things you say in there,” as I’m thinking, “Oh, Jesus. What have I done? Note to self: Review my blog for bad things I’ve said about important people.”
Growth on Tap
One glitch is that Chief Larry can't call his new miniature golf course "Putt-Putt with the Po-Po" because of copyright law. We need to help him out!
Will Davenport Go Extinct?
As the thief of dead people's handicap decals once said during her pre-felony days, "The case to maintain the City of Davenport is at an all time high."
An Image for Davenport
I heard a city staff member recently say, “Davenport needs an icon,” an icon like the mermaids in Norfolk, Virginia, or the swans of Orlando, Florida, so that we can have an image to sell; and while that’s a great idea, what would it be?
