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Arts Alley receives High Five Award

The Rock Island Downtown Alliance received a High Five award for Community Development & Reinvestment for the renovation of Arts Alley from the Development Association of Rock Island (DARI). The $534,000 project, funded by the City of Rock Island and the State of Illinois, transformed the outdoor pedestrian space at 1719 2nd Ave. with the addition of large-scale murals, vendor stalls, decorative lighting and other improvements. DARI presented the award at its annual meeting on January 15 to Jack Cullen, Executive Director of the Downtown Alliance, who shared the honor with Board members and other community partners in attendance. Congratulations to the fellow downtown-based businesses and organizations that also received DARI High Five awards for their investment, commitment and dedication to Rock Island: Bridge Investment, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, La Flama, Lavish Salon & Spa and Stecker Graphics.