Rock Island Line

08/17/2025

My little artist is mural-ing in the studio today while I edit the latest podcast episode.

08/16/2025

Rock Island Line passed 1,000 podcast downloads. Thank you so much for tuning in. Rock Island is cool. 😎

08/14/2025

An excerpt from the August 11, 2025 City Council meeting. Three new development agreements approved totaling over $30 million. Wahoo!

08/13/2025

More from my conversation with Atticus Garrison on artificial intelligence. Contemplating the power of aggregating large amounts of data and imagining an AI model having power over human data. So glad we have smart people like Atticus in Rock island who can help us interact with AI in thoughtful, aware ways. Check out our full conversation on YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

08/13/2025

What my Chat GPT suggested for Rock Island Redevelopment after I input the same prompt as Atticus. If you haven't had a chance to listen to the latest episode on AI with Atticus Garrison, check it out.

As promised, I am going to release three different users' Chat GPT responses to the following prompt: PROMPT: You are an expert in urban planning, economic development, and Midwestern history. Provide a detailed plan to revitalize Rock Island, Illinois, taking into account its historical development...

08/12/2025

Yay!

08/12/2025

A Rock Island business is celebrated as business of the year at Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting!

ALM has grown six times in size since their move to Rock Island in 2015.

08/12/2025

✨ As promised in my episode, I'm releasing Atticus's Chap GPT's plan for revitalization in Rock Island, IL. I will be releasing mine and my neighbor's versions in the days to come. What do you think? Does Chat GPT do a good job? Are we already doing these things in Rock island?

As promised, I am going to release three different users Chat GPT responses to the following prompt: Atticus's Chat GPT came up with the following plan. Keep in mind this is a straight copy and paste, so this content has not been altered to address any factual or other errors.Atticus's VersionContex...

08/12/2025

https://youtu.be/7L1hQPURST8?si=Ht8j8Axh_IduIK-C

In this episode of Rock Island Line, host Annika O’Melia sits down with Atticus Garrison, Instruction and Reference Librarian at Black Hawk College. We talk ...

08/12/2025

📚Atticus Garrison is the instruction and reference librarian at Black Hawk College and is on the podcast today explaining all things AI to me. Listen wherever you get your podcast or watch us on YouTube.

08/11/2025

Exciting!

08/04/2025

Wondering what folks think about having community dialogue through a therapeutic framework?

Current approaches for discussion and dialogue on challenging community topics often fail to build community while addressing problems. I would like to offer a "third way" to discuss The Third Place and other social service entities moving into the newly renovated downtown corridor. I believe ground...