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Rock Island Milan Educational Foundation Provides Funds for RIMSD41 Digital Equity
Sean Leary Books
The Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation (RIMEF) Board of Directors has awarded $40,277.66 to fund internet access for Digital Equity in the Rock Island-Milan School District (RIMSD) over a period...
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Moline Woman Wins ‘Beautifull’ $10K Royal Neighbors Grant
Jonathan Turner Business
Monday, Sept. 28, was a beautiful and a full day for Moline’s Sarah Stevens, who was awarded a $10,000 Nation of Neighbors grant by Royal Neighbors of America (RNA). Founder of The Beautifull...
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RME Curbside Fundraiser in Downtown Moline
Tess Abney Entertainment
It's a challenging year for local restaurants, music venues, and nonprofits. But here's a chance to support your favorite downtown Moline establishments, and support RME’s mission of music in our...
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One Final Thursday Night Groove For The Season
Tess Abney Entertainment
This is your last chance to get in some Thursday night groovin’ along the beautiful Mississippi for the year! The 2020 Thursday Night Groove Concert Series finishes out an amazing season this...
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Western Illinois University Food Pantry Opening in New Location Oct. 1
Sean Leary Education
MACOMB, IL -- The Western Illinois University Food Pantry is moving to a new location on the WIU-Macomb campus. The new location will be in Horrabin Hall, room 10, across from Stipes Hall. The...
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Quad Cities Community Foundation awards nearly half-million in grants to 27 nonprofits
Sean Leary Art
Twenty-seven nonprofits were awarded just over $470,000 in grants from the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Coordinated Field of Interest Grant Program. The grant program includes awards from 10...
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New Library2Go Mobile Library Schedule Rolls Until October 30
Sean Leary Books
Library2Go, the Rock Island Public Library’s traveling outreach vehicle, is now running on a weekly schedule. The new schedule is in effect through October 30. From Monday through Thursday, routes...
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Millie B, I'm Sendin' Fa Ya... With The Video Ya Deserve
Sean Leary Music
That's right. Every Monday we give you a cheesy music video to get your drab week started with a laugh. It drops here on your site for fun entertainment and pop culture, QuadCities.com, every...
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Western Illinois University Student Finds Internship Opportunity in a Familiar Setting
Sean Leary Education
MACOMB, IL – As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited the internship opportunities available to many Western Illinois University students, several have found opportunities to complete their academic...
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Nov. 7 Fallen Soldiers 5K Moves to Virtual Format
Sean Leary Education
MACOMB, IL – The ninth annual Western Illinois University Fallen Soldiers 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, but this year's event will be completed in a virtual format because of the...
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QC Scene Is On The Scene At CoOp Records For Einstein's Sister's Record Release Days
Sean Leary Einstein’s Sister
QC Scene was on the scene yesterday for Record Store Day at Moline's CoOp Records, to celebrate the release of Einstein's Sister's first record in almost two decades. Given that we're living in the...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of September 27th: Oktoberfestbier, Scarecrows, Transylvania and MORE!
Tess Abney Articles
QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we’ll drop a new FUN10, to give you a head start on your week...
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Rock Island's Billy Bob's Redneck Party Bar Closing Next Week
Sean Leary Business
The party is ending. Billy Bob's Redneck Party Bar, not that long ago a thriving business in Rock Island's downtown strip, announced on Facebook that they were closing next week. Undoubtedly hit...
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Quad Cities Marathon Goes Virtual! Last Day To Complete Your Run Is Sunday
Tess Abney Events
Since the first race in 1998, The TBK Quad Cities Marathon has become a Midwest favorite. Touching four cities, this hometown favorite draws runners from all over the country for a weekend full of...
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Country Star Joe Nichols Performing Oct. 10 At Bend Boulevard In East Moline
Sean Leary East Moline
Multi-platinum country artist Joe Nichols will be performing Oct. 10 at Murphy Park, 900 Bent Boulevard, East Moline! Doors open at 7 p.m., the show is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $31.50 – $58.33. You...
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Heaton Named September Employee of the Month at Western Illinois University
Sean Leary Education
MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois University Associate Agricultural Research Technician Brent Heaton has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for September...
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The Origin Of Einstein's Sister, Emerging From The Duo Of Douglas And Tucker
Sean Leary Einstein’s Sister
Einstein's Sister release their first record in almost two decades TODAY at Record Store Day at Moline's CoOp Records! All week long we've been publishing stories on the band, their music, and their...
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Douglas And Tucker's First Album Showed Promise Of What Was To Come
Sean Leary Einstein’s Sister
Einstein's Sister will release their first record in almost two decades TODAY at Record Store Day at CoOp Records in Moline! Throughout this week we've been recapping the band's career in our special...
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Exclusive Reviews

Tempest in a Teapot
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Cuties is streaming on Netflix Take a seat. Better yet, make a nice, hot cup of tea, pull up your nearest fainting couch, and get ready for some...
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Be Excellent To Each Other
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Bill & Ted Face the Music is streaming on Prime Let’s talk about trilogies. Specifically, how unbelievably hard they are to pull off. It’s...
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A Gorilla Never Forgets
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
The One and Only Ivan is streaming on Disney+. Once upon a time, there was a mall, located in a faraway land known as Tacoma. This mall wasn’t...
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Superheavy
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Project Power is streaming on Netflix Next to westerns, there’s no other genre that has the flexibility that superheroes have in terms of...
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Headspace
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
7500 is streaming on Amazon Prime Americans are not good at empathy. We like to think we are, but the hard truth is, we suck at it. Why? Because...
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What A Croc
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
The Pool is streaming on Shudder. There aren’t too many animals that genuinely scare me. Sure, I know that my place on the food chain isn’t...
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Love, Die, Repeat
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Sometimes, the best-case scenario is to be wrong. We all have our blind spots, right? I was wrong about Andy Samberg. Wrong as hell. For a while...
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Blast From the Past
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
The Old Guard is streaming on Netflix So there I was, in the midst of a bout of pandemic depression. The old ways of coping were gone for the...
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Their Performance Is an Adventure
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is streaming on Netflix I like to think I’m a relatively knowledgeable guy. I read a number of...
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Critic & Son - MCU Edition
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
I’m writing this on the morning of July 2. By now, we should have been a couple of months deep into the summer movie season. I’d be lying if I...
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Local Quad Cities Columns

Millie B, I'm Sendin' Fa Ya... With The Video Ya Deserve
Sean Leary Music
That's right. Every Monday we give you a cheesy music video to get your drab week started with a laugh. It drops...
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QC Scene Is On The Scene At CoOp Records For Einstein's Sister's Record Release Days
Sean Leary Einstein’s Sister
QC Scene was on the scene yesterday for Record Store Day at Moline's CoOp Records, to celebrate the release of...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of September 27th: Oktoberfestbier, Scarecrows, Transylvania and MORE!
Tess Abney Articles
QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week!...
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Great Revivalist, Big Swing, Stompbox And More Lead New Explosion of Quad-Cities Craft Beer Scene
Jonathan Turner Bettendorf
Saturday In The Arts is a weekly look at a personality, place, trend or topic of interest to the Quad-Cities. It runs...
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE UNTOLD STORY OF EINSTEIN'S SISTER???!!!!???
Sean Leary Comedy
Throughout this week, we’ve been featuring stories on Quad-Cities band Einstein’s Sister, which is releasing its...
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Meet This Week's Local Artist In The QuadCities.com Virtual Art Gallery!
Sean Leary Art
Welcome to the QuadCities.com Virtual Art Gallery! In this feature, we’re spotlighting area artists and their...
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Meet Pookie, Our Pupper Of The Week!
Sean Leary Articles
Got a perfect pupper? A great good boi? A darn awesome doggo? QuadCities.com wants to feature your dog in our...
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It's The Video You Deserve, and M M M M M To The B, M To The B...
Sean Leary Film And Web Video
The Video You Deserve does not live on vintage videos alone. Sure, most weeks we give you a cheesy video to start...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of September 20th: Live Music, Haunted Houses, Movies and MORE!
Tess Abney Art
QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week!...
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Quad-Cities High School and College Arts Struggle, Adapt During Covid
Jonathan Turner Art
Saturday in the Arts is a comprehensive, in-depth look at a personality, issue, or trend in the Quad-Cities arts and...
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Business of the Week

Dr. Tuvi Mendel: A Shoulder To Lean On
When it comes to treating and alleviating shoulder pain, patients are finding Dr. Tuvi Mendel a shoulder to lean on. Dr.... Read More
Curious About Sci-Fi, Magic, And D&D? Check Out This Dickens Of A Shop
Looking for different dragons to slay than just the ones offering bad pickup lines? A local science-fiction and curio... Read More
Zeke’s Offers Warm Island Fare For Cold Temps
Just off the foreboding paths of Harrison Street, in the wild jungles of a college-student populated strip, and in the midst... Read More
It's Game On For Land of Oz!
Mike Rankins is putting the pep back in Pac Man, the thrills into Evel Knievel’s pinball machine and the spring back in... Read More
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Food of the Week

You’ll Be Sweet On Radicle’s Strawberries And Cream Beer
You ever wonder what happened to Strawberry Shortcake? You know, Strawberry Shortcake, the cartoon ginger who has had her... Read More
Redband Coffee Is Pretty Damn Close To Perfect
It’s rare in life you find anything perfect, but you’ll come pretty damn close at Redband Coffee. I’ve been to... Read More
You Need A Hot Potato On A Cold Day
Can you believe this crap? Tons of snow, record cold, ice and sludge and those stalagmites of coal-colored gunk behind... Read More
Bent River’s Raspberry Brings Summer To Fruition
Well, from the looks of things, between the stifling humidity, the oppressive sun between monsoons, and the constant... Read More
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