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Quad City Arts’ Quarantine Exhibit Postponed Until October 2021
Jonathan Turner Art
Quad City Arts’ plan to help regional artists stay motivated by creating artwork throughout the quarantine -- which began in March 2020 -- will continue into 2021 with the culminating exhibition of...
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Former Quad-Cities Tourism Chief Joe Taylor Died Thursday in Cedar Rapids
Jonathan Turner Business
Visit Quad Cities and local tourism leaders are mourning the loss of a Q-C champion and cheerleader. Joe Taylor, 65, of Hampton, Ill., died Thursday, Dec. 3 in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He was the...
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YPAS Programming at WIU Adapts to COVID With Virtual Programming
Sean Leary Education
A chance for local school children to learn more about music of the Big Band-era will premiere in the coming weeks as part of Western Illinois University's Youth Performing Arts Series (YPAS),...
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Take A Tour Of The Holiday Lights Around The Quad-Cities
Sean Leary Bettendorf
Holiday light displays are up and lit around the Quad Cities, which means it’s time for a Holiday Light Tour with our Jaycees friends! Drive around the QCA with us on Saturday, December 5 starting...
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Head Over To See The Tailfins At Davenport's Rhythm City Saturday
Sean Leary Davenport
Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! A get-up-and-dance musical tribute to early Rock & Roll! The Tailfins Band brings energy and excitement to the hits of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s & 80’s and...
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Western Illinois University Commodity Trading Team Places 43rd in the World
Sean Leary Education
For the third time in three years, a team of Western Illinois University students have finished high in the CME Group Trading Challenge, a four-week, international electronic trading...
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Iowa Covid-19 Cases And Deaths Having Massive Surge, Illinois Continues To Rise
Sean Leary Bettendorf
Iowa covid-19 cases and deaths continued to have a massive surge after the Thanksgiving holiday week, tripling the number in Illinois, which continues to experience a rise in cases of its...
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Raccoon Motel Presenting Dawes Concert Live Stream
Sean Leary Bettendorf
Dawes will be performing its exceptional debut album North Hills from front to back as a live stream THIS FRIDAY, Dec. 4th and Raccoon Motel will be co-promoting this show exclusively with the band....
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Help Local Artists And The Local Arts Scene, And Brighten Your Life With A New Workshop Series!
Sean Leary Art
To say it's been a difficult year for creators in the local, and national, arts scene is a massive understatement. All of us have lost money, jobs, our careers and found our artistic outlets...
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Davenport Public Library’s OWL WiFi Stops Cancelled for December 1st-December 5th
Sean Leary Books
Due to mechanical issues, the Davenport Public Library’s OWL’s WiFi stops have been cancelled for Tuesday, December 1st through Saturday, December 5th. This includes the following...
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Illinois Reports 10,959 Additional Covid-19 Cases, 192 Additional Deaths
Sean Leary covid-19
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 10,959 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 192 additional deaths. Some data...
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BREAKING: UnityPoint Health Trinity Elevates Visitor Limitations Due To Covid-19 Surge
Sean Leary Bettendorf
BREAKING NEWS: UnityPoint Health – Trinity is modifying its current visitor limitations to only allow one designated visitor per inpatient, during visiting hours throughout the length of the...
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Exclusive Reviews

The Self-Made Myth
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Hillbilly Elegy is streaming on Netflix There’s a story many of us tell ourselves about poverty.* Poor people are poor due to their own actions...
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Disorder In the Court
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is streaming on Netflix There’s a long and semi-proud tradition in Hollywood of the courtroom movie. Some of them,...
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Second Verse, A Little Different Than the First
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is streaming on Prime How does he do it? He must have the luck of Loki or some other trickster god on his side,...
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“Yes, God, Yes” a Sweet, Small Film Exposing Enormity of Catholic Hypocrisy
Jonathan Turner Columns
The 70-minute teen comedy/drama “Yes, God, Yes” is a sweet, slight and mostly satisfying film that deftly, gently tackles enormous, weighty...
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Miss Mystery
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Enola Holmes is streaming on Netflix Perhaps the best part of a movie, for me, is the first couple of seconds. By that point, I have a broad idea...
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That Old Time Religion
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
The Devil All the Time is streaming on Netflix I’ve been to the South, but I’ve never been to The South. To clarify, years ago my wife and I...
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Local Quad Cities Columns

Help Local Artists And The Local Arts Scene, And Brighten Your Life With A New Workshop Series!
Sean Leary Art
To say it's been a difficult year for creators in the local, and national, arts scene is a massive...
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Meet Our Latest Pupper Of The Week!
Sean Leary Fun
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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Some Like It Hot... With The Video You Deserve
Sean Leary Music
Welcome back! It’s Monday, and you all know by now that means today you get your Video You Deserve. That’s...
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Looking To Plan Out Your Week? Check Out Our Weekly FUN10!
Sean Leary Bettendorf
It's Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week,...
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Renewed Fascination With Royals Deepens Tradition of Tragedy
Jonathan Turner Film And Web Video
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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Even In A Strange And Downtrodden Year, There Are Things For Which To Be Thankful
Sean Leary covid-19
It was a surreal Thanksgiving. My ex-wife and I alternate years on holidays, and it’s always strange and...
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Meet Our Pupper Of The Week... Reeeeeeanch!
Sean Leary Davenport
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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The Next Two Months Will Be Crucial For Getting Our Lives Back. Our Decisions Will Be Crucial To That.
Sean Leary Bettendorf
We all want things to get back to normal as quickly as possible. We look at other countries like Australia and New...
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Business of the Week

Osaka Is A Godzilla Of Sushi In the Quad-Cities and Muscatine
Looking for a catch of the week that doesn’t involve noodling the flooded Mississippi River? If you’re jonesing for... Read More
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
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Food of the Week

You Need A Hot Potato On A Cold Day
Can you believe this crap? Snow, record cold, and it’s barely October? Man, I need a vacation,... Read More
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
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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