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Elkin-Larkin Award Presented to Two Western Illinois University Sophomores
Sean Leary Education
Western Illinois University sophomore Kanika Palecanda, of Laramie, WY, and sophomore Madalynn Boyd, of Plymouth, IL, have been awarded this year's Elkin-Larkin Award, given to outstanding...
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REVIEW: Electrifying, Literate “Red” Pulses With Emotion, Brilliance at Augustana
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
Words and art are my business – as tools, objects of affection, contemplation and worship, ways to make sense and meaning of life – as they are for “Red,” the brilliant, caustic, literate...
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Rock Island's Augustana College Announces New Engineering Program
Sean Leary Business
For over a decade, students sitting for the Pre-SAT, high school sophomores and juniors, have reported an increased interest in the field of Engineering. In some specialties, a 67% increase was seen...
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John Deere To Donate $1.7 Million to River Bend Food Bank in 2021
Jonathan Turner Business
Moline-based John Deere -- which started River Bend Food Bank in 1982 in response to the '80s farm crisis -- committed Thursday to donate $1.7 million to the Food Bank in 2021, part of a planned $7...
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Reggae Music, Hair Metal, Outdoor Concerts And More Featured In Quad-Cities' Weekend In 2 Minutes
Sean Leary Bettendorf
Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, Reggae music, hair metal, Pride month festivities, a Geneseo fair and more are in store for you in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! Check out...
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Reading Colors Your World At Davenport Public Library
Sean Leary Books
Kick off Summer Reading 2021: Reading Colors Your World by helping us color our world outside the library! We’ll bring the chalk; you bring the creativity! Sign up for a 1-hour time slot on...
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NEW CONCERT ALERT! Winger And Firehouse Coming To Moline's TaxSlayer Center
Sean Leary Entertainment
Hair metal will rule the roost again as Winger and Firehouse will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, July 9 at Moline's TaxSlayer Center. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the TaxSlayer box...
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Kira Rangel Is Quickly Making An Impression With Quad-Cities Audiences
Tristan Tapscott Art
Artists in Conversation is a weekly column running on QuadCities.com. It features a conversation with a local creator or creators going into their artistic process, projects and more. Get to know...
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Rock Island Teenagers Invited To Take Part In Virtual Filmmaking Program This Summer
Sean Leary Education
Rock Island teenagers are invited to take part in a Virtual Summer Teen Filmmaking Program this summer! Check out this FREE program Fresh Films is offering this summer. Teens ages 13-19 will be...
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Genesius Guild Back to Live Theater This Weekend in Rock Island for First Time in Two Years
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
An adapted version of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure will open the Genesius Guild’s 2021 season with performances at 7 p.m. on June 19, 20, 26, and 27. All performances are held at the...
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After Playing Around The World, Rock Island Alum Returns for Q-C Juneteenth Festival Saturday
Jonathan Turner Davenport
A 2005 Rock Island High alum, JUNO the Artist has toured the world as a guitarist and has played with everyone from Bruno Mars to Camila Cabello to Lizzo, plus Lady A at the June 9 CMT Awards in...
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Late Nite Shows Return To Moline's Blackbox Theatre With 'Bandwagon'
Sean Leary Entertainment
At long last – live, improvised, inappropriate acoustic-rock comedy is back! June 26 at 7:30 pm join the comedic musical stylings of Bandwagon. Be part of the meteoric rise of a totally made-up...
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Exclusive Reviews

REVIEW: Electrifying, Literate “Red” Pulses With Emotion, Brilliance at Augustana
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
Words and art are my business – as tools, objects of affection, contemplation and worship, ways to make sense and meaning of life – as they are...
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Doc Is Found Guilty... Of Loving Davenport's Gunchies' Pizza
Doc Kaalberg Business
So there I am driving home with my sausage pizza from Gunchies Davenport. I'm jamming out to NWA rolling in my 2007 Honda Minivan, Pepto...
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Looking For Some BBQ Tonight? For A Hot Time Doc Prescribes East Moline's Smokey's Country Diner
Doc Kaalberg East Moline
Tonight I got two phone numbers. I wasn't trying for either, however I guess I still have game. Not many BBQ ribs around here are...
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REVIEW: Moline’s Spotlight Shines Major Happiness With Sweet “Charlie Brown”
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
Sixteen months after the Spotlight Theatre staged its last major musical, it’s provided the pitch-perfect, post-pandemic production – “You’re...
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REVIEW: Moline’s Music Guild Returns With Streamed, Fairly Lifeless “Spamalot”
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
I really wanted to enjoy Quad-City Music Guild’s first complete musical in a year and a half, “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” which is available...
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Doc Gives A Full-Throated (And Bellied) Review For Davenport's The Half Nelson
Doc Kaalberg Business
As restaurants struggle to reinvent themselves, The Half Nelson reimagines the world around it. Walking in you'll see a world transformed to a...
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Local Quad Cities Columns

Reggae Music, Hair Metal, Outdoor Concerts And More Featured In Quad-Cities' Weekend In 2 Minutes
Sean Leary Bettendorf
Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, Reggae music, hair metal, Pride month festivities, a Geneseo fair...
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Kira Rangel Is Quickly Making An Impression With Quad-Cities Audiences
Tristan Tapscott Art
Artists in Conversation is a weekly column running on QuadCities.com. It features a conversation with a local...
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Doc Is Found Guilty... Of Loving Davenport's Gunchies' Pizza
Doc Kaalberg Business
So there I am driving home with my sausage pizza from Gunchies Davenport. I'm jamming out to NWA rolling in...
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PICKLE WRAP WARS 2: RETURN OF THE MEMES! More Memes Explode In The Briny Battle
Sean Leary Art
As we previously reported FIRST on QuadCities.com, and then we saw duplicated by WQAD-TV8 (I mean, really, TV8? You're...
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The Video You Deserve... A TikTok Disco Smash About A Dead Russian
Sean Leary Entertainment
Mondays can be rough. And so, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something that’ll...
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Explore Outer Space, Get Shots And Giggles, Enjoy Ice Cream For A Good Cause And More In Your FUN10
Sean Leary Articles
It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this...
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Janie's Riverview Cafe A Little Bit Of Home In Buffalo, Iowa
Doc Kaalberg Buffalo
There's a little bit of home, a little bit of vacation, a little bit of a view, but a lot of love at Janie's Riverview...
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Davenport-based River Music Experience In Transition on 17th Birthday
Jonathan Turner Davenport
Saturday in the Arts is a weekly feature covering a trend, subject, event or personality of local interest. It runs...
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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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