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Davenport Mandates Masks For All City Buildings
Sean Leary Business
Due to an executive order by Mayor Matson, effective today, October 20, 2020, masks will be required in all City buildings. This includes all Davenport Public Library Branches. Masks will be...
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Enough With The Political Crap. People And Small Businesses Are Hurting. Pass The Damn Stimulus.
Sean Leary Alpha
I'm sick of the politics. I'm sick of the politicians. With more people struggling than ever, with more businesses closing, with the covid numbers increasing yet again, just like the scientists...
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New Chicago 7 Film Carries Powerful Relevance Today
Jonathan Turner Bettendorf
What year is it? There are scores of protests over racial injustice and civil rights. There’s rioting and police brutality. A global pandemic kills tens of thousands of Americans. A bitter...
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Rock Island's Big Swing Closing Immediately, Alludes To Plans To Reopen After Covid
Sean Leary Business
Rock Island's Big Swing Brewing Company, 113 18th Street, announced today they will be closing immediately. In a video released on social media, the restaurant and brewing company housed in the...
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New Quad City Arts Exhibit Focuses on “Extraordinary Women”
Jonathan Turner Art
A new exhibit at Quad City Arts’ Rock Island Gallery through Dec. 11, is called “Extraordinary Women,” large-scale paintings by Jaclyn Garlock. Garlock’s paintings depict life-sized women...
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Quad-Cities Rock Band Supports Unique Haunted Illinois Mansion
Jonathan Turner Business
There’s no place like the Raven’s Grin Inn, about an hour north of the Quad-Cities, and Joshua Bentley of East Moline is helping make sure that the unique 19th-century mansion stays open in the...
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It's Beatles Vs. Stones Tonight At Davenport's Adler Theater
Sean Leary Davenport
For decades, the battle has raged: Beatles or Stones? Through their heyday, fans accused London’s Rolling Stones of stealing ideas — even entire albums – from their Liverpool counterparts. At...
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Davenport Halloween Walk Gives Little Ghosts The Chance To Scare Up Some Treats Today
Sean Leary Davenport
Calling all ghouls and goblins... it's time once again for the annual iHeartMedia Quad Cities Halloween Walk. Wait! Due to the pandemic, things have been changed up a bit this year. Now you can...
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Rock Island's Big Swing Presenting 10 Days Of Halloween!
Sean Leary Business
We have been wearing masks for a few months, so let’s bring out our best masks for a Mask-erade Party! Big Swing Brewing Company (113 18th Street Rock Island) proudly presents 10 Days of...
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Meet Our Pupper Of The Week... Mabel!
Sean Leary Bettendorf
Got a perfect pupper? A great good boi? A darn awesome doggo? QuadCities.com wants to feature your dog in our new Pupper Of The Week feature! Just send a picture of your pet with their...
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Davenport's Putnam Museum And Science Center Fundraiser Brings in Over $26,000
Jonathan Turner Bettendorf
The Putnam Museum & Science Center’s virtual Mad Scientist Ball, on Saturday, Oct. 17, raised $26,735, with donations still coming in. “I am THRILLED with the success of the event,”...
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LEAVE! GET OUT! Find Out Why Boys Stink In The Video You Deserve
Sean Leary Entertainment
If you were listening to pop radio at all at the beginning of the 2000s, you couldn't help but escape an incredibly catchy and soulfully sung hit with a defiant chorus of "Get out! Right now! It's...
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Students Inducted into Western Illinois University's Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
Sean Leary Education
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- Western Illinois University's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society was scheduled to host its 48th annual induction ceremony just prior to the Spring 2020...
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Work by Western Illinois University Alumna to Be Featured on Voting Rights Mural in Milwaukee
Sean Leary Art
Western Illinois University alumna Tyanna J. Buie, of Detroit, MI, is one of five artists chosen to collaborate on a 7,400-square-foot mural in downtown Milwaukee, called "Voting Rights are Human...
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Get Artist’s Tour of Nobel Peace Prize Portraits Oct. 23 in Bettendorf
Jonathan Turner Art
We’re all hungry for some peace, calm and normalcy. The recent announcement of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize rang true to regional artist Cecile Houel, who is passionate about diversity and...
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Terrifying Trivia Hosted by the Davenport Public Library
Sean Leary Books
Do you like Halloween? Scary stories? Horror movies? Then join Davenport Public Library for Terrifying Trivia on Thursday, October 29th at 6:30 pm! Prizes will be awarded. Registration is required to...
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Western Illinois University Presidential Search Interviews Set
Sean Leary Education
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- According to the Western Illinois University Presidential Search Committee, six finalists will be considered for the position of Western's 12th president. Interviews will begin...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of October 18th: Fright Nights, Freaky Fridays, Fair Food and MORE!
Tess Abney Articles
Are you feeling the swirls of spookiness in the air? If you’re a lover of all things fall and freaky – there is no shortage of exciting and fun things to do in the Quad Cities this...
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Exclusive Reviews

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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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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Local Quad Cities Columns

Enough With The Political Crap. People And Small Businesses Are Hurting. Pass The Damn Stimulus.
Sean Leary Alpha
I'm sick of the politics. I'm sick of the politicians. With more people struggling than ever, with more...
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Meet Our Pupper Of The Week... Mabel!
Sean Leary Bettendorf
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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LEAVE! GET OUT! Find Out Why Boys Stink In The Video You Deserve
Sean Leary Entertainment
If you were listening to pop radio at all at the beginning of the 2000s, you couldn't help but escape an incredibly...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of October 18th: Fright Nights, Freaky Fridays, Fair Food and MORE!
Tess Abney Articles
Are you feeling the swirls of spookiness in the air? If you’re a lover of all things fall and freaky – there is no...
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Pandemic Lends Itself to Blissful and Nervous Binge-Watching
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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Check Out Save Our Stages Fest, But Also Donate Closer To Home To Local Artists And Venues
Sean Leary Bettendorf
This weekend, YouTube and the National Independent Venue Association are doing an awesome thing for local music venues...
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Meet Our Pupper Of The Week... Senor Squeaks!
Sean Leary Bettendorf
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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And I Ran... I Ran To The Video You Deserve
Sean Leary Comedy
If you want to run, run so far away, from the dreariness of Mondays, then The Video You Deserve is for you. Every...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of October 11th: Creepy Tales, Spooky Spectaculars, Painted Pumpkins 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...
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Quad-Cities Actor/Musician/Artist Learns to Thrive With Parkinson’s
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
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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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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