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Celebrate Independence with Big Swing Brewing Company
Make plans to head to the District of Rock Island this 4th of July! Celebrate Independence Day with Big Swing Brewing Company (113 18th Street Rock Island) this Saturday Jul 4 from 8 p.m. – 12...
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Inspiring ‘Athlete A’ Shows Strength of Young Women, Dogged Journalists
In this unreal time of global pandemic, civil unrest, economic depression and a president who views the press (and apparently not Russia) as the enemy, U.S. journalists could certainly use a...
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Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse To Stay Closed Until Fall
Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, will remain closed until this fall, since it can’t financially absorb losses due to the latest Illinois reopening guidelines,...
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Quad City River Bandits Cancel Season
There will be no joy in Mudville, or Davenport, again this year. The Quad City River Bandits have canceled their season, in accordance with Major League Baseball's decision to cancel the entirety...
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Western Illinois University Human Resource Management Now Offered Online
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Beginning in the Fall 2020 semester, the Western Illinois University College of Business and Technology will offer an online human resource management degree. WIU is one of very...
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July 4th Backyard Party at Finns Grill
If you’re looking for some 4th of July plans this weekend, then look no further than Finns Grill! They may not be able to have fireworks, but they sure can throw a backyard party with a...
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Steel Panther At Rhythm City Canceled
The Steel Panther – Heavy Metal Rules Tour originally set to hit Rhythm City Casino on Jan. 28, 2021, has been canceled. Refunds for any tickets already purchased will be refunded immediately,...
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Magic Night at GypsyHighway
Looking to add a little magic to your Friday night plans? Make your way to GypsyHighway (2606 W Locust St. Davenport) this Friday Jul 3 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. for their mind-blowing Magic...
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Art At The Airport Presents New Works By Scott, Van Wyk And Rathje
From July 2-August 31, 2020, Quad City Arts Art @ the Airport presents Ralph Scott’s digital paintings, Andrea Van Wyk’s oil paintings and Terry Rathje’s sculptures. Ralph Scott (East Peoria,...
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Donation Helps Speech Pathology and Audiology Students Work with Clients
MACOMB, IL – Students in Western Illinois University's Speech Pathology and Audiology program got a recent boost with the donation of 100 protective face shields by the Wahl Clipper Corporation in...
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Ballet Quad Cities Presenting New Works Online
While Ballet Quad Cities isn't on the stage right now, they are creating new choreography and partnering with other organizations to present the award winning program "Dance Me a Story; Exploring...
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QuadCities.com Virtual Art Gallery Presents Jenny Lynn Stacy
Welcome to the QuadCities.com Virtual Art Gallery! In this feature, we’re spotlighting area artists and their work. Every Tuesday we’ll feature a new local artist. It’s free and our way of...
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Mississippi Valley Fair Will Go On, But Downsized, With No Big Name Grandstand Acts
The Mississippi Valley Fair will go on, albeit in a stripped back fashion minus all of their big-name Grandstand Acts, Aug. 4-9 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust, Davenport, event...
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Quad-Cities Theaters Take Different Approaches To Re-Opening
During this unprecedented, scary time of Covid-19, it seems apropos that the first indoor live theater in the Quad-Cities since the shutdown will be the spooky ghost story, “The Turn of the...
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What's The Good News For June, Quad-Cities?
No doubt about it, these have been some tough times we’ve been going through. But even through all of the negative events going on, there has been some good news, and that’s what we concentrate...
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Quad City Arts Metro Arts Bringing Awesome Murals To The Area
With social distancing and safety measures in place, the 2020 Quad City Arts’ Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program was still able to move forward, providing thirty area youth, ages 15-21, with...
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Fairytale STEM on Facebook Live
Just because school is out, that doesn’t mean the fun and learning has to end! Throughout the month of July, the Davenport Public Library will be hosting Fairytale STEM on Facebook Live. The fun...
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It's Monday, And HERE Is The Video You Deserve: Precautionary Pop And Punk Pogoing
Mondays can really suck. So, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something that'll make you smile, make you laugh, make you reminisce, and make you realize that back in...
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Exclusive Reviews

Girl Kills World
Everyone who’s into movies has a thing. A thing that is endlessly fascinating and that can be refracted through a thousand different lenses. One...
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Ain’t Love Grand?
The Lovebirds is streaming on Netflix If you’re like me, you could use some quiet time. There’s something to be said for bringing back naps...
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Amateurs
Time to Hunt is streaming on Netflix We should be in the summer movie season right now. We should be bombarded by entertainment options: a little...
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Critic & Son - Star Wars Edition
You shouldn’t expect your kids to be into the same things you are. It certainly wasn’t the case with my father and me. Bill was a World War II...
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Touchable
Sometimes the meaning of a life is revealed at the end of it. We’ve seen that in film for decades, and perhaps the best example of this is Citizen...
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The Worst of All Possible Parents
The Willoughbys is streaming on Netflix Once upon a time, there lived a parent. This parent had the colossal misfortune to be a) alive during...
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Return of the Sad Action Guy
Extraction is streaming on Netflix now. Not all action movies are created equally. You know that, and you know there’s a wide world of...
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The Expanse of Dreams
The Room is currently streaming on Shudder. Some people love home renovation projects. Can’t get enough of them. I am not one of those people,...
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Language!
Coffee & Kareem is streaming on Netflix. We can’t help what we find funny. Who knows where it comes from in the first place? We all have...
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Mahk’s Pahking the Cah in Hahvahd Yahd
Spenser Confidential is streaming on Netflix. Gather round, children, and let Graybeard Tim regale you with tales of the Long Ago Times! Back in...
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Local Quad Cities Columns

What's The Good News For June, Quad-Cities?
Sean Leary
No doubt about it, these have been some tough times we’ve been going through. But even through all of the negative...
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It's Monday, And HERE Is The Video You Deserve: Precautionary Pop And Punk Pogoing
Sean Leary
Mondays can really suck. So, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something that'll make...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of June 28th: Independence, Magic, Music and MORE!
Tess Abney
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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Love Is Blind: Tiger King Edition Roaring In!
Tristan Tapscott
What if "Love Is Blind" met "Tiger King?" It's Netflix and maybe not so chill, as Tristan Tapscott takes another...
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Can You Become Addicted To Videogames?
Sean Leary
``Fortnite.'' ``Overwatch.'' ``God Of War.'' Know anyone who plays those games? Know people who say, or...
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It's Monday, And Here's The Video You Deserve: The Link Between Two Comedy Legends
Sean Leary
It's Monday. Yeah. We feel you. And so, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something...
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Good Things To Remember On Father's Day, And Every Day, With Your Children
Sean Leary
Time is the only thing you can spend once. As we go into Father's Day weekend, that's something to definitely...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of June 21st: Toys, Reptiles, Live Music and MORE!
Tess Abney
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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Tristan Tapscott Tackles Joe Exotic. Also, He Makes A Video About Him. Click Here For More...
Tristan Tapscott
Actor, director, writer, raconteur, mojito enthusiast and general man-about-town Tristan Tapscott has tackled the...
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10 Fun Things To Do Week of June 14th: Paint Parties, Live Music, Craft Fairs and MORE!
Tess Abney
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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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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