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Davenport Artist Bruce Walters Has New WIU Exhibit, on Eve of Retiring
Jonathan Turner Art
For Western Illinois University art professor Bruce Walters of Davenport, a 37-year career teaching in higher education has been accentuated by the personal artwork he's created, in a wide variety of...
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Quad-Cities-wide Scavenger Hunt Begins This Weekend!
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
You can find fun throughout the Quad-Cities this weekend while supporting a new local nonprofit, and some Quad-Cities businesses – and have a chance at winning $500! Annette Clevenger, founder...
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Packed Lineup of Comedians at Friday’s Tomfoolery on Tremont
Jonathan Turner Comedy
A lot of laughs are expected for the next killer lineup of comedians at Friday’s Tomfoolery on Tremont, for two shows 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., at Renwick Mansion, 901 Tremont Ave.,...
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New Augustana Online Production Tells Illuminating Story of Autistic Boy
Jonathan Turner Entertainment
In the moving play, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," audiences get inside the mind of a 15-year-old gifted autistic boy. Augustana College will present a recorded live performance...
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Spring 2021 COVID Test Information: IDPH Clinics Scheduled
Sean Leary COVID-19
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- COVID-19 surveillance testing is underway at Western Illinois University and will continue as the semester progresses. Additional open appointment times may be added periodically...
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Rock Island Library Partners with Prairie State Legal Services for Criminal Record Expungement Overview
Sean Leary Books
Rock Island Public Library and Prairie State Legal Services will host a free virtual presentation on the criminal record expungement process at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, March 3. The presentation will be...
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Pleasant Valley High Presents Pre-Recorded Play Online, After In-Person Shows
Jonathan Turner Bettendorf
Christina Myatt, drama director at Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, continues to give her students acting options. Live theater has persisted during Covid, and their latest...
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Deanery School of Music, Davenport, Names Rishi Wagle as First Executive Director
Jonathan Turner Bettendorf
Less than three months after securing its lease and creating its name, the new Deanery School of Music has chosen its first executive director, Rishi Wagle of Bettendorf. A 2016 Pleasant...
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Quad City Arts Seeking Entries For Public Sculpture
Sean Leary Art
Quad City Arts announces the open Call for Entries for public sculpture to be considered for exhibition in the Quad Cities on a one-year lease. Currently, the cities of Bettendorf, Rock Island and...
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Quad-Cities’ St. Patrick’s Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat’s Events Are On
Jonathan Turner Articles
The St. Patrick Society of the Quad Cities has decided to postpone the planned 35th-annual Grand Parade from March 13 to Saturday, Aug. 28, after working with the state of Illinois and the...
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Modern-day Huck Finn to give tour of the Mississippi via the Bettendorf Public Library
Sean Leary Bettendorf
The Bettendorf Public Library is offering an inside look at the Mississippi River this month through an online edition of Community Connections: Life on the Mississippi River with John Lynn. This...
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'Spring Into a Fun Semester' at WIU Continues Through March 13
Sean Leary Education
The Western Illinois University Office of Student Engagement (OSE), in conjunction with numerous other campus offices, will host "Spring Into a Fun Semester" during week seven and eight of the Spring...
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Exclusive Reviews

Down The Road (Review: Nomadland)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Nomadland is streaming on Hulu The nature of the world is to change. It’s always been so, despite our best efforts to push back against it. Some...
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Details, Details (Review: The Little Things)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
The Little Things is streaming on HBOMax Hey, you! You, the person who just dropped a few hundred bucks on screenwriting software and who bought a...
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Nice Guys (Review: Promising Young Woman)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Promising Young Woman is streaming on Prime They said he came from a respectable family. Regarding his character, they said he was kind, loving,...
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Last Man (Review: The Midnight Sky)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
My kid Liam is around six months into his thirteenth year. He’s kind, smart, funny, and I can already see that he’ll go much further in life than...
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Life On Earth
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
If you’re reading this, you’re alive and you survived 2020. Trust me when I tell you, that’s good! We had an insanely acrimonious presidential...
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Age of Wonder
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Wonder Woman 1984 is Streaming on HBO Max To one degree or another, superheroes are all about symbolism. Despite having been originally designed...
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Local Quad Cities Columns

Meet Our Pupper Of The Week... Sophie!
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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Rock Island Should Go Back To 3 a.m. Closing For Downtown
Sean Leary Business
Imagine it’s Super Bowl Sunday, pre-covid. You’re in your home, minding your own business, watching TV, having a...
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Today's Video You Deserve Definitely Has Legs
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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Jump On In To This Week's FUN10 For Fun Times This Week!
Sean Leary Entertainment
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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Quad-Cities’ “All Sweat” Branches Out to Podcasting to Support Local Music and Community Groups
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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Serving Up A Column For People Hungry For Secret Information On Celebrities' Lives
Sean Leary Comedy
What did you have for breakfast this morning? Orange juice? Me, too! Coffee? Me, too! Leftover pizza? Me,...
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Looking For Some GOOD NEWS, Quad-Cities? Get Some Positivity Here!
Sean Leary Entertainment
SuperStorm 2021 (or at least the latest one) is over, but winter's cold and dreariness continues on. But don't...
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Soy Un Perdidor... It's The Video You Deserve Baby
Sean Leary Art
It's Monday. The weather over the last week has sucked. Covid sucks. And in general you're feeling like a...
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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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