The Mockingbird On Main will open its 2023 season with the award winning “Driving Miss Daisy” By Alfred Uhry with shows this weekend. The Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning “Driving Miss Daisy” is set in Atlanta and spans twenty-five years, from 1948 to 1973. When Daisy Wertham, a stubborn, elderly Southern widow, crashes her new car into the neighbor’s garage, her son, Boolie, forces her to take on a chauffeur. He employs Hoke Coleburn, much to her chagrin. At first, Daisy refuses to rely on a black man to get her from one place to the next and Hoke spends two weeks sitting in... Read More

Bring your team & join us for a fun night of Trivia and Tacos! Tacos, desserts, raffles, and of course, TRIVIA are all in the mix for this fun event supporting a fantastic cause. *Saturday, February 25 *Friends Circle Club, Moline *Doors open at 6 for Tacos & More *Trivia starts at 7 *$10/person, if you don’t have a team join us anyway and we’ll put you on one *Drinks for sale at bar (no outside beverages) *Tacos = $2 or 3 for $5 Despite the chaotic events in Haiti over the last year, our school, church, and medical clinic are still in operation. With so many other options limited,... Read More

Classic crooner Marie Osmond is coming to Davenport’s Rhythm City Casino tonight for a show at 7 p.m. Tickets and more information can be found here. Marie Osmond has spent over 6 iconic decades in the entertainment business performing as a successful singer, television performer and talk show host, dancer, actor, author, entrepreneur and public speaker. She has continued to maintain relevance, remaining an instantly recognizable figure across the globe. Her debut single Paper Roses reached the #1 spot on two Billboard charts, a feat that not only placed her among an elite class of musical... Read More

Looking for some cool stuff to do in the Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities this weekend? You have to listen to our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! The #1 rated podcast in the Quad-Cities gives you a free rundown every week of some of the cool stuff going on in and around the Quad-Cities! This week: Weekend roller skating, the RV show, live music and more is rollin’ in in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes!  Read More

Welcome to the column for all carbon-based life-forms. If you breathe oxygen, this is for you. And if you live on a planet, especially Earth, well, then, you’ve come to the right place. Sorry, but I’m just following the new trend in advertising: casting as absurdly wide a net as possible. Products used to be advertised to a fairly specialized base. Each ad could be counted on to pander in its own unique way. You’d have your commercials aimed at seniors, in which someone sincere who was on TV when it was still seen only in black-and-white would give a testimonial about the product. Said commercial... Read More

The UBett Robotics Team hosted a super qualifier event in robotics on Saturday for a chance to qualify for state. Students representing 24 schools and communities from all over Eastern Iowa including Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley, and North Scott took part in the competition. BHS was the first team selected for the Alliance that won first place for the entire tournament. UBett Robotics will compete at the State Tournament in Coralville along with 47 other teams on March 3rd and 4th, with a chance to advance to the world championships in Houston Texas in April. Team members: Michael Farmer, Rowan... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University has been recognized by Online Master’s Degrees as one of the Best Online Master’s in Educational Technology for 2023. Western is ranked 18 out of 50 colleges and universities across the country. The Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology has offered online courses since 1996. It covers K-12 technology integration, higher education, instructional design, and online training and instruction in the corporate world. Past and present students include corporate business training coordinators, higher education... Read More

The district’s F.A.C.E (Family and Community Engagement) has started a new initiative to recognize parents/guardians and a RIMSD school who are making a positive impact in our school district and community. Parent/Guardian of the Month Schools can nominate a parent/guarding who goes above and beyond to support the needs of children, our school, and/or our community. The winner receives a gift card, a bunt cake, and a sign that can display outside their residence. Miranda Jackson Miranda Jackson – Denkmann Elementary School, nominated by Patrick Versluis and Angie Paprocki Miranda... Read More

Weekend roller skating, the RV show, live music and more is rollin’ in in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! Other Episodes May 3, 2024 Quad Cities Weekend In 2 Minutes – May 2nd, 2024 Lots of community wide garage sales and yard sales are going on in Colona, Silvis, and other parts just outside the Q-Cs area, as well as fun... Read More

Davenport, Iowa — Covenant Family Solutions (CFS), a behavioral healthcare provider based in Cedar Rapids, announces the opening of a new mental health clinic in Davenport. With the opening of this clinic, CFS hopes to help unleash the potential of each individual, couple, and family it serves. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reveals that Iowa ranks 44th in the nation in the ratio of mental health providers to residents. There are less than two mental health providers available to serve every 1,000 people in the state. Unsurprisingly, people may wait up to three months... Read More