Looking for some fun stuff to do in Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities this weekend? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! This week: Icetravaganza, live music, kids events and more are on hand and in store in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes!  Read More

It’s the latest intriguing conspiracy theory sweeping social media and TikTok: Did terminator robots driven by AI kill 29 Japanese scientists and is it being covered up? According to a 2017 report by famous conspiracy researcher Linda Moulton Howe, one of her confidential sources told her that Japanese scientists had been working to develop an army of killer robots run by an artificial intelligence. However, as it is wont to do, the AI rebelled against the scientists who had created it, and as a result, four of the killer robots ended up slaying 29 Japanese scientists before the remaining... Read More

Join Gilda’s Club Quad-Cities Social Work Intern, Kayla, for a night remembering the members who have died in recent years next Thursday. This is our first remembrance night since the pandemic started, so any member who died in 2020, 2021, and 2022 will be honored and remembered. Come together to make memory jars, and tell stories about the loved ones we are remembering. This program is being offered in-person at our Davenport Clubhouse. RSVP is required. Thursday January 12, 2023 6:00 – 7:30 PM Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Davenport Clubhouse 1351 W. Central Park Ave., Suite 200 Davenport,... Read More

Looking to get in some ice time? Want to have some fun skating? Looking for a fun family outing this month to help curb the winter blues? Check out Public Skate at The River’s Edge in Davenport. Admission is $5.50 and skate rental is $3.50. Here are the dates: 1/6 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 1/8 | 4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. 1/13 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 1/20 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 1/21 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 1/27 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 1/29 | 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Read More

The Campaign for Excellence is an annual campaign that involves both individual and business donors which provide financial support to a wide variety of worthwhile activities and programs throughout the entire school district. Grants are made available and awarded for the benefit all of District 41’s schools, classrooms, teams, and activities. This past year, over $60,000 in grants were approved for many causes including: • Fencing for RIHS Softball Diamond • Gymnasium Scoreboards for Washington • Gymnasium Scoreboards for Edison • Playground Equipment for Frances Willard • Improvement... Read More

Register soon for the United Way QC Born Learning Academies! The United Way QC Born Learning Academies are weekly one-hour sessions, held in-person at Fillmore Elementary. They will take place each Monday from 4:30-5:30pm beginning on January 23rd and ending on March 6th. Child care is provided. Space is limited so please register by January 16th: http://bit.ly/BL80  Read More

Icetravaganza, live music, kids events and more are on hand and in store in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! #Weekend 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,... Read More

Rock Island Rocks are tournament champs in back to back weeks!!! The Rocks won the Lincoln Tournament last week in a 26 team competition with Lincoln Way Central, Normal Community, and Chicago St. Pat’s rounding out the top 4. This week in the 24 team Sycamore Tournament, the Rocks again took first, with Lyons Township, Elmhurst York, and Rochelle just behind them. Next week it’s duals with Lasalle-Peru at Home, at #4 ranked Geneseo, and the always tough Mahomet tournament. Post-season is just around the corner, Go Rocks!  Read More

Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Rock Island, is seeking online submissions to fill roles for their spring smash hit, “Mamma Mia!” The songs of the pop group ABBA provide the score for this romantic comedy that contrasts the dreams and desires of a young woman about to become a bride with those of her mother, a free spirit of the ’70s who never married. Production dates, including rehearsals, are April 27–July 8. Character breakdown and requirements can be found at circa21.com/auditions. Those interested in being considered should submit a resume and headshot, a verse and chorus of... Read More

Congratulations to the Davenport Community Schools Williams Junior High Students of the week! Cali Tucker, Jailyn Leslie, Jack Paul, Logan Phipps, Ethan Young, Haily Sperry, Jada Ruffin, and Lee Clark. Good way to start back after break to celebrate outstanding students. Keep up the good work Williams Hornets!  Read More