There are a number of great events taking place this week involving Quad City Animal Welfare Center to help pets and pooches! Here’s the schedule: Tuesday Nov 29th is Giving Tuesday – One of the biggest fundraising campaigns of the year! Giving Tuesday is a day that encourages people to do good and help others. The Quad City Animal Welfare Center relies on donations from friends like you. Will you give? Donations will be accepted on the QCAWC Facebook page, QCAWC website https://qcawc.org/donate/giving-tuesday Saturday, Dec 3rd QCAWC Holiday Open House 12-4pm. Vendors, Refreshments,... Read More

There’s a new technology on the market when it comes to pest and pathogen detection. Utilizing DNA soil sampling, Merschman Seeds has perfected a treatment allowing farmers to know if diseases are showing more elevated levels in the soil before planting. Your heavy yield-robbing hitters like Soybean Cyst Nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome levels now can be measured as low, medium, and high threat levels, as well as pythium, phytophthora, brown stem rot, white mold and many others. “Farming is such an expensive business, and there are so many options you can spend your money on, so wouldn’t... Read More

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced that YWCA Quad-Cities will receive a $225,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant comes through the department’s Transitional Living Program for Older Homeless Youth. “For more than 100 years, YWCA Quad-Cities has played an essential role in ensuring every child has a safe place to live, learn and grow,” said Congresswoman Bustos. “Today, I’m proud to announce that $225,000 in federal funding is headed to YWCA Quad-Cities to support them in this vital... Read More

Blippi! the wonderful world tour is coming to Davenport’s Adler Theatre at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 4. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the Adler box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Blippi is coming to your city for the ultimate curiosity adventure in Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour! So, come on! Dance, sing, and learn with Blippi and special guest Meekah as they discover what makes different cities unique and special. Will there be monster trucks, excavators, and garbage trucks galore? You bet! So get ready to shake those wiggles out and OJ Twist your way through this brand-new... Read More

Here is a schedule of the upcoming Winter Concerts and School Programs in RIMSD #41: Dec. 6th—RIHS Winter Orchestra Concert @ 7:00 PM @RIHS Auditorium Dec. 7th—Washington Music Dept. Winter Concert @ 7:00 PM @ RIHS Auditorium Dec. 8th—Ridgewood @ 9:00 (3rd-6th  grades and Miss Liz’s class) and 10:15 (K-2nd grades, Miss Alicia’s class, Miss Kati’s class) Dec. 8th—Edison Music Dept. Winter Concert @ 7:00 PM @ RIHS Auditorium Dec. 12th—RIHS Winter Band Concert @ 7:00 PM @ RIHS Auditorium Dec. 13th—RIHS Winter Choir Concert @ 7:00 PM @ RIHS Auditorium Dec. 14th—Earl Hanson @ 9:00... Read More

Looking for a new fuzzy friend? QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! This week’s Pet of the Week is… Oscar! We’d like you to meet, Oscar! He is a short pitbull mix born in 2019. What he lacks in height, he more than makes up for with his larger-than-life personality! He loves to wiggle and bounce around! Oscar thinks the best place for him is the center of your attention, and will do best as your only fur baby in the home. Our little “hot dog” will do best... Read More

Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), Project Now, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center invites the Illinois region to participate in a Housing Resource Fair on Wednesday, November 30 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 630 9th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201. A link to the Facebook event is here: https://fb.me/e/3LrL3t1O9 Join us for a chance to speak with state and local agencies on emergency housing resources available and apply on-site: Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund Up to $60,000... Read More

The Bettendorf Rotary is in their final 10 days of their second annual Blanket Drive for the homeless and less fortunate. To-date, they have received over 2000 blankets with a goal of 3000. With the weather turning cold so early, blankets are needed more than ever. The public locations to drop off blankets are as follows: Bettendorf Public Library Bettendorf Police Department K&K Hardware Duck Creek Tire & Service and Ron’s Toy Box MetroNet in Village Shopping Center Bettendorf City Hall Bettendorf Family Museum Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping All Scott County YMCA locations To... Read More

Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, running every Sunday, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com! Every Sunday, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. So what’s on the Fun10 for this week? Read on… Davenport Schools Holiday Concert Tuesday The public... Read More

Sound and Vision Presents: The Return of Tommy’s Thanksgiving Show with performances by Tambourine, Pollinators, and Centaur Noir. Cheap drinks, free to enter, Tommy’s tens and all your friends. The show runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Tommy’s, 1302 4th Ave., Moline. More info: https://tambourine.bandcamp.com/ https://pollinators.bandcamp.com/ https://centaurnoir.bandcamp.com/  Read More