Drum roll please! We’ve picked the winner in our contest to win free pizza! Yup, QuadCities.com teamed up with Harris Pizza for an offer you couldn’t refuse to take part in — a contest to win yourself some tasty ‘za. And congratulations go to… BETH ANN JORDAN! You are our winner! You get a $50 […]
For 36 years, Davenport Schools teacher and coach Ira Dunsworth has provided support and guidance to students and athletes in the Quad Cities area. To honor him for his achievements and community spirit, the board of the Davenport Community School District has agreed to name the track at Brady Street Stadium after him. The decision […]
Manscape Burlesque Quad-Cities will be holding a dance party April 23 at the Speakeasy in downtown Rock Island! Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8! Come and dance with the Sexy Peeps from Manscape Burlesque in this All-New Show Call (309) 786 7733 ext 2 for tickets!
From Eggstravaganzas to citywide egg hunts, from Easter bunny sightings to visits with baby animals, if you’re looking for fun stuff to do with your family to celebrate Easter festivities this weekend, we’ve got you covered. It’s Easter weekend, and of course there are plenty of egg hunts for you and your little ones to […]
The 49th annual Western Illinois University Performance Tested Bull Sale was held in mid-March at Lowderman’s Auction Center in Macomb. The sale helps breeders, producers and cattlemen to identify important performance traits, profit-making indicators and value-added genetic markers. In October, the bulls arrived at WIU as weaned calves from 17 consignors from Illinois, Wisconsin and […]
Still got no plans for this weekend? Looking for something to do? Want to explore your options? We’ve got the show for you — our podcast, Weekend in 2 Minutes, runs every Thursday on QuadCities.com, offering a look around the area and talking about what’s going on! Listen to it at the link below, on […]
Dear University Community, While Pride Month is celebrated annually each June in remembrance of the Stonewall uprising, Western Illinois University will celebrate Pride Month throughout April to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had at WIU throughout the years. The WIU LGBT*QA Resource Center, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, […]
It’s an odd trend in entertainment and pop culture, but strangely, there are a lot of creative, imaginative and cool creators named John and David. Think about it. Think of all the popular and/or pop culturally influential Johns. John Lennon. John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten). John Belushi. John Cusack. Johnny Depp. John Steinbeck. John Hiatt. […]
Stephanie Acri apparently has a very short memory. It was just four years ago, that previous Moline mayor Scott Raes was set to pretty much cruise to re-election. He’d done a pretty good job as mayor, voters seemed to like him, and there didn’t seem to be much reason to switch leadership for the city. […]
Join Davenport Public Library in learning how to practically care for and preserve materials at home with tips and tricks from the staff of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. Each workshop will showcase different techniques and share applicable knowledge on creating tools and demonstrating methods of preservation for photographs, letters, books, and more. In this […]
