Join Davenport Public Library Wednesday, December 16th at 1:00 pm for “Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia.” Learn about the impact of Alzheimer’s, the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, Alzheimer’s disease stages and risk factors, current research, and treatments available to address some symptoms. Resources offered by the Alzheimer’s Association will also be provided. Registration is required […]
For an all-too-brief time along the Western front of World War I, small pockets of peace erupted along the British and German trenches in the first Christmas of the war, as soldiers broke free of the matrix of their nationalistic brainwashing to fight in a war most of them didn’t even understand, and treated each […]
As this distressing year comes to a welcome end, Circa ’21 has, after much discussion, made the very difficult decision to postpone its forthcoming comedy, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, until January 2022. “With the explosion of Covid – 19 cases in the last few weeks, and our Governor reverting back to the restrictions of […]
Discover new job opportunities using Google Search, and learn how to organize and enhance your job search experience using G Suite tools. This program is meant to assist transitioning service members, military spouses, and veterans as they build civilian careers and businesses, but certain parts may apply to civilians as well This program will be […]
Western Illinois University will begin offering its major in Public Health at its Quad Cities campus, beginning in Spring 2021. Courses will be offered virtually via livestream and online formats. According to Lorette Oden, chair of WIU’s Department of Health Sciences and Social Work, the degree will offer students the opportunity to improve and impact […]
A Davenport teenager is baking up something really special for his holiday break this year — 13-year-old Trey Gordon will be a contestant on the Food Network’s Kids’ Baking Championship! Trey shared the awesome news on his Facebook page, saying, “I have a huge announcement! I am so excited I’m able to tell you guys […]
It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents FUN10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! 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 […]
A fundraising initiative for Western Illinois University’s Atlantis program, through the College of Business and Technology, is underway and will end Jan. 31. The goal is to raise at least $5,000 for scholarships to cover tuition and other related expenses for students entering the program. Founded in 2007, Atlantis is a Transatlantic Dual-Degree Program that […]
Valor & Victory Gardens: WWII in the Hawkeye State will be held through Jan. 17 at German American Heritage Center & Museum , 712 W 2nd St. Davenport. WWII was a global conflict that forever altered society and touched the lives of people around the world, including right here in Iowa. The year 2020 marks […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Giving Tuesday is a worldwide fundraising movement held the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and Western Illinois University has taken part since 2014. The 2020 event, which was held Dec. 1, is the most successful in WIU’s six-year Giving Tuesday history, raising over $35,000, and a matching gift challenge of $5,000 for the […]
