BREAKING NEWS: Iowa’s covid numbers for infection, deaths and hospitalizations remained in the danger zone again this week, with the omicron variant spreading to 10 Iowa counties, as shutdowns increase nationwide, including in neighboring Illinois. Omicron has now been identified in over three dozen patients in ten Iowa counties, including Black Hawk, Des Moines, Dubuque, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Linn, Polk, Scott and Story counties. The more virulent variant is spiking along with new cases of previous variants, as Iowa Department of Public Health has reported 9,506 positive tests per... Read More

Genesis BirthCenters in Davenport and Silvis released the most popular baby names of 2021, and you might be surprised at the results! The top baby name for boys was TigerKing, and the top name for girls was CaroleBaskin! Just kidding! Actually, Sophia and Henry were the most popular names of babies born at Genesis BirthCenters in Davenport and Silvis in 2021. There have been 18 Sophias born at Genesis in 2021. Henry has been the name choice for 16 baby boys at Genesis. Henry has consistently been near the top in popularity of new Genesis parents in recent years but tops the annual list for the... Read More

As previously reported on QuadCities.com, Baked, at 1113 Mound Street in the Village of East Davenport, has closed for the final time tonight at 9 p.m. Various current employees and friends of employees had been posting about the closing throughout today, but Baked didn’t confirm or deny it until commenting on a social media post on their Facebook page, saying their employees had been notified on Dec. 23. It was still unknown at the time what the fate of their employees was going to be. Tonight, the business made an official statement on their page saying that employees were offered the... Read More

Baked, at 1113 Mound Street in the Village of East Davenport, is closing down for the last time today after its regular Sunday hours end at 9 p.m. Posts began to fly around Facebook today about the restaurant closing down for good, most of them not exactly generous towards the ownership, many claiming that the employees weren’t given any notice. Management responded to the posts on its Baked Facebook page today, stating, “regardless of what you read on the internet. All employees were told 12/23 & offered positions at one of our other businesses. All gift cards will be honored... Read More

The Davenport Public Library is excited to offer the annual WinterReading Program! From January 1 to January 31, Davenport Public Library will be participating in Beanstack’sFifth Annual Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. The Winter Reading Program is open to all ages and all are encouraged to participate in this funprogram. Participants are asked to read at least 1 book during the month of January and keeptrack of reading progress on our Beanstack site: davenportlibrary.beanstack.com or by accessinga paper log located at each Davenport Public Library Location. For... Read More

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 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. 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... Read More

Get Fit on the Davenport Sky Bridge! Free fitness every Sunday at 9am. Beat those winter blues, keep those cold muscles active and share a smile or a high 5 with some great people! There is about 50 mins tonwalk, jog run, climb stairs, shake your hips with Zumba and so much more! Positive quotes are hung throughout the course that you go at your own pace at. At the end we draw for prizes thanks to local businesses donating ever week! Wear layers it gets warm inside, water available, and a great playlist!  Read More

DAVENPORT – Opera Quad Cities will celebrate its return from a two year hiatus with a recital featuring Davenport native Nicholas Fahrenkrug, baritone, and Greek pianist Eleonora Apostolidi. The event, which begins at 7:00 PM Sunday, January 9 in the Great Hall at Davenport’s Trinity Cathedral, is sponsored by Opera Quad Cities and features Mr. Fahrenkrug and Ms. Apostolidi, members of the Apollo Duo. The duo will present the complete song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert. Composed in 1823, the set of twenty songs is based on the poetry of Wilhelm Müller. The main character is... Read More

Get Fit on the Davenport Sky Bridge! Free fitness every Sunday at 9am. Beat those winter blues, keep those cold muscles active and share a smile or a high 5 with some great people! There is about 50 mins tonwalk, jog run, climb stairs, shake your hips with Zumba and so much more! Positive quotes are hung throughout the course that you go at your own pace at. At the end we draw for prizes thanks to local businesses donating ever week! Wear layers it gets warm inside, water available, and a great playlist!  Read More

Do you love sewing and your Library? Then you have the perfect combination for adding to our community quilt project! Love your Library, but don’t sew at all? You’re still perfect for adding to our quilt!  Using books, reading, or community as the theme, create your own one-of-a-kind 10″ quilt block to donate to our project. The finished quilt will be displayed at one of our Library locations throughout the spring. Register to pick up a 10″ square to design, or bring your finished block to the service desk at any Library location between January 3rd, 2022 and January 28th,... Read More