BREAKING NEWS: For the third week in a row, covid-19 hospitalizations in Iowa have hit their highest numbers for the year, as the state’s positivity rate roars upward and deaths continue to rise. According to the latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health, there are 823 patients in hospitals with covid, including 173 in intensive care and 103 on ventilators. There were 10,476 new reported COVID-19 cases over the past week, an average of 1,497 per day, and the state’s 14-day positivity rate is 11.3 percent. As in neighboring Illinois, the numbers are largely driven by the... Read More

For eight years, Western Illinois University Associate Professor of English Barbara Lawhorn has shared the love of literacy and WIU with area school children, with her English 100 students writing letters of inspiration to elementary and secondary students in the region. This semester, Lawhorn’s English 100 students have sent letters, along with literacy kits, to 34 West Prairie Middle School eighth grade students in WIU 2021 English Education Graduate Connor Sullivan’s classroom. According to Lawhorn, her 41 students have written letters to each student to encourage literacy and share... Read More

Icestravaganza returns Jan. 14-16, 2022! Beautiful ice carvings (more than 24,000 pounds’ worth) on display all three days at the Freight House. Your favorite zoo animals carved out of ice! Lions and Tiger and Bears, Oh My! Icestravaganza 2022: A Zoo Animal Safari Freight House & LeClaire Park, Downtown Davenport Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/Icestravaganza2022  Read More

Muddy Water Mayhem presents Masquerade at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Village Theatre, 2113 E. 11th St., Davenport! Labrynth, Gothic, Classic, whatever you may be feelin, join us with your best looks and our panel of judges will choose a winner at midnight! Go Go dancers, performances throughout the night and all the good, consensual vibes! Guest Performers for the Evening: Jordahn Stohrm Tokio Night Sinaman Gypsy LeMoan And a special theatrical presentation by the MWM team! DJ’s by Toymaker Music -The Pseudoreality -Alexander Audiophile $10 – dress to impress $15 – street clothes $15... Read More

This holiday season The Elf on the Shelf® Scout Elves return to center stage for the live musical that has captured the hearts of families The Adler Theatre. everywhere. Inspired by the beloved box set The Elf on the Shelf®: A Christmas Tradition, this touring stage production is a thrilling spectacle of music and dance that transports audiences to the North Pole to glimpse the magical lives of Santa’s Scout Elves. This toe-tapping tale tells the story of one particularly impressive Scout Elf who must help his new, human family remember the importance of Christmas cheer. Can this tiny elf,... Read More

Join State Curator Leo Landis as he covers 13,000 years of Iowa history to help commemorate the 175th anniversary of Iowa statehood. In this webinar on Thursday, December 16th at 6:00 pm, Leo highlights stories and artifacts from the exhibition “Iowa’s People and Places,” which opened at the State Historical Museum of Iowa in Des Moines on March 5, 2021. Registration is required to receive meeting information at: https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/event/8219170. Leo Landis is State Curator and Museum Curator for the State Historical Society of Iowa, where he has worked since March 2013.... Read More

After a couple attempts to bring LOLO back to town this last year were thwarted by Covid, she’ll be back in February with a full band to try and dismantle the new Raccoon Motel. Tickets are on sale now. TICKETS to all Raccoon Motel shows can be purchased HERE!!  Read More

Genesis Health Systems has released its latest covid-19 numbers for the Quad-Cities. They are as follows: Genesis Health System COVID-19 Hospitalization (Dec. 13) GMC-Davenport @ 45 POS GMC-Silvis @ 10 POS GMC-DeWitt @ 2 POS Jackson County Regional @ 5 POS GMC-Aledo  @ 2 POS Total @ 64 COVID-19 Patients in ICU GMC-Davenport @ 9 GMC-Silvis @ 5 Age Range of Hospitalized Patients 20-29 = 2 30-39 = 2 40-49 = 4 50-59 = 14 60-69 = 15 70-79 = 17 80+ = 10 Total = 64  Read More

Join Davenport Public Library every third Wednesday, September 15th – December 15th at 2:00 pm at Eastern (6000 Eastern Ave.) as we watch classic movies starring your favorite actors and actresses! For your safety, we will not be serving popcorn or refreshments. However, you are welcome to bring your movie snacks and covered beverages! Space is limited so registration is required at: https://bit.ly/dpl-afternoonclassics. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832.  Read More

Happy holidays! In our stocking this month, in this season of giving and positive vibes, we’ve got a lot of great news about awesome things happening in the Quad-Cities! And every month, in conjunction with our friends at KWQC-TV6’s “Paula Sands Live,” we at QuadCities.com present What’s The Good News, a rundown of some of the great things going on in and around the Q-Cs. So what’s the good news for December? Here ya go! Merry Christmas! Group O Building State-Of-The-Art Project For World’s Largest Silicone Producer One of the world’s largest producers of silicones has selected... Read More