With the show nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Musical and described by Broadway World as “a twinkling Christmas delight,” Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse will bring loads of holiday cheer to area audiences in the yuletide treat A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL. Running through December 30, this sensational opener to the dinner theatre’s 2023-24 season inspired the New York Times to rave, “You’d have to have a Grinch-sized heart not to feel a smile spreading across your face,” and its Rock Island production boasts a top team of professional talents. A CHRISTMAS... Read More

Looking for a 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! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL 61264. The number is (309) 787-6830. QCAWC Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic is at 612 1st St. W. Milan, IL 61264. Number is (309) 787-6830. Also check out qcawc.org This week’s Pet of the Week is… Sugar! Are you looking for some sugar in your life? This sweet senior is 10 years young and looking for a quiet home to live out her... Read More

Today is School Board Members Day in Illinois! Thank you to our Board of Education for their dedication to public education & our community! Board of Education – (Back row, from L to R) Nicole Cisne Durbin, Tracy Pugh, Jason Roessler, Terell Williams (Front row, from L to R) Gary Rowe, Margie Mejia-Caraballo, Mike Matherly  Read More

This week is National Apprenticeship Week! We want to celebrate our Rock Island High School students who are enrolled in the U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Program and thank our community partners who are employing them for these apprenticeships. These students attend RIHS in the morning and work in the afternoon at local businesses. Over intersession and summer break, they work full-time. After completion of the Registered Apprenticeship, these students have the opportunity to pursue additional certifications or degrees in the nursing or welding field. They also have... Read More

Rock Island High School Theatre presents Pure as the Driven Snow! You won’t want to miss out on this year’s fall play! You have three chances to catch it starting on Thursday, Nov.16 through Nov. 18.  Read More

Looking for a 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! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL 61264. The number is (309) 787-6830. QCAWC Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic is at 612 1st St. W. Milan, IL 61264. Number is (309) 787-6830. Also check out qcawc.org This week’s Pet of the Week is… STELLA! Sweet, wonderful Stella. Stella was born July of 2016. She loves to lounge and snuggle, play with toys, and be in the sun.... Read More

Celebrate the opening of Festival of Trees at the Quad Cities’ “premiere” holiday event! Be one of the first to purchase or bid on beautiful designer displays while enjoying culinary creations by Chef Chris Carton and cash bar with signature cocktails! Dance the night away with musical entertainment by Funktastic 5 while taking in the marvelous displays and participating in fun photo ops and raffles! Take chance in the money machine or purchase a lucky lotto ticket to WIN big prizes courtesy of Estes Construction and Necker’s Jewelers! Raffle tickets are also available for the VIP Baskets... Read More

Looking for fun things to do in the Quad-Cities this weekend? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! This week: Well, well, well… it’s Christmastime already? Ok, maybe not just yet, but you couldn’t tell from all the holiday events starting to pop up. You can unwrap them all in this week’s Weekend!  Read More

It’s Cuffing Season again. For those of you unaware of the concept, allegedly when the weather starts getting colder, people look around to link up in a relationship. One reason why is because it’s just too much effort to get out and about when it’s snowy and cold and miserable, and it’s much easier to have someone around in a relationship. Another reason is because people don’t want to be alone for the holidays. Whatever your reason, various articles have talked about the phenomenon, and there’s some credence to it as more than just an anecdotal trend that people... Read More

ROCK ISLAND, IL – That Dam Shopping Trip, a bi-state shopping tour of downtown Rock Island and Davenport small businesses, is back for 2023 and will be taking place Friday, November 24th and Saturday, November 25th from 11 am to 5 pm. Ten businesses, skirting both sides of the dam, will offer sales and prizes as they welcome customers to our downtown on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. That Dam Shopping Trip is a free event, and shoppers can pick up their stamp sheet at any participating location, visit the stores in any order, and turn in completed stamp sheets at their last stop.... Read More