The Quad Cities’ largest gathering of food trucks returns to the banks of the Mississippi in historic LeClaire, for the third year in a row! Experience Food Truck Fight™ along the levee in LeClaire (N Front St. LeClaire) on Saturday Jun 22 from 12 – 8 p.m. This all-day event features your favorite food trucks, live music, beverage tent bounce houses, face painting, a magician and more activities for the whole family! Sample items from each truck and vote for your favorite! Admission is $5 per adult. Kids 12 and under are free. You can also avoid the long lines with a VIP ticket for $20. To... Read More

Catch the spirit and energy of ‘The French Quarter’ in downtown Rock Island this weekend! For the 27th consecutive year, Gumbo Ya Ya returns to downtown Rock Island this Saturday Jun 8! Gates open at 4 p.m. Zydeco and Jazz bands will tantalize your ears, while Cajun spiced food will heat up your taste buds. Bead tosses, confetti, feather masks, feather boas, and Jumer’s showgirls will complete the Mardi Gras theme. New this year, outdoor dueling pianos will be available for your listening pleasure in the Voodoo Lounge. Two sets will take place, the first from 5 – 6:30 p.m. and the second... Read More

Hey Quad Cities, are you ready for some Friday night fun in Downtown Moline? That’s right, Mercado on Fifth is kicking off their 2019 season this Friday night! Mercado on Fifth is the Quad Cities only outdoor night market, and it happens every Friday night! From 5-10 p.m. on 5th Avenue and 12th Street in downtown Moline you can come enjoy food trucks, live music and entertainment while shopping from local small businesses. This open-air market is family friendly and provides many activities for kids, including face painting and bounce houses. Whether you are looking for fresh produce, handmade... Read More

You’ve seen the pictures. You’ve heard the stories. Now is your chance to get your own Scratch Cupcakery cupcakes! The first Scratch Curbside Quad Cities of the season is happening this Wednesday May 29 from 12 – 3 p.m. at 2904 11th Street Rock Island. You can catch them again on Friday May 31 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 1033 7th Street East Moline and Saturday Jun 8 from 2 – 5 p.m. at Doland Jewelers (3865 Elmore Avenue Davenport). Scratch Cupcakery is locally-owned bakery with locations in Cedar Falls, Waterloo, West Des Moines and Coralville. Scratch Curbside was introduced in August... Read More

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and no other town in the Quad Cities Area celebrates quite like this one. That’s right, it is time for the Colona Memorial Day Festival! The Colona Memorial Day celebration started as a small-town parade forty-nine years ago and has now exploded into a four-day festival of fun! People come from all over to enjoy the carnival rides and games, food vendors, beer garden concerts, horseshoe tournament and parade.   Here is this year’s schedule of events: Thursday, May 23 Carnival Hours: 5 – 9 p.m. ($20 armbands for unlimited rides 5-9 p.m.)   Friday,... Read More

The Quad Cities’ largest gathering of food trucks returns to the banks of the Mississippi in historic LeClaire, for the third year in a row! Experience Food Truck Fight™ along the levee in LeClaire (N Front St. LeClaire) on Saturday Jun 22 from 12 – 8 p.m. This all-day event features your favorite food trucks, live music, beverage tent bounce houses, face painting, a magician and more activities for the whole family! Sample items from each truck and vote for your favorite! Admission is $5 per adult. Kids 12 and under are free. You can also avoid the long lines with a VIP ticket for $20. To... Read More

We had over 300 nominations, almost 40 restaurants nominated, 15 finalists, and now… We Have a Winner! That’s right, the voting was hotter than jalapenos, the competition thicker than queso, stronger than salsa, as Quad-Cities Mexican restaurants competed in our first annual Cinco De Mayo Mexican Restaurant Battle. The contest was simple — we had 15 finalists taken from those top vote-getters in the nomination process, and for the past week, you, our illustrious and hungry readers, have been voting, no more than once a day, for your top three picks. Today, we grabbed that big... Read More

¡Hola Quad Cities! Last week, in anticipation of Cinco de Mayo, we asked you to send us your nominations for the BEST Mexican restaurant in the Quad-Cities! We got over 300 votes on our Facebook page, and over 30 restaurants were nominated. In the interest of narrowing the field for the final vote, we’ve come up with the top 15 votegetters, in no particular order. Below are those 15. Now it’s your chance to rank them and pick your favorites! Vote for your TOP THREE restaurants below, and we’ll release the results of the voting, with the percentages in order, on May 4th, just... Read More

Are you ready for the largest Cinco de Mayo fiesta in the Quad Cities? That’s right, it’s time for Ganzo’s Cinco de Mayo Fiesta! Experience a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta like none other at Ganzo’s Mexican Restaurant (3923 N Marquette Street Davenport) this Saturday May 4. Festivities include a 5K and Sombrero Shuffle, live Mexican music, traditional Mexican dances, Jalapeño eating contest much more! The fun starts at 8:30 a.m. with the Sombrero Shuffle Kid’s Run. The 7th Annual Cinco de Mayo 5K begins at 9 a.m. Face painting will commence at 11 a.m. and the Ballet Folklorico Traditional Dance... Read More

Start this Saturday morning out right with a delicious Belgian Waffle Breakfast! On the first Saturday of every month, The Center for Belgian Culture hosts a magnificent Belgian Waffle Breakfast at the Friend Circle Club (701 18th Avenue Moline). This month’s breakfast takes place this Saturday Apr 6 from 7:30 – 11 a.m. (or until the batter runs out). For only $7 you will receive one large malty Belgian Waffle (Catherine Van Hecke’s secret recipe), two massive juicy sausages and your choice of orange juice or coffee. Take advantage of the amazing toppings, as well. Whether you’re feeling... Read More