The Quad City Storm has signed defenseman Kyle Pouncy to a training camp contract. Pouncy is a native of Kamloops, British Columbia and played last season for ECHL Wichita and FPHL Carolina before ending the season with the SPHL’s Knoxville Ice Bears. Pouncy was a four-year starter at Northland College and was named assistant captain […]
Twenty-four years ago I stood at the entrance of Bent River Brewing Company , with my old man’s ID in my hand. My thumb covering the photo. I wasn’t wise to the world, that world including bartenders being able to tell I wasn’t a 72 year old man. But, this week I made my triumphant […]
We were on the scene last night in downtown Davenport for the awesome Alternating Currents Fest! Everything from a great cultural program on race to several live outdoor bands to a drag show to comedy to heavy metal and more could be found, and so much more can be found today in downtown Davenport, Rock […]
The 2021 John Crist: Fresh Cuts Comedy Tour is coming to the Adler Theatre in Davenport on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Reserved seat tickets are on sale online at Ticketmaster.com and in person at the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E. 3rd St.). Tickets are $32.75, $42.75 and $52.75. “The Fresh Cuts […]
Western Illinois University’s Agricultural Education academic program was recently awarded the Region 4 “Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program” by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE). Additionally, WIU alumnus Trent Taber ’15 was honored for having the “Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agriculture Program” at Cambridge High School in Cambridge, IL. Riley Hintzsche ’14 was in the running for […]
Saturday in the Arts is a weekly feature covering a trend, subject, event or personality of local interest. It runs every Saturday morning on your site for the best entertainment and arts coverage in the area, QuadCities.com! Normally, calling someone a “chicken” is an insult. For artist Michael Cook of Davenport, he created Chucky Chicken […]
To know Tacobar is to know Chef Toby. To know Chef Toby is to know the deranged, angry, passionate, frustrated, loving man. Who refuses to give up, give in, or go “mainstream.” He pushes the boundaries of what most Chef’s will do, then he breaks those boundaries, and smashes through the walls of your expectations […]
BREAKING NEWS: Patients in the Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities and Muscatine may experience longer than usual wait times due to the current spread of Covid-19 and other illness, according to a Friday release from UnityPoint Health – Trinity. It says the Covid situation remains critical as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads in our community. […]
The Midwest Monster Fest will host its annual horror convention at the Rust Belt in East Moline over Labor Day weekend, September 3rd-5th. Full of celebrity guests, horror vendors, authors, artists, and even a film festival, this event is three days of freaky fun for horror fans of all ages. Celebrity guests include horror film […]
Teachers and principals of all Quad-City area schools are invited to schedule an outreach visit for their students from a professional performing artist during the upcoming school year through Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series. School staff from public and private schools can schedule residency engagements for this fall and next spring by visiting https://www.quadcityarts.com/vas-scheduling.html. The […]
