Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors celebrated 2020 as their best year in the company’s 158-year history, at their virtual annual awards event on Friday, Jan. 29. Chris Beason, President, and Caroline Ruhl, CEO, honored 215 award winners for their 2020 achievements. Over 300 agents, staff and affiliated business partners cheered on their co-workers during the virtual celebration. “Though we […]
As the nation celebrates Black History Month in February, United Way Quad Cities and its African American Leadership Society (AALS) are working with community partners to make it easy to learn about local racial disparities and to lift up contributions and successes of Black Quad Citizens. United Way’s African American Leadership Society is launching multiple […]
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2021 cheer and dance national championships will return to St. Ambrose University, Davenport, in March. The championship tournaments were recently relocated due to a scheduling conflict with the Eastern Michigan Convocation Center. The championships will move from Ypsilanti, Mich., to Davenport, and will be hosted by St. Ambrose […]
It’s World Read Aloud Day! Join us on Wednesday, February 3rd at 3:00 pm on Facebook Live as one of our librarians reads her favorite story out loud to you. Participate in the World Read Aloud Day challenge across social media! Snap a photo or video of you reading aloud, challenge 3 of your friends […]
The Bureau of Cultural Affairs (BCA) at Western Illinois University will offer a series of five free, virtual shows for the Spring 2021 semester as part of “On the Couch – Virtual Arts Series.” The production company, BiCoastal Productions, is offering free shows to presenters like BCA during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue to offer […]
Did you know heart disease is the #1 killer of Americans? Join us Thursday, February 18th at 6:30 pm on Zoom for our February Heart Month program, “Learn the Numbers: Signs of Heart Attack and Effects of COVID on the Heart.” Presented by Dr. Rafat Padaria, Cardiologist with Cardiovascular Medicine, P.C. Registration is required to […]
Mondays can be rough. And so, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something that’ll make you smile, make you laugh, make you reminisce, and make you realize that back in the day, music video creators were probably either insane or heavily intoxicated. But were also incredibly entertaining. We […]
Join our annual coloring event by picking up your colored pencils, crayons, or markers to embellish images from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center! During #ColorOurCollections week February 1st – February 5th (and after), the coloring sheet will be available to download from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center’s blog, Primary Selections from Special Collections at https://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/ […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Public universities like Western Illinois University go through an accreditation process every 10 years, but what is accreditation and why is it important? The newly created podcast series, The Leatherneck Accreditation Lab, will explain the process and more. The first episode, which can be found at wiu.edu/aasp/accreditation/podcast.php, provides viewers with information about […]
The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University will host its 32nd annual Rural Community Economic Development Conference in a virtual format Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 24-25. The conference is being held in conjunction with the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council and Rural Partners. Registration is $25 per person for the two-day conference. This year’s schedule […]
