UnityPoint Health® – Trinity is urging the community to do their part and take action to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Cases of COVID-19 are spiking throughout the Quad Cities and surrounding areas, causing a significant increase in hospitalizations. Now more than ever, it is crucial for the entire community to understand what they […]
Dynamic Restaurant Holdings,LLC has appointed Thomas Sacco, a 30+ year restaurant executive as the new transformational CEO, Chief Happiness Officer and President of its two restaurant brands: Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlors, a Midwest pizza chain with a cult-like following for its famous Taco Joe pizza, and Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Kitchen with […]
At Quad City Arts in Rock Island, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as the 35th anniversary of Festival of Trees will look different this year, but the holiday magic will continue in a whole new way. Kicking off the holiday season during Covid, this year’s eight-day event will not be in person, but […]
As the rising number of Quad-Cities covid-19 cases put it near the top 10 worst covid hot spots in the United States, and other Iowa communities already fill the top 10, Iowa is enacting a number of mask and social distancing mandates to curb the spread of covid-19. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ proclamation prohibits indoor […]
Juan Carlos Mendoza has sung in some pretty prestigious places – including New York City’s Juilliard School, and the Lyric Opera and Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. But recording two recent recitals at the Muscatine Art Center may be among the most meaningful so far in the young tenor’s career. Mendoza, a Mexican-American 34-year-old, […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – From Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20, free COVID-19 simple nasal swab tests will be provided to any member of the Western Illinois University Macomb campus community (students/faculty/staff) prior to the holidays. Quad Cities faculty, staff and students can continue to obtain a free COVID saliva test at Riverfront Hall. Individuals […]
Please join Ballet Quad Cities at The Nutcracker in the Round this December. The ballroom at The Outing Club will be transformed into a snow globe with dancing and music like you’ve never seen before to kick off the holiday season. Make The Nutcracker part of your December at this magical, safe event for the entire […]
The Davenport Public Library is proud to partner with Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr., for a Veterans Day program. On Thursday, November 12th at 1:00 pm, Dr. Randolph will present Pursuing Your Passion: My Journey of Military Service. Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr., DM, is a retired Army Military Intelligence Colonel with nearly 32-years of service and […]
The Quad-Cities is one of the top 15 places where covid cases are increasing the fastest in the United States, according to new statistics released today. Among metro areas with at least 50,000 people, the Iowa/Illinois Quad-Cities ranks number 13 among the fastest risers, almost doubling its number of cases within the past week, from […]
Imagine rehearsing for a musical you won’t get to perform for another year. That’s what the 10 members of the cast of “Winter Wonderland” did last week for Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, at their scene shop, even days after the venerable Rock Island venue announced it would close for the rest of November and December […]
