Several Quad Cities leaders helped make history Tuesday, as they joined Illinois Governor JB Pritzker at Chicago Union Station for the signing of the state Transit Bill, securing $475 million in funding for the Chicago to Quad Cities Passenger Rail. The nearly $900-million project has been a long-standing priority for regional leaders and marks a […]
I’m sure it was purely coincidental, but it was illuminating to see two Moline theatrical productions about a strict father with a big brood of kids within about a month of each other. As soon as Joe Urbaitis (who played another proud, frustrated Papa in 2024’s “Fiddler on the Roof” at Music Guild) blew his […]
QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Illinois—Ten Quad City-area funders announced today that the region has once again demonstrated extraordinary generosity. In just two and a half weeks, the community contributed more than $300,000 to the River Bend Food Bank Hunger Relief Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation—fully unlocking an additional $300,000 in matching funds. More […]
A three-year-old locally produced documentary will be shown Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, on WQPT PBS at 8 p.m. That’s when the public TV station will premiere “I AM disABLEd,” a heartwarming documentary that highlights the challenges and triumphs of students with disabilities, and their families, by following the journey of nine youths as they stage […]
The best performing arts not only offer us incandescent talent from those who share their dazzling gifts with us, but a welcome, necessary, tidy distraction from the chaos, craziness and cruelties of the real world. When you step into the magical fairy-tale world of the stunning new production of Spotlight Theatre’s “Cinderella,” the contrast could […]
It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, the first weekend of the Christmas season, and there are plenty of holiday events here in and around the Quad-Cities. And as it goes every week, you can find out about all of them in your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! Every week we give you a rundown of some […]
Less than a month after collecting over three million meals in the 39th-annual Student Hunger Drive, and thanks to emergency funding dollars, River Bend Food Bank and its hunger-relief partners are distributing six million meals to people experiencing hunger. President & CEO Chris Ford said the food bank is prioritizing speed and efficiency to turn the […]
Augustana College in Rock Island is writing the next movement of its sprawling symphony of success in choral music. The private liberal arts school recently named Eric Newell as director of choral activities beginning fall 2026, succeeding longtime conductor Dr. Jon Hurty, who is retiring in June 2026 after 30 years with Augie. “Eric Newell […]
Long before the acclaimed black comedy-drama “Succession” ruled prestige TV (on HBO 2018-23), two other intense royal power struggles ruled stages and screens – Shakespeare’s “King Lear” (1606) and James Goldman’s “The Lion in Winter” (1966). Logan Roy (the scarily intimidating Brian Cox) of “Succession” wasn’t an actual king, but a media king, utterly ruthless, […]
A special and urgently needed Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 26, from noon to 4 p.m., hosted by Spectrum Pub at 117 S. East St., Suite 1, Cambridge, Ill. Guests are welcome to enjoy a full Thanksgiving meal with all the traditional fixings, including turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, corn casserole, and […]
