ROCK ISLAND — In case you missed it, Eric Sorensen was featured in a USA Today profile about how his background as a local TV meteorologist and a trusted neighbor has fueled his success in Congress. Now, he’s encouraging other broadcasters to step up and serve. Read the full article here and below: […]
Six Black Hawk College students recently were honored for their artistic talent in the 2026 Student Art Exhibition at the Quad-Cities Campus. The juried competition garnered 50 entries with 27 pieces selected for the show by juror and BHC alum Abi Kongkousonh Frey, interim marketing director for Quad City Arts. Justyce Watson of East Moline won […]
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend, time to celebrate all the good moms out there, and if you’re in and around the Quad-Cities area, that means finding something nice to do with mom and the family this weekend. So, what is there to do in the Quad-Cities for Mother’s Day? So glad you asked that question, […]
Lots of Cinco de Mayo events going on even though it’s only dos and tres de Mayo, but hey, let’s celebrate anyway! Get all the spicy happenings and more in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! Looking for some fun this weekend? Check out Weekend in 2 Minutes with Sean Leary! Sean will run through […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to community, service, and supporting those who protect our region, Ascentra Credit Union has donated $20,000 to the inaugural Quad City Back the Blue Flight. The new program honors local law enforcement officers, both active and retired, by providing a one-day chartered flight to Washington, D.C., where participants will visit the […]
Car shows, Train shows, football, nachos, and my Dad’s boat… so many fun things going on this weekend in the Quad-Cities! Where can you find out about all the cool things going on in the Quad-Cities every weekend? Well, in your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast, running down cool things to do in and around […]
Watching the spectacular, mesmerizing new production of “The Secret Garden” Friday night at Moline’s Spotlight Theatre made me cry. Not only because of the tremendously powerful performances in this story of loss, grief and death in the haunting, breathtakingly beautiful musical — which premiered in 1991 and is based on the classic 1911 book of […]
Western Illinois University School of Agriculture (Ag) celebrates the success of members of the WIU Professional Agricultural Students (PAS) organization who competed at the 2026 National PAS Conference, held March 9-12 at Chateau on the Lake in Branson, MO. The PAS is a student-led organization that helps members develop the skills needed to succeed in […]
This year is the 60th anniversary of the classic John Kander-Fred Ebb musical “Cabaret,” and it’s opening Friday at Quad City Music Guild, 1584 34th Ave., Moline, just 13 years after the last time it was staged at Prospect Park. In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of […]
“It was a dark and dreary night…” So begins the impeccable, affectionate film noir spoof “The Adventures of Sam Steele” – a new radio play by Jeff Adamson – that is premiering at The Black Box Theatre (1623 5th Ave., Moline), running through April 4. Set in 1947, after the war, Sam Steele, P.I. is on the […]
