A new golden era is on the horizon at Rock Island’s 21st Avenue and 11th Street, starting next fall, as SAL Community Services is working to open a new $15.7-million child-care and early childhood center, across from Friendship Manor. Dozens of nonprofit, business, local and state leaders attended the groundbreaking Friday for the 32,500-square-foot facility, […]
Zach Edwards is a Rocky alum, a fan of Rock Island Brewing Company (RIBCO), a supporter of adaptive re-use of historic buildings, and a cheerleader for downtown Rock Island’s rebound. So the 2001 Rock Island High grad and financial advisor seems the perfect person to lead RIBCO into a new chapter in its long, illustrious […]
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Tapestry Farms will hold its first fall fundraiser – Harvest Moon Celebration – on Tuesday, Oct. 7th at 7 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 121 W. 12th St., Davenport. At the end of April, the nonprofit’s executive director Ann McGlynn got an email from New York-based soprano and Davenport native Claire Kuttler with a generous idea: “What […]
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association (QCSOA) on Thursday announced two landmark agreements that underscore the organization’s commitment to artistic excellence, stability, and community impact: a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement with the American Federation of Musicians, Local No. 137, and a six-year contract renewal with Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith. The QCSOA […]
The Richmond Hill Players’ 2025 season continues with a thriller, “The Woman in Black,” adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the novel by Susan Hill. The show will be presented Thursdays through Sundays, October 2-12 at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo. Dana Skiles, Geneseo, directs the play. The framework of this spine-tingler (penned in 1987) is unusual: a lawyer […]
Haley DeGreve has been justly recognized over the past five years for her tireless, relentless and outstanding work in suicide prevention, as founder and CEO of the Gray Matters Collective. But the 2020 Augustana College alum was still surprised recently to be named one of the JCI USA’s 2025 Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA). Held […]
Kerry Tucker of Moline fulfilled a lifelong dream last January by recording his own songs at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London. His four-song EP, “Undertow,” was released in May (available on vinyl, CD and streaming) and Tucker’s band Einstein’s Sister will perform songs from it, plus others, at the Redstone Room at Common […]
The Third Place QC is proud to announce that its doors will officially open tomorrow, marking a major milestone for the organization and the community it serves. Community partners, neighbors, and media are invited to attend the opening day gathering to: Tour the new downtown Rock Island facility Hear updates on both short-term and long-term […]
Thirty-six local nonprofits are receiving $629,000 through the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Operations and Program Grants. The Operations and Program Grants are made possible by generous donations to Field of Interest Funds as well as the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund. The grants make up the Community Foundation’s largest competitive grantmaking cycle each year, according […]
