Deslondes will be playing at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Davenport’s Raccoon Motel. We shed old skin in order to evolve and move forward. We let go of who we were in the past and embrace who we’re meant to be now. The Deslondes have taken such steps as not only bandmates, but as brothers. […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Western Illinois University has been recognized as a “Best Midwestern University” by U.S.News and World Report. In the U.S.News and World Report 2023 rankings, Western is ranked 39th of 166 public and private colleges and universities on the “Best Regional Universities (Midwest)” list and is one of just two Illinois public institutions […]
Tamara Feldman, owner of the Artsy Bookworm book store in Rock Island started the campaign “Planting Books-Seeds 4 a Better Future”. She asked the community to step up and help out local kids. And they delivered! Through the donation campaign, Feldman was able to purchase enough books that every second-grade student would be able to […]
Get ready to go on a treasure hunt. The QC Great Glass Hunt is a partnership between Visit Quad Cities and Hot Glass, Inc., a glass blowing studio and gallery in Davenport, Iowa. Participants can engage in this outdoor treasure hunt to find handblown glass floats hidden at specific parks in Bettendorf, Davenport, Moline, and […]
Genesis Psychology Associates, Genesis Heart Institute, Quad City Bank and Trust, and the Genesis Foundation will be making an official announcement to announce a new mental health program for cardiac patients and a corporate gift from Quad City Bank and Trust at 9 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, in the Genesis Heart Institute Lobby, 1236 E […]
The Quad City Storm is excited to announce its promotional schedule for the 2022-2023 hockey season beginning with Opening Night presented by Old National Bank on Friday October 21st.The first 1000 fans in the arena get a 2022-2023 season magnet schedule and Storm rally towel and all fans are encouraged to get to the game […]
Thanks to a generous donor, Earl Hanson was able to purchase a new playground for its students! On Friday, August 26, Earl Hanson Elementary School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its new playground. The PTO (parent-teacher organization) asked the school’s principal what are the school’s needs. She told them a playground, somewhere for the […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the annual John Hallwas Liberal Arts Lecture. This year, WIU Professor Emeritus John Hallwas delivered a lecture on, “Liberal Arts Education in a Time of Crisis,” and the events will continue into October with WIU English Professor Everett Hamner delivering “Welcome to Spaceship […]
Visit Quad Cities, the region’s official destination management and marketing organization (DMMO), announced today that Joan Kranovich has been named as the new Vice President of Business Growth & Director, Sports QC. Joan has been with the organization since 2009, beginning as an intern and then holding different positions in the Business Growth department. Her […]
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) voted to pass the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act and the Preventing a Patronage System Act – three bills to protect our institutions and make the federal government work better for the American people. “As a former investigative reporter, I understand how important […]
