Ravon Johnson Taylor was awarded the McKenzie Foundation & Uncharted Learning 2021 GritGrant award. He was chosen as one of four recipients from across the country! He is also the first Rock Island High School Student to win the award. Ravon graduated in 2021 but came back to Rocky on August 9 to receive his […]
Artists in Conversation is a weekly column running Wednesdays on QuadCities.com. It features a conversation with a local creator or creators going into their artistic process, projects and more. Get to know your local arts scene and local creators better on QuadCities.com with Artists In Conversation! If you’re a local creator and would like to […]
Incoming University of Minnesota rower Ella Saunders has been named to the U.S. Under 19 National Team, for the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships this week (Aug. 11-15) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. A native of North Liberty, Iowa (north of Iowa City), Saunders will compete in the women’s double sculls for the United States, according to […]
Pitch Black Manor, the Quad-Cities’ first and only goth rock band, came out strong in 2020 after 25 years in seclusion with “Monster Classics,” and now Pitch Black Manor returns to kill it again with “Night Creeps.” The new record scares up a gritty tale of a city gripped with unsolved murders and a mad […]
QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Tuesday! Here’s this week’s pet… Get ready to fall in love with Jack! This handsome boy is ready to meet his furever family! Jack was born […]
Playcrafters Barn Theatre continues its Barn Owl season with The Whistleblower’s Dilemma, an original dramedy written by Jim Sederquist, Bettendorf. The show will be presented Aug. 13th through Aug. 22nd at the Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline. Joe loves his community and the factory that his grandfather helped build from scratch. When Joe discovers the factory’s current […]
Volunteers are needed for the 75th Annual International Softball Congress Men’s World Tournament on August 14-21 at Sheridan Meadows in Eldridge. Check out the volunteer opportunities at https://buff.ly/3ijYYgw
The 2021 Hunter Classic, benefiting the HAVlife™ Foundation, will be held Monday, October 4, 2021, at Crow Valley Country Club, 4315 E. 60th Street, Davenport, IA. Registration will be held at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12 noon. A total of 144 golfers can compete. Funds raised will benefit the HAVlife™ Foundation, a […]
It’s always important for performers to get out in front of a live audience to test material, and it’s fun and exciting to be in the audience listening to something being created and shared for the first time. Along those lines, and because we at QuadCities.com love our local comedy scene, we’re presenting a new […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — As Western Illinois University plans to resume the traditional in-person experience this fall, to help ensure the health and safety of the members of University community and beyond, WIU’s Protect the ‘Necks Plan II has been updated to include the latest policies and procedures set for Fall 2021. Protect the ‘Necks Plan […]
