One person is a man in his seventies, a true entrepreneur who took a massive risk and put in over four decades of long hours to build a business that became a hub of a local downtown. Another person is a middle-aged woman who has been working since she was 16, and, over three decades, […]
UPDATED — The Illinois Quad-Cities could see another mandatory stay-at-home order as soon as next week if numbers in our region continue to soar. The Quad-Cities has exploded in its number of cases and is now inside the top ten most rapidly spiking hot spots nationwide, sitting at number 7 today, according to CDC numbers. […]
The Western Illinois University School of Music will present the WIU Jazz Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Guitar George Turner, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Due to the restrictions currently in place, there are no general admission performances in the COFAC Recital Hall. This performance will be broadcast on the […]
What does Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors have in common with the glitzy, luxury Southern California firm featured on Netflix’s reality series, “Selling Sunset”? For the second year in a row, the Quad-Cities based RuhlHomes.com was honored among the top five best overall real estate websites nationwide. Judged against hundreds of other residential brokerages across the nation, RuhlHomes.com […]
“Sheltering in place” takes on new meaning with a brand-new streaming service, tailored to fans of architecture and building design. Online streaming rights to “The Barn Raisers,” an award-winning documentary produced by Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Moline-based Fourth Wall Films, have been acquired by Australian actor-producer and entrepreneur Dustin Clare for Shelter, a new digital platform for architecture […]
UnityPoint Health® – Trinity is urging the community to do their part and take action to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Cases of COVID-19 are spiking throughout the Quad Cities and surrounding areas, causing a significant increase in hospitalizations. Now more than ever, it is crucial for the entire community to understand what they […]
Dynamic Restaurant Holdings,LLC has appointed Thomas Sacco, a 30+ year restaurant executive as the new transformational CEO, Chief Happiness Officer and President of its two restaurant brands: Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlors, a Midwest pizza chain with a cult-like following for its famous Taco Joe pizza, and Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Kitchen with […]
As the rising number of Quad-Cities covid-19 cases put it near the top 10 worst covid hot spots in the United States, and other Iowa communities already fill the top 10, Iowa is enacting a number of mask and social distancing mandates to curb the spread of covid-19. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ proclamation prohibits indoor […]
Juan Carlos Mendoza has sung in some pretty prestigious places – including New York City’s Juilliard School, and the Lyric Opera and Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. But recording two recent recitals at the Muscatine Art Center may be among the most meaningful so far in the young tenor’s career. Mendoza, a Mexican-American 34-year-old, […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – From Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20, free COVID-19 simple nasal swab tests will be provided to any member of the Western Illinois University Macomb campus community (students/faculty/staff) prior to the holidays. Quad Cities faculty, staff and students can continue to obtain a free COVID saliva test at Riverfront Hall. Individuals […]
