BREAKING NEWS: Theo’s Java Club will be closing after 27 years on Oct. 2, unless a buyer steps forward to keep the shop going, owner Theo Grevas said today. The quirky and unique spot for coffee, sandwiches, tea and more has been a haven for a wide variety of folks from creatives to tourists at […]
BREAKING NEWS: Rock Island has stopped exploring selling off its water and sewer services to a private company. The city issued the following statement this afternoon: “The Rock Island City Council is suspending further exploration into the privatization of the City’s water and sewer utilities. The elected officials and staff of the City of Rock […]
BREAKING NEWS: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has ripped into President Joe Biden’s new covid-19 mitigation plan, calling it “dangerous” and saying “enough is enough!” Biden’s new vaccine requirement was announced yesterday, requiring all government employees to be vaccinated and companies with 100 employees or more to require workers to get vaccinated or tested for the […]
Doodads isn’t just a resale shop, it’s a lifestyle shop for people looking for fun, unique, vintage styles! With two locations, in downtown Davenport and the Village of East Davenport, Doodads has a wide variety of everything from clothing to furniture to nostalgic household items, toys, and more. In our latest Up In The Biz […]
I did something terrible last night. Once my wife finds out, I don’t know what happens to my marriage. I’m sorry Mimi’s Tres Leches Cakes, people need to know. There you were though. Sitting behind that glass door. You were looking like more than a snack, maybe not the whole cake just a piece. My […]
The following article is part of QuadCities.com’s partnership with local music website The Echo. For more, check out theechoqc.com! Echo: How did you get started promoting shows in the Quad Cities? Kyle Peters: Well I started out with outdoor festivals in 2005 down in the District of Rock Island. I started out with an event […]
BREAKING NEWS: As covid numbers continue to spike higher, and officials dread numbers after the bustling Labor Day weekend celebrations, Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer has warned the state could be hit with “significantly greater mitigations” if the state’s covid metrics continue to slide downward. New covid-19 cases statewide jumped 18.3 percent over the past week, […]
MOLINE, ILLINOIS—SAL Family and Community Services (SAL), the nonprofit agency that offers Skip-a-Long Child Development Services and Open Door Crisis Assistance, among other programs, is adding four new members to its board of directors. “Throughout our 50-year history, SAL has always valued the role local community members play in our work by serving on our […]
The results are in for this year’s World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. In all, there were 267 winners, and with its 47 awards, or 18% of total awards, Prairie Farms dominated the contest with more wins than any competing company, including the top honor of Grade A Grand Champion for Regular Small Curd […]
MUSCATINE, IA – The Friends of Fairport Fish Hatchery has been awarded $47,368 REAP-CEP grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to fund educational signage to preserve and interpret the rich history of the Fairport Fish Hatchery. A major objective of the signage project is to convey the important interdependent relationship between the Fairport […]
