Greet, meet and buy your next best summer read from Iowa Authors Teresa LaBella, Karen Nortman, Misty Urban and Clinton ’s own Dionne Witt at Deanna’s Java Café, 1015 13th Ave N , Clinton , Iowa , on Saturday, July 9th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The authors will take time out from signing books for a round table discussion and Q&A on the writer’s journey from idea to publication at noon. Davenport native Teresa LaBella has authored and published two romance novels “Reservations” and “Heartland,” and an e-book of small town Iowa romance short stories, “Tales from Heartland.” Karen... Read More

Quad-Citians are encouraged to Discover the Mysteries of their local museums during Quad-Cities Museum Week June 18-26. Museums from across the Quad Cities region  are coming together for the second annual Quad-Cities Museum Week and patrons can enjoy this celebration of our region’s museums and participate in special activities, exhibits and promotions during this fun-filled week. New this year, each museum will feature a little known mystery about something at their museum. It could be part of their collection or even something about their building. It’s up to the attendees to check it out... Read More

It’s got an unusual name, but it’s for a good cause, and while it may have little to do with winter sledding or Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Slay Day, a benefit for Lindsay Thul, is taking place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Public House, 5260 Northwest Blvd, Davenport. “On April 18th, 2016, Lindsay was diagnosed with stage 3 invasive carcinoma, one of the rarest and most aggressive forms of breast cancer there is,” said Rachel Loussaert, one of the organizers of the event, “Lindsay’s family and friends knew that based upon this diagnosis, Lindsay would face major expense with regard... Read More

Want to chat about your new, fun site for local entertainment, QuadCities.com? Got a story idea or a suggestion for us? Interested in writing or contributing photos for us? Well, Sean Leary, Director of Digital Media for QuadCities.com will be out and about this weekend making promotional appearances and signing his books, so feel free to stop by, say hi, and chat with him about our site! Sean will be at the Rock Island District Gallery Hop, at ICONS Martini Bar, 124 18th St., from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 6. Then he’ll be at the Davenport Book Rack store, 4764 Elmore Ave., from 11 a.m. to 1... Read More

Could a Portillo’s restaurant be opening in the Quad-Cities next year? Chris Glass and Dewayne Stropes hope so, and after talking with officials from Portillo’s, they think it could happen. Glass, 29, of Davenport, and Stropes, 22, of Moline, are both big fans of the Chicago-area restaurant chain famed for their delicious Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, rich chocolate cakes and other classic Americana diner fare. So they decided on a whim to start up a movement to bring Portillo’s to the Quad-Cities, building a Facebook page dedicated to it and getting the word... Read More