The Rock Island Public Library has created the Quad City Quarantine Cookbook to document how the community spent time in their home kitchens during the Covid-19 shutdown. This very tasty project is available for checkout, download, or purchase. Reference Librarian Rachel Ippolito first cooked up the special library project this spring, and then invited participation from other […]
The Rock Island-Milan School District is going to Full Remote Learning through January 18, the district just announced. The shift is due to the skyrocketing numbers of covid-19 in the area. The Quad-Cities is the seventh-highest hot spot for new covid cases in the United States. District superintendent Dr. Reginald Lawrence II posted the following […]
There are so many fun things to explore and discover as a family at Nahant Marsh! Join Nahant Marsh (4220 Wapello Ave Davenport) for Families in Nature: Terrific Turkeys this Saturday Nov 14 from 10 – 11 a.m. Learn all about the unique characteristics of wild turkeys, just in time for Turkey Day! There is […]
Brick and Motor Boutique (1700 2nd Ave Rock Island) is excited to show the community some of their new holiday goodies! Stop by Brick and Motor Boutique for their storefront Holiday Collection Reveal Party this Saturday Nov 14 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Get a first look at all of their holiday arrivals, enjoy […]
In an effort to reduce COVID-19 pressures on medical center resources, Genesis Health System and UnityPoint Health – Trinity will temporarily reduce elective surgeries and procedures starting Monday, Nov. 16. This decision is made in collaboration with Iowa’s Region 5 hospitals and physician leadership of the Quad-Cities health systems. The reduction of elective surgeries will […]
The Quad-Cities has exploded into the top 10 worst covid outbreak spots in the nation, according to data from the CDC, the New York Times reported today. According to the data, the Illinois/Iowa Quad-Cities is now inside the top ten most rapidly spiking hot spots nationwide, roaring from number 13 to number 7 in just […]
Enter for a chance to win a FREE FunBundle, which gives your family memberships to the Quad City Botanical Center, Niabi Zoo and the Putnam Museum! For one day only, visit the Putnam or Quad City Botanical Center to enter for a chance to win on FunBundle Friday! Can’t make it out? You can still […]
Rhythm City Casino (7077 Elmore Ave Davenport) is currently displaying the traveling memorial “Remembering Our Fallen”. The display will continue through Nov 18. Remembering Our Fallen includes our nation’s military Fallen who have died post 9/11 in The War on Terror and called Iowa Home. For more information, please visit https://www.rhythmcitycasino.com/event/2020/nov/rememberingourfallen.html.
The annual Teen Anime Day is going virtual! All Teens ages 11-19 are invited to register for a special Teen Anime Day To Go activity kit and to attend a special Zoom party on Saturday, November 21st from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Zoom with the Davenport Public Library, the Figge Art Museum, and […]
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, […]
