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If you’re puttin' on the ritz and looking to celebrate Taco Tuesday tonight, why not shop local and get some delicious Mexican food from the variety of awesome local restaurants here in the Quad-Cities?
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BREAKING NEWS: While covid-19 numbers across Illinois have been getting worse, particularly in the Quad-Cities' Region 2, that may not automatically trigger shutdowns and mitigations, Illinois Department of Health... Continue Reading
You can see all the Best Picture Oscar nominees – and some of the films nominated for Best Shorts – this week at the Davenport Cinemark multiplex (3601 E. 53rd St.), for a discounted price.
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WQPT, PBS for the Quad Cities region is partnering with award-winning celebrity chef, author, and host of “Lidia’s Kitchen” Lidia Bastianich for its live virtual Taste of Fame culinary fundraising experience on... Continue Reading
Renew Moline invites the public to a virtual presentation Wednesday, April 21, by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Advisory Services Panel to discuss downtown Moline and the future redevelopment in the I-74 area.
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In conjunction with the new Ken Burns PBS documentary on author Ernest Hemingway, WQPT will hold a special 30-minute virtual screening and discussion with Mary V. Dearborn, a Hemingway biographer featured in the film,... Continue Reading
BREAKING NEWS: Rock Island County covid-19 numbers have remained steady over the past week, but the numbers in and around Peoria continue to look ominous for Illinois Region 2, which includes the Illinois... Continue Reading
The R.I.A. Federal Credit Union will hold a ribbon-cutting for its new location at 11 a.m. Friday, April 23, at 4460 16th St., Moline, IL. The pandemic hasn’t gone away, but the community is prepared to attend... Continue Reading
As award season continues, the Western Illinois University Department of Broadcasting and Journalism won five awards at the annual Illinois News Broadcasters Association (INBA) April 10.
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It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week!
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The Western Illinois University Department of Theatre and Dance, in collaboration with the University Dance Theatre, will present its annual spring dance concert, Next Wave, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17 in Hainline... Continue Reading
Quad-Cities schools want to make sure students have access to promising employment tracks. Two upcoming events will present exciting options for students to explore.
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The City of Moline is nestled between the banks of the Mississippi and Rock River in Rock Island County, Illinois, and is home to almost 44,000 people.
If you’re coming to the Quad Cities by air, you’ll land in Moline, at the Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport in Illinois, which proudly serves the regional Quad City area.
Currently, five airlines offer non-stop flights to eight cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Orlando, with hundreds of domestic and international connections available beyond those cities. On-site fueling and ground handling services are available.
If you’re a fan of passenger rail, you’ll be excited to know that the Quad City Passenger Rail Coalition is currently working with the Illinois Department of Transportation and Amtrak to restore passenger rail service between Chicago and the Quad Cities. Currently Amtrak rail offers convenient service to downtown Chicago via the Princeton, Illinois, Amtrak station. The Princeton station is just south of interstate I-80, and free parking is available.
Attractions
The Moline Maroons football team
Downtown Moline Centre is not just any downtown. It’s located at the historic Riverfront of the Quad Cities and has become a hot spot for nightlife, residential living, and offers you dining variety: everything from casual to fine dining, German brats to Thai noodles, and an Old fashioned ice cream parlor. All told, Moline Centre features 22 restaurants, 15 pubs and clubs, 23 shopping destinations and a variety of services all waiting for you, all within easy walking distance. No wonder we say, “Come to Eat. Stay to Play.”
Bass Street Landing is the City’s newest mixed-use development area. It includes residential, commercial, and retail development along the river in downtown Moline. The completion of the new KONE Centre Tower completed Phase III of Bass Street Landing. The tower features ten stories of office space and serves as the new home to KONE’s U.S. Operations Center. The Plaza at Bass Street Landing offers a unique venue for outdoor events, festivals and gatherings. A raised performance stage anchors the plaza with a dramatic white canopy and two columns that are reminiscent of a riverboat’s smoke stacks. At the east end of the plaza, a fountain gateway leads visitors to a water feature with sculptures depicting children fishing in the Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn era. The fountain’s zero-grade entry invites children to “cool” off during hot summer days. All along the plaza space there is outdoor seating and “string lighting” to illuminate the area at night.
Located next to the plaza at Bass Street Landing is the new Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center . The riverfront hotel features 140 rooms, ten extended stay suites with kitchens, and conference center with capacity for 450. The hotel has incorporated a nautical theme to tie into its location on the river.
Nearby is the TaxSlayer Center, the Quad Cities’ prized 12,000-seat arena and conference center, where you’ll find:
Top musical talent like the Eagles, Cher, Tina Turner, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Tim McGraw, Kenney Chesney, and Janet Jackson.
Disney on Ice
The QC Storm the Quad Cities’ own minor league hockey team
The Pavilion features an agricultural museum that displays farm implements new and old, as well as multimedia presentations on the history of farming and on John Deere.
Next to the Pavilion is the John Deere Store, offering unique and fun memorabilia.
Just a stroll from the Pavilion is the new John Deere Collector’s Center, which is a recreation of a 1950-vintage Deere dealership featuring dozens of antique tractors and farm equipment.
Outdoor Activities
Downtown Moline depicted in a new portrait by artist Jon Burns.
Historic Prospect Park offers pond fishing, a new tournament grade disc golf course, Trinity fitness trails and a newly restored turn-of-the-century pavilion.
Bicyclists and pedestrians will enjoy a variety of trails and walkways including the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the Mississippi River along the Ben Butterworth Parkway, a 4-mile scenic paved trail, which connects to the 62-mile Great River Trail). Picnickers may take in a glorious sunset or delight in watching those engaged in recreational activities like water skiing, boating, fishing, rowing or parasailing.
During the summer, don’t miss the opportunity to traverse the Quad Cities aboard the Channel Cat water taxi, an open airboat that transports people and bicycles to Iowa and Illinois shorelines.
The Celebration Belle, the area’s only non-gaming boat, docks in Moline and offers sightseeing, lunch, dinner and big-band cruises on the Mississippi.
Three riverboat casinos with accompanying first-class restaurants and entertainment are located within minutes in neighboring cities.