Get ready to sample some of the best local flavors in the Quad Cities as Mercado on Fifth hosts its third-annual El Sabor del Mercado (Taste of Mercado) competition this Friday, July 17, during the weekly Mercado night market, on Moline’s Fifth Avenue west of 12th Street. Presented by Modern Woodmen of America, Taste of […]

For just the second time, Mercado on Fifth in downtown Moline will host the 55th-annual Mr. Thanksgiving holiday dinner on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27, 2025) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 423 12th Street, Moline. A beloved pillar of the community, Bob Vogelbaugh — Mr. Thanksgiving — shared his enthusiasm for the event: “It truly warms my […]