Like most Quad Cities citizens, I love economic growth in our community and bringing new vendors to town – especially when it involves attracting new and wildly popular dining or entertainment vendors. Those of you who’ve heard about the potential for Portillo’s Hot Dogs to expand onto 53rd Street in Davenport are salivating, ready to pull […]
Moline, Ill. – What better way to celebrate the season changing than bringing local producers together for the Sustainable Sunday Market at Hy-Vee (750 42nd Ave Dr. – Moline). The Sustainable Sunday Market on Sunday, July 8th will have over 12 local producers who grow and make organic, non-GMO products from grass-fed meat, microgreens, coconut […]
Dave Pszenyczny, the inaugural head coach of the new Quad City Storm, will be in the community this weekend at two separate events in Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa. On Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8, Coach Dave Pszenyczny will be at the QC DekHockey tournament at Bettendorf’s Crow Creek Park for the QC DekHockey […]
Dawn And On is still going on and on, and the annual local band fest centered around the area band The Dawn will return July 7. For the fourth consecutive year, The Dawn and On Music Festival will bring a full-day of live music to the property of Len Brown’s North Shore Inn in Moline. […]
There’s a scene in Nick Hornby’s “High Fidelity” where the lead character, played by John Cusack, asks whether or not it’s fair to judge people largely on their music tastes. So, is it? What kind of music do you like? Who are your favorite singers? What’s your favorite song? When I was younger, particularly in […]
When they were kids, Bettendorf natives Scott Beck and Bryan Woods were avid fans of the king of horror, Stephen King, devouring his imaginative horror tomes and bringing them to life in their imaginations. Now, the former Quad-Citians and writers of the top-grossing “A Quiet Place” will have the chance to bring them to life […]
It’s been a problematic decade for Nicholas Brendan, but the actor and writer seems to be getting his life back together, traveling around the country talking about his battles with depression, which have led to alcohol problems and arrests that have tainted his legacy over the past decade. Brendan, best known for playing the wise-cracking […]
Hundreds of people slammed into Moline’s TaxSlayer Center Friday night for the first day of the Planet Funk Con! The inaugural day of the event featured appearances by Nicholas Brendan (Xander of “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” fame) as well as Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Max Mittelman, Samantha Newark, Brian Colin, Mogchelle, Brad Jones, 501st, Droid Builders […]
Dawn And On is still going on and on, and the annual local band fest centered around the area band The Dawn will return July 7. For the fourth consecutive year, The Dawn and On Music Festival will bring a full-day of live music to the property of Len Brown’s North Shore Inn in Moline. […]
Rodney Carrington is coming to the Adler Theater at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 22 at the Adler box office, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Carrington is a multitalented comedian, actor, and writer who has recorded eight […]
