WQPT was honored on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the Mid-America Emmy Awards, taking home a prestigious Emmy for their locally written and produced historical documentary, Snapshots: Your Dutch Friend. This documentary tells the story of how two young sisters, Juanita and Betty Wagner of Danville, Iowa became pen pals with Anne Frank and her […]
The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a Faculty Recital featuring baritone Nicholas Miguel and pianist Jeffrey Brown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall. Nicholas Miguel, an assistant professor of Voice, and Jeffery Brown, the director of the School of Music and […]
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on his vote to vacate the office of the Speaker. “Today, I solemnly joined my colleagues in voting to re-establish bipartisanship and to bring order back to the House of Representatives,” said Sorensen. “When I was first elected to Congress, I promised my neighbors that I would […]
Trivia Night Live is rolling into The Tangled Wood in Bettendorf every Tuesday at 7 p.m.! It’s Free To Play, with up to eight people per team playing in various categories. What is Trivia Night Live? Trivia Night Live is a live interactive team trivia game played at your favorite restaurants and bars. The game […]
Get ready to meet the Illinois and Iowa Pet of the Week! QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL […]
Paula Sands, a local media mainstay for more than four decades on local airwaves, will step away from the camera when 2024 arrives. Sands announced her retirement after 41 years as the dominant ratings force on local television at the end of her titular ratings-topping talk show, “Paula Sands Live,” on Monday. “I plan to […]
Join us at our Eastern location for a special night of conversation with BK Davis on October 2nd at 6:30pm. Davis is the First African-American Steinway International Recording Artist from the state of Iowa. He will be sharing stories from his autobiography, his experiences within the music business, and his path of sharing his story […]
It’s October, and it’s time to fall into some great news from around the Quad-Cities. What’s The Good News? is a monthly column here on QuadCities.com where we showcase the positive news from around the Quad-Cities. And, in conjunction with our friends at KWQC-TV6’s “Paula Sands Live,” we highlight awesome people and events around the […]
At just the age of 17 Moon Haynes is a published writer. Moon, a senior at Thurgood Marshall Learning Center says she’s always enjoyed writing and it’s kind of therapeutic for her. Her writing caught her creative writing teacher’s attention, Mr. Britton. “Moon knew I taught creative writing and had previously let me read a […]
The Quad Cities Community Foundation will launch a new Center for Nonprofit Excellence, a resource dedicated to strengthening the region’s nonprofit sector. The initiative will build on the Community Foundation’s long history of supporting nonprofits by providing expanded resources that help local organizations advance their missions and grow their collective impact. At the heart of […]
