St. Joe’s Coffeehouse to benefit the needy is coming up Friday, November 8th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Rock Island – In the Parish House, 1600 20th Street, Rock Island. All donations benefit the St. Joseph Evening Meal at the RI Township Call if you have any questions, 309 798 3776
Tomorrow, Congressman Eric Sorensen will cast his ballot in the 2024 election at Western Illinois University’s Quad Cities campus in Moline. Media are invited to attend, and Sorensen will be made available for questions. Sorensen, a former Quad Cities meteorologist, is running for reelection to represent Illinois’ 17th District in Congress – one of the […]
“The Rocky Horror Show” is back in Rock Island! That sweet transvestite, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and his motley crew are back this October at The Speakeasy in downtown Rock Island! On the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss, get caught in a storm and […]
More support from the local community is coming to the Rock Island Academy (RIA), in the form of a partnership with United Way Quad Cities (UWQC). RIA has been selected as one of five Quad City area schools to be part of UWQC’s ‘Communities in Schools’ initiative. According to UWQC, ‘Communities in Schools’ is a […]
The directors of the Snapdragon Book Foundation are excited to announce Rock Island Academy as the beneficiary of this year’s Next Up program! Every September, we showcase the school library that would have received a grant in May if we had enough funds. We provide 100% of all donations during the month of September directly […]
Get ready for a paws-itively fun time at the Paint Your Pet Howliday Pawty for QCAWC, hosted by Create Quad Cities Powered By Paint Nite on Friday, November 1st at Pour Bros. Craft Taproom! Paint a pre-sketched 16×20 canvas of your beloved pet! Feel free to give your pet a festive touch with holiday flair—like a […]
Join Quad City Animal Welfare Center in Milan for a Spooktacular Event! Happy Howl-O-Ween Donation Drive & Microchip Your BOO! Saturday, October 26th, 9 AM – 11 AM at Hy-Vee (1823 East Kimberly, Davenport, IA). Help us FILL the QCAWC Van with much-needed donations while you shop at Hy-Vee! Every item you give makes a big […]
Are you ready to be terrified? To have your core shaken? Then you must check out the scariest haunted attraction in the QCA before it’s too late — Terror At Skellington Manor, running weekend nights through Halloween! Skellington Manor, located at 420 18th Street Rock Island, was built in the late 1800’s and was previously […]
Every Wednesday at Wake, 2529 5th Ave., Rock Island, you can join other vinyl junkies and spin some records from 4-9pm. You bring your own wax, sign up for a 20 minute set, anything goes. Keep an eye out on here for themed nights and other wax updates.
Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen, running for reelection in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, joined Rock Island County farmers to accept an official endorsement from the Illinois Farm Bureau’s political action committee, ACTIVATOR. “For over 20 years as a meteorologist, I worked to protect family farmers from dangerous storms—now, I’m fighting to protect their livelihoods in Congress,” said Sorensen. “I’m honored […]
