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Taste Buds, Avenue Studios, Salon Bardot New Rock Island Spots Celebrate Friday

Taste Buds, Avenue Studios, Salon Bardot New Rock Island Spots Celebrate Friday

Renaissance Rock Island will celebrate three businesses with a rolling ribbon cutting on Friday, November 18th. J Wild Marketing, LLC is celebrating a year in the McKesson Lofts building with an official ribbon cutting. Avenue Studios opened at 100 19th Street earlier this year after relocating from another downtown Rock Island location. Taste Buds moved […]

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Celebrate! Celebrates Anniversary In Shoppes On Second

Celebrate! Celebrates Anniversary In Shoppes On Second

Celebrate!, a special events and attire consignment shop has now been open in the Shoppes on 2nd, Rock Island’s first retail incubator, for a year. The move to Rock Island meant doubling in size, and have since expanded within The Shoppes on 2nd, doubling the size of Celebrate! once more. “We didn’t think of it […]

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Fantastic Beasts Roaming At Rock Island Library

Fantastic Beasts Roaming At Rock Island Library

The Rock Island Public Library will build on the excitement of the release of the new movie in the Harry Potter world with a “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” party for all ages on Thursday. The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Party is Thurs, Nov. 17, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm […]

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Kaplan Named Top Online College In Iowa

In a 2016 study Kaplan University, Davenport Campus, ranked as the No. 1 college out of 51 schools in Iowa that offer online classes or degree programs. The analysis was conducted by OnlineColleges.com, a website that provides reliable information about top online colleges and degree programs by featuring school rankings, program guides and career outlooks. […]

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On The Scene At . . . Moeller Nights’ Mr. Little Jeans Show

On The Scene At . . . Moeller Nights’ Mr. Little Jeans Show

Quad-Cities music fans packed into the Village Theater in the village of east Davenport Saturday night for the latest Moeller Nights concert featuring headliner Mr. Little Jeans, with opening acts Trace and Liv Carrow. MC Mik Stel loudly whipped the crowd up as music aficionados ages four to 74 checked out a few hours of […]

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Chicago Fans Can Win Cubs Tickets At Library Fundraiser

Chicago Fans Can Win Cubs Tickets At Library Fundraiser

“This year” finally came for the 2016 World Series Champions Chicago Cubs, and if you want to see if they can continue their winning streak, the Classic Wrigley Field Rooftop Experience silent auction package at Food For Thought might just be the ticket. The Rock Island Public Library Foundation fundraiser, Thursday night from 5:00 pm […]

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Get Jazzed - Quad Cities

Get Jazzed For The Holidays In Moline Centre This Weekend!

Lots to do and see in Moline Centre this week! Let’s look at the calendar of events… Get Jazzed for the Holidays! Several downtown businesses will host holiday open house parties this Friday, November 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m and Saturday, November 12.  We invite you to browse through the stores, take advantage […]

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German American Heritage Center Quad Cities

Achtung, Babies! Plenty To Do At The German Heritage Center In November!

Achtung! There’s plenty coming up in the German American Heritage Center, 712 W Second Street, Davenport, in November! It starts with The Untold Story of Santa: Behind the White Beard; the new exhibit created by students of the Creative Arts Academy, sponsored by the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, on the 1st floor! Open until January 8th. Sausage […]

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Grow A Love Of Reading At Food For Thought Fundraiser

Grow A Love Of Reading At Food For Thought Fundraiser

Guests can help the Rock Island Public Library Foundation “Grow a Love of Reading” at the organization’s annual Food for Thought fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 10. The event takes place from 5:00 to 7:30 pm at the Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street. The event’s Grow Your Love of Reading theme uses vintage seed […]

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You’ll Get A Punch Of Humor Out of New Library Program

You’ll Get A Punch Of Humor Out of New Library Program

Rock Islanders were busy founding a new City in 1841, but that wasn’t the only notable event of that year. The 2016 Frieze Lecture Series discussion theme celebrates “1841: The Year That Rock Island Began,” with a lecture Nov. 1 by Dr. Kelly Daniels, associate professor of English. Daniels will speak on “A Punch of […]

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