August 13th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
Davenport’s new theater, Mockingbird on Main, has announced new covid-19 policies for upcoming shows. The theater’s owner and creative director Tristan Tapscott said the following today: “In order to ensure the safety and well-being of all of our guests and artists, The Mockingbird On Main has updated its Covid-19 policies. The Mockingbird On Main will […]
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August 13th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
In order ensure the safety and well-being of all guests and artists, the new Mockingbird On Main theater at 320 Main St., Davenport, will require all guests, artists, volunteers, staff, sponsors, and media to show valid proof of full Covid vaccination in order to enter the downtown arts space, effective Sept. 1. Proof of vaccination […]
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August 12th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
Today I was invited to participate in a Zoom session with Kurt Andersen, M.D., Senior Vice President of Physician Operations and Chief Medical Officer, Genesis Health System. He answered a number of questions regarding new data on covid numbers in the Quad-Cities, how the delta variant is spreading throughout the area, new mitigations, vaccine requirements […]
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August 10th, 2021
Business
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — As Western Illinois University plans to resume the traditional in-person experience this fall, to help ensure the health and safety of the members of University community and beyond, WIU’s Protect the ‘Necks Plan II has been updated to include the latest policies and procedures set for Fall 2021. Protect the ‘Necks Plan […]
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August 5th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
BREAKING NEWS: Illinois renters worried about the expiring eviction order at the end of July got a reprieve today from the CDC, which issued an order halting all evictions in areas of “substantial” and “high” covid transmission rates until at least October. Much of Illinois is in the “substantial” zone. Locally, Rock Island County is […]
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August 4th, 2021
COVID-19
BREAKING NEWS: Gov. JB Pritzker just announced a return to covid mitigations in Illinois due to the huge spikes in infections in the state, especially among unvaccinated people. During an online press conference, Pritzker announced the following mitigations will take place: Masks will be required in all preschool through grade 12 schools, daycares, and indoor […]
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August 4th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
COVID-19 vaccinations now are available at the following Genesis Convenient Care clinics in Iowa: Genesis Convenient Care By Reservation, 1520 West 53rd Street, Davenport Genesis Convenient Care Walk-in Clinic, Davenport HealthPlex, 3200 W. Kimberly Rd. Genesis Convenient Care Walk-in Clinic and By Reservation at Woodlands, 4321 53rd Avenue, Bettendorf Genesis Convenient Care Walk-in Clinic, 301 […]
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August 1st, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
All three Orville Peck shows Raccoon Motel — Saturday night, Sunday night, and Tuesday — will require proof of vaccination for entry, according to a social media post made Saturday afternoon by Raccoon owner and operator Sean Moeller. No card is required to enter the bar area, however, it is required to enter the show […]
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July 30th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
BREAKING NEWS: Rock Island County Health Department released alarming new numbers for covid-19 cases today. According to the department, “Due to a 46.94% increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now reports Rock Island County as having a substantial level of […]
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July 17th, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
In a message from Western Illinois President Guiyou Huang, he mentions that WIU students and staff are expected to be vaccinated against covid going into the fall semester. His message in full, released yesterday, reads: Dear University Community, As we prepare to resume the traditional in-person experience this fall at Western Illinois University, to further […]
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