Dave Thompson's stories
Wallace’s rises from the ashes with new greenhouse
Kate Terrell stood in the middle of a new section of greenhouse at Wallace’s Garden Center on Friday, April 17. She welcomed people to a business that was heavily damaged by fire last spring and rebuilt in the past several…
Downtown Rock Island gets set for $8.7M in improvements
An $8.7 million plan to rebuild parts of downtown Rock Island will spur economic development,…
Glass Heritage: Restoring stained glass, building relationships
The glass is an eye catcher. It could be 100-year-old, stained-glass windows creating waves of…
New Operating Engineers union hall will make ‘powerful statement’
A new state-of-the-art union hall building will soon start taking shape in southwest Rock Island.…
New Necker’s Jewelers – ‘it just makes the area shine’
Shubhangi Garg loved what she was seeing at the new Necker’s Jewelers store in Davenport.…
QC passenger rail project gets glimmer of hope
Transportation and infrastructure projects are quickly moving forward in the Quad Cities. That might even…
River Action announces 25th annual Eddy Awards
River Action will honor several Quad Citians and local organizations doing extraordinary work related to…
Bix 7’s 50th race to ‘showcase the best’ of the QC
Paul Schmidt held a small statue close to him during a ceremony to help kick…
Rock Island gets set for ‘exciting, fun’ downtown project
“This is the beginning of an exciting, fun” project for downtown Rock Island. That’s the…
Meatball’s Sandwich Co. will reopen on April 15
Kyle Yohe says the time is right for a meatball sandwich comeback story. Mr. Yohe…
Hispanic Chamber celebrates success stories, looks forward
The Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Gala on Friday night, April 5, was…
‘Dream come true’ – Work begins on new Huiskamp Collins building
A new investment business building has started to take shape in Davenport. Members of the…
Clinton gets set for its second ‘Tailgate’ concert fest
CLINTON, Iowa – The 2024 Tailgate N’ Tallboys country music festival in this community will…
Child care problems, solutions reviewed in Clinton
CLINTON, Iowa – How can child care services be improved and expanded in this community?…
The Dog Plex, a new doggie day care, opens in Moline
Harold Defrieze has made a big career change. He has just opened a new doggie…
Hospitals, workers, volunteers honor survivors of sexual assault
A cold, blustery, rainy day couldn’t day stop Quad Cities medical workers and volunteers from…
