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Mayor says ‘East Moline is in a great place’
East Moline is a city moving forward in “high gear” with downtown revitalization, new businesses and a new fire chief. That’s the word from East Moline Mayor Reggie Freeman during his 2026 East Moline State of the City Address presented…
‘It’s a blast’ – Rebranded Tiphanie’s celebrates its new home
Tiphanie Cannon loves downtown Davenport and her rebranded business in its new home. “I freaking…
‘Cool’ tech tackles housing shortage
A new era of home building technology may soon be coming to your neighborhood. The…
Rock River Coins & Jewelry opens for business
SILVIS – Rich Holman says his new business – Rock River Coins & Jewelry –…
El Encanto Boots: New business is all about the boots
Carlos Rodriguez knows his boots, and he loves telling people about them. Some of those…
Williams resigns as EICC chancellor
Sonya J. Williams has resigned her job as chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges. The…
Remembering Bill Wundram
Bill Wundram was a newspaper man who wrote the stories of the Quad Cities. He…
UPDATED BIXBRAI: Thousands complete ‘amazing’ trek in Davenport
“You did it.” That was probably the most repeated comment uttered Saturday, July 29, in…
Terrific Pizza has ‘roller coaster’ opening year
Doug Westerfield hasn’t had a day off work for six months. “And it might be…
BixBRAI weekend: It will be ‘all hands on deck’ for businesses
Davenport is getting ready for a big party day. And 50,000 people — maybe more…
GOPEDS runners get ‘full Bix treatment’
Rebel Sanchez was proud of the race medal she earned. The 7-year-old Davenport girl just…
Bettendorf Family Dental: Setting up shop ‘where the families are’
Dr. Marianna Beattie has a goal: Open a dental practice where patients can see some…
New health care offices are ‘a dream come true’
One patient at Absolute Balance Chiropractic looked around the new health care offices in Davenport…
Dick’s House of Sport filled with ‘wow moments’
The remodeled and rebranded Dick’s Sports Goods store – now called Dick’s House of Sport…
Downtown Davenport leader highlights progress, success stories
Downtown Davenport has been hit with spring flooding, a tragic apartment building collapse and other…
Big Brothers Big Sisters building gets new look
Jay Justin likes to tell a story of how Big Brothers Big Sisters of the…
