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Last Picture House to host “Unbreakable” screening

The Last Picture House will host a special, one-night-only screening of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22.    The event will feature a live hosting by Jonathan Decker, a licensed therapist, and Alan Seawright, a professional…

A church, a business, nine leaders RI Citizens of the Year

A poet-rapper-educator, a conservation leader, a police chaplain and a neighborhood hardware store are among…

Rock Island Citizen of the Year

GQCHCC’s multicultural mixer is Wednesday

Connect with the Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s members and friends while you…

Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Tippie adds risk management, insurance education to program

IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has announced a new…

insurance risk management VR Meta

Project NOW hosts Drive-Thru Food Pantry Thursday, Aug. 31

Project NOW will help disperse food boxes through a Drive-Thru Food Pantry in front of…

Blue Grass teen honored for helping local vets

BLUE GRASS – Quad Cities area high school student Abigail Johnson who is helping veterans…

Putnam History On Tap ‘where education meets libation’

The Putnam Museum will add a monthly event called History on Tap designed to serve…

History on Tap Putnam

Save the date for Mercado on Fifth’s 2023 Día de los Muertos parade

Mercado on Fifth is urging Quad Citians to save the date on Oct. 28. That’s…

Mercado on Fifth Día De Los Muertos Parade

‘Power of Place’ conference is set

The Western Illinois University Museum Studies program, together with the Figge Art Museum and the…

East Moline Community Fund taking grant apps through Sept. 1

The East Moline Community Fund, a partner of The Moline Foundation, is accepting grant applications…

QC unemployment rate increases to 4.4% in July

The Quad Cities unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4% in July as its total nonfarm…

$25K Deere grant helps Waterloo students Discover the Dream

A $25,000 grant from Moline-based John Deere will boost the University of Northern Iowa Discover…

layoffs Deere & Co.

QC volunteers get ready to go ‘Over the Edge’

Brave volunteers will soon take to the rooftop of Hotel Blackhawk and rappel down the…

Help Lead(h)er celebrates 7th Birthday, Girl on Fire awards

Lead(h)er is turning seven years old in 2023 and to celebrate the organization is once…

Lead(h)er Girl on Fire

Local organizations to host golf cart tours for seniors

The Friends of the Bettendorf Parks Foundation and Bettendorf Parks and Recreation will host the…

The Friends of the Bettendorf Park Foundation hosts Golf Cart Tour

UPDATE: Republic elects Wade as fourth CEO of century-old company

The board of directors at Republic has elected Todd Wade, one of its division presidents,…