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New Year’s Eve ‘Reverie’ to bring burlesque to Davenport

Downtown Davenport will step back to the golden era of jazz and vintage burlesque for a New Year’s Eve celebration featuring “New Year’s Reverie” at the Adler Theatre and the “FANfare” countdown to 2026 at the Hotel Blackhawk on Wednesday,…

ChildServe to open office in Davenport

Alzheimer’s Association honors Iowa caregiver support leader

Sally Davies has received the 2025 Support Group Facilitator of the Year Award for her…

Alzheimer's Association research caregiver support Memories in the Making caregivers support

Civic Conversations to begin new community forum series

Four Quad-Cities advocacy organizations announced a new series of community forums called Civic Conversations, focusing…

Scott Community College Civic Conversations Urban Campus

Illinois QC unemployment drops to 5% in March, IDES reports

The unemployment rate over the year decreased in 11 of Illinois’ metro areas, including the…

IDES Unemployment

Augustana, Palmer ink deal to launch dual-degree program

Augustana College and Palmer College of Chiropractic formally signed a new dual-degree agreement on Thursday,…

Augustana College mentorship program Palmer College of Chiropratctic dual degree

Trimble to forward QC condolences to Vatican for Pope Francis

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory in Moline is providing an opportunity for the community to…

West End Revitalization update to be shared April 29 at MLK Center

The Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Rock Island will host a community meeting from…

West End Revitalization Rock Island update participatory budgetint WER

Honor Flight of the QC carrying veteran’s coffin flag on next flight

As Honor Flight of the Quad Cities volunteers prepare for the next veterans flight on…

Jeff Ostrand of Bettendorf holds an American flag as he greets veterans at a previous Honor Flight of the Quad Cities’ pre-flight dinner. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

The Last Picture House’s rooftop re-opens

The Last Picture House announced the opening of The Rooftop, a combined outdoor cinema and…

QCIA records highest monthly passenger count since 2019

The Quad Cities International Airport (QCIA) saw an 11% year-over-year increase in passenger counts in…

QCIA passenger counts

Register now for Muscatine Women’s Leadership Summit

MUSCATINE, Iowa — The Muscatine Women’s Leadership Network will host its second annual all-day summit…

Bi-State hosts virtual meeting on regional traffic safety plan

The Bi-State Regional Commission is hosting a virtual public meeting to go over the first…

Transportation Policy Committee Bi-State Regional Commission TASA pedestrian transportation traffic safety

Adventure to Neverland with Peter Pan at Davenport Junior Theatre

The Davenport Junior Theatre production of “Peter Pan” – running Saturday, April 26, through Sunday,…

Junior Theatre Davenport

Illowa Council to honor scouts, volunteers and donors at gala

The Illowa Council Scouting America, based in Davenport, will host its fifth annual Community Impact…

Scout gala awards

St. Ambrose to honor three with McMullen Award

St. Ambrose University (SAU) will present its second-highest honor, the McMullen Award, to Paul (Class…

SAU

Moline mayor to host community sessions

Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati is bringing back her Listening Posts, a series of informal gatherings…

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