QCBJ News Staff's stories

Made Market returns Dec. 5, 6 for holiday shopping extravaganza
Made Market will return this weekend at The Bend XPO, 922 Mississippi Parkway, East Moline, offering a two-day shopping event featuring over 150 small businesses, Friday, Dec. 5, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3…
Enjoy Botanical Center Winter lights in bloom beginning Nov. 21
The gardens of the Quad City Botanical Center will be bedecked with holiday lights beginning…

YouthHope gets new executive director
Esther Joy King has been named the new executive director of the YouthHope Christian ministry…

Augustana receives $1.2M grant for math and science educators
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Augustana College a research and development grant to…

Books & Meows to open Friday, Nov. 15
The long wait is almost over. A nonprofit that will combine books and cats is…

Moline community foundation celebrates 2024 grant winners
The Moline Regional Community Foundation celebrated the recipients of its 2024 Make a Difference Grants…

IJF Operation Connect-A-Vet helps Illinois vets get support
With one call, Illinois Joining Forces (IJF) empowers friends and family to link veterans to…

Former Rock Island city manager to fill vacant alderman seat
Mayor Mike Thoms nominated Randy Tweet to fill the position of Third Ward alderman recently…

QC celebrates Veterans Day with host of events
To honor the region’s veterans, area organizations are planning special events to mark Veterans Day…

Moline to unveil “Catch a Star” mural at Bass Street
The Moline Public Art Commission and the Quad City Arts will hold a special ribbon-cutting…

Muscatine arts and cultural groups unite for celebration
MUSCATINE, Iowa – More than a dozen Muscatine organizations with arts and cultural missions have…

Deere sites decking the halls for 19th Century Victorian Christmas
Quad Citians can once again enjoy a 19th Century Christmas celebration when the William Butterworth…

Local radio station WQUD helps raise $35,000 for hurricane victims
WQUD Vintage Radio 107.7 disc jockey Tim Possley has teamed up with Brenny’s Motorcycle Clinic…

Downtown Muscatine to host Holiday Open House
MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Downtown Muscatine will…

Friends of Trinity to host Senior Fair on Thursday
The Friends of Trinity is hosting a free senior fair from 7 a.m. to 4…

NASA, Hubble Telescope exhibit opening at the Putnam
The Putnam Museum and Science Center will open a new traveling exhibit from NASA –…





