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Bettendorf mayor discusses State of City on Feb. 26

The 2025 Bettendorf State of the City Address will be given by Mayor Bob Gallagher on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Waterfront Convention Center in downtown. The doors will open at 11 a.m., opening remarks will begin at 11:30 a.m.,…

Hearing set for proposed Life Fitness Center sale in Bettendorf

Plans for a new water park, an ice rink and a transformed Life Fitness Center…

Ignore rumors, Happy Joe’s growing at record pace

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream CEO Tom Sacco gets ready to enter his second…

Bettendorf report: ‘Landing’ project gets many positive comments

Plans for a new water park, an ice rink and a transformed Life Fitness Center…

Happy Joe’s sets new franchise record, closes old stores

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream is continuing its transformational journey under its newest CEO…

Aldi store to open Sept. 1 in Bettendorf

A new Aldi discount grocery store is set to open Thursday, Sept. 1, at 3221…

A new Aldi discount grocery store is scheduled to open on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 3221 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

DBO: Projects, events make Bettendorf ‘thriving’ city

A series of business projects, celebrations and community improvements have helped make downtown Bettendorf a…

Ryan Jantzi, executive director of the Downtown Bettendorf Organization, talks to a crowd of people at the Be Downtown celebration in June.

Bettendorf closes Splash Landing for the rest of the summer

The Splash Landing Family Aquatic Center public swimming pool in Bettendorf is now closed for…

Young people enjoy a swim at the Splash Landing Family Aquatic Center in Bettendorf. The public swimming pool has now been closed for the summer because of deteriorating paint in the pool that is causing safety concerns.

DuTrac Community Credit Union opens branch in ‘hot area’ of Bettendorf

DuTrac Community Credit Union’s newest branch at 2770 Middle Road, Bettendorf, is big. At 9,400…

Bettendorf Food Truck Fight brings in crowd of thousands

The crowds lined up for pizza and cookies. They lined up for cowboy burgers and…

Food Truck Fight festival-goers take a selfie posing in front of a Food Truck Fight emblem on Saturday, June 18, during the event at Isle Parkway in Bettendorf.

Residents, visitors alike zipped through Bettendorf 52722 Day

Bettendorf’s long-awaited ZIP code party, from the city’s fast-growing north end to its historic riverfront,…

Be Downtown fest caps Bettendorf’s ‘awesome week’

Music, games, food and prizes highlighted Bettendorf’s Be Downtown celebration on Saturday, June 4. The…

Former WQAD Good Morning Quad Cities anchor hired to tell Bettendorf’s story

Angie Sharp, the former co-anchor of WQAD’s Good Morning Quad Cities, will take over Tuesday,…

Bettendorf hosts Be Downtown as Zip Code finale

The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) will present Be Downtown from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.…

Mayor ZIPs all over Bettendorf on 52722 Day

It wasn’t easy keeping up with Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher on Friday, May 27, as…

Bettendorf pre-Memorial Day celebration ‘shines a light’ on veterans

A pre-Memorial Day celebration helped “shine a light” on veterans, their service to the country…