02 Jun 2025

Red, White and Boom Fireworks Display Set to Return July 3

By Jennifer Walker

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 2, 2025) — The annual bi-state Red, White, and Boom! will be held on July 3, 2025. Family-friendly activities will take place that evening in downtown Davenport and Rock Island. At 9:30PM, fireworks will be shot, in sync to music broadcast on 97X, from two barges in the middle of the Mississippi River.

02 Jun 2025

AI Workshop for Women Leaders Returns to the Quad Cities with Hands-On GPT-Building Experience

By The PROSE Co

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 2, 2025) — Following a successful May session, local AI strategist and entrepreneur Jackie Celske is back with the second installment of her women-centered AI series, the AI Boss Babe Bootcamp. On Wednesday, June 18, Celske will lead Workshop 2: AI in Action — Build Your Own AI Assistant, a live, in-person event where women will learn how to create their own Custom GPTs using ChatGPT.

27 May 2025

YWCA Quad Cities Hosting First-Ever Preschool Prom

By Jenna Panicucci

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 27, 2025) — The YWCA Quad Cities Early Learning Academy is hosting a prom for its preschool graduates, Class of 2025.

The class of fifteen is invited to come with a grown-up and dance the afternoon away on Saturday, May 31, 2-4PM.

This special event will feature a red-carpet entrance, lively music, a picture station, and delicious snacks, creating a fun and memorable send-off before the students head into kindergarten this fall.

27 May 2025

River Action Seeking Volunteers for Ride the Island, Father’s Day, June 15, Arsenal Island

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Volunteers are needed to greet riders at twelve landmarks on the Island. These interactive stops are:

27 May 2025

Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry Ribbon-Cutting July 31

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry will host a ribbon-cutting and open house on Thursday, July 31, 2025, 3:30PM. The open house is 3-5PM. They are located at 3520 Utica Ridge Rd, Bettendorf, Iowa.

23 May 2025

Hampton Inn and Suites Moline — Quad Cities International Airport Ribbon-Cutting and Grand Reopening

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) — Hampton Inn and Suites Moline — Quad Cities International Airport will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate their renovation and grand reopening on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 4PM. The hotel is located at 2450 69th Avenue in Moline, Illinois.

23 May 2025

Support Your Library at Food for Thought!

By Rock Island Public Library Foundation

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) — Please join us at the Rock Island Public Library Foundation’s Food for Thought fundraiser on June 12 at Hauberg’s Carriage House. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres prepared by local chefs, complimentary beer, and cash bar. Bid on silent auction items, try our mystery coffee/tea pull, and catch up with your fellow library lovers!

If you haven't been to the Hauberg Carriage House, you are in for a treat!

Tickets- $50

Thursday, June 12

21 May 2025

Emerson Place Alley Ribbon-Cutting May 29, 4PM

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 21, 2025) — Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is on the verge of unveiling a major placemaking enhancement to the Emerson Place corridor featuring decorative lighting and permanent steel archways, knitting the neighborhood together and recognizing its historic roots as Motor Row and Bucktown.

Now, the final phase of the beautification is nearly complete with the installation of decorative steel archways and ambient string lighting.

19 May 2025

Lemonade Sip N’ Shop and Sidewalk Sales in Downtown Davenport May 31

By Jennifer Walker

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 19, 2025) — Sip on ice cold lemonade and shop exclusive deals on Saturday, May 31, 2025, 10AM –5PM, at the Lemonade Sip N’ Shop event presented by the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP). Stroll through charming shops, enjoy refreshing lemonade, and take advantage of special deals at nineteen participating businesses in Downtown Davenport.

16 May 2025

Ride of Silence Aims at Reducing Cycling Fatalities

By Paul Levesque

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 16, 2025) — The Quad Cities Bicycle Club will sponsor the Ride of Silence on Wednesday, May 21. The ride commemorates those who’ve lost their lives or were injured while cycling on public roadways, and also aims to raise awareness among law enforcement, public officials, and the members of the community of the legal presence of cyclists on public roadways, and the need to respect the rights of those riding bicycles.

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