Quad Cities Pride Fest June 3-4 kicks off 12 Pride Month events
ROCK ISLAND — With a new location for both its summer festival and its parade, the Quad...
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Author: Christine Hawes
Springfield PrideFest embraces expected rain for parade, festival and more
Springfield PrideFest returns with bands, a parade, food trucks and more this weekend after two years off because of COVID.
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Hundreds attend Clock Inc. Grand Opening in Rock Island
An overflowing crowd turned out April 28 from throughout the Quad Cities to help Clock Inc. LGBTQ+ Community Center celebrate its new space at 4102 46th Ave., Rock Island.
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Clock Inc. grand opening April 28 kicks off stronger outreach to adults
With an expanded staff , and a grand opening April 28 to showcase its new renovated space, Clock, Inc. aims to reach and serve more adults in addition to teens.
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Lambda Softball Association kicks off Sunday with ceremony, three games
The Lambda Softball Association of Eastern Iowa invites the public to the official start of play Sun., May 1, but welcomes new players throughout its summer season.
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Social media, the poison we keep on picking
Wake up to how social media poses greater dangers to not only teens but also LGBTQ+, BIPOC and female people. This is the first in a series about social media and its increasing damage.
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The Revealing History of Cannabis
The history of cannabis involves a lot of America leading the way in marginalizing a plant now recognized to have health benefits.
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This year’s 4/20 events feature balance of leisure, arts and policy
Organized 4/20 holiday activities in Illinois and Iowa range from the leisurely, to food-filled markets, to arts events and policy-focused events.
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“The Project Page” to focus on TPQC’s important work on health care access in Illinois, Iowa
“The Project Page” is a new monthly focus, and we kick it off with an introduction to Tyler Mitchell, TPQC’s marketing director.
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About the missing $30,000: why I had to write it
I wrote one of the hardest stories I’ve ever had to write, earlier this week. It was a piece about...
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