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Soul of the City showcases jazz, soul, funk bands from Des Moines to Peoria
QUAD CITIES -- Featuring jazz, soul and funk bands with followings from Des Moines, Ia., to Peoria, Ill., the Soul of the City Music Festival takes place in Rock Island and Davenport this weekend over three days. Starting Friday evening, this 10th annual...
Illinois Central College seeks auditioners for “The Cake”
Your chance to audition for “The Cake” at Illinois Central College in East Peoria happens this weekend.
News & Features
Davenport resident seeks to start LGBTQ+ sports league for eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois
Travis Stanger is gathering sign-ups of people who would be interested in an LGBTQ+ identified Stonewall Sports chapter for the greater Quad Cities region, including eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.
Mary’s on 2nd takes out permit for overdue repairs, paving way for possible reopening soon
DAVENPORT – Mary’s on 2nd, the Quad Cities’ only LGBTQ+ bar, may be on its way to reopening now that its owner has pulled a permit to complete overdue repairs on large exterior wall cracks, according to an inspection report first issued seven months ago. The cracks...
Opinion
Students Say censorship promotes “narrow-mindedness,” prevents “full research”
In the new Students Say in The Real Mainstream, Grinnell High School students share how they feel about censorship in public schools.
A frown, a lesbian lens, and self-deprecating humor: Angry Old Queer Chick
Cat Sinclair embraces being old, cantankerous, lesbian, and shamelessly in pursuit of serious but funny answers to any question you may have
