News & Features
Live music, family-friendly fun, youth area highlight Naper Pride Saturday
Pop tribute bands like Beyond the Blonde, live performers like Myles Barnes and Cheryl Rodey, and an “Under the Rainbow” teen and kids’ zone are highlights of Naper Pride Saturday in Illinois’ third-largest city, Naperville.
‘Let’s Get Spiritual’ with September 2025 edition of MainStream, now available in 475 spots throughout Illinois, Iowa
With four drastically different takes on spirituality – also known as the search for purpose – the September edition of MainStream is now available across Illinois and Iowa, in 475 distribution...
Opinion
Clearing up the misinterpretation of Leviticus, a favorite Biblical ‘clobber passage’ of Charlie Kirk
Leviticus, a favorite source of “clobber passages” cited by the late Charlie Kirk and other extreme fundamentalist Christians to attack LGBTQ+ people, is rife with misinterpretation, writes Pastor Tyler Yost.
LGBTQ Pride flag ceremony in East Moline is about broad recognition of diversity and a groundbreaking flag policy
East Moline’s Pride flag ceremony Friday follows a Juneteenth flag ceremony last week and honors city’s new and groundbreakingly inclusive flag policy, covering 30 different awarenesses, heritages or official holidays.
The Project Pages
Traditional feel-good story through LGBTQ+ eyes comes to Davenport Friday in ‘The Mattachine Family’
A rare opportunity to see the new film “The Mattachine Family,” featuring Nico Tortorella and Emily Hampshire, comes to Davenport Friday night. Read here about this traditional feel-good story, and the reason it’s showing in the Quad Cities.
“More fun, less of a tournament” melds golf, drag, food and fundraising for TPQC
LONG GROVE, IA. -- Teams are still sought for the upcoming Putts Fore Pride golf tournament Oct. 6, the latest fundraising event from The Project of the Quad Cities at a time when the nonprofit is...
The Green Wave
Opportunities lost if Iowa misses the green wave
Weed, wacky tobaccie, dope, green … or maybe cannabis. For many, legalized or decriminalized marijuana harkens images of 1993’s Richard Linklater classic “Dazed and Confused.” Or the devilish...
CBD oil and cannabis in Iowa: the basics
With laws about cannabis and CBD changing fast in Iowa, in nearby states and at the federal level, it can be overwhelming trying to keep up with what’s legal and what’s not, truth and fiction...
