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Death Cafe | WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (268+ words) Join us the third Wednesday of the month, June 17, July 15, August 19 from 5:30-7:30p at the Davenport Eastern Avenue Branch for a Death Cafe. At a Death Cafe, people, often strangers, gather to eat treats, drink coffee, and discuss death. Our objective…...
Teen Book + Club: Ryan and Avery by David Levithan
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (138+ words) Let's read Ryan and Avery by David Levithan together! Teens only (ages 11-19.) Registration is not required to attend the book discussion; however, free copies of the book + extras will be given to teens who register for the book club. Books…...
Tween the Pages: Fire and Ice
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (308+ words) Join us for our Middle Grade Book Club, Tween the Pages! This month we are reading Fire and Ice, book two in the Warriors series, by Erin Hunter.From the Publisher:Deep in the heart of the forest, four Clans…...
Vladimir Putin's first visit to disputed Pacific islands draws Tokyo protest
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (690+ words) MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that also is claimed by Japan, which voiced a diplomatic protest over the trip. Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital…...
2026 butter cow: ‘Miles of Smiles’ is State Fair’s theme in celebration of Route 66 | WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (422+ words) SPRINGFIELD — The 2026 butter cow invites Illinois State Fairgoers to “Take a Spin on Route 66” in honor of the Mother Road’s centennial. The grand marshal for the fair’s Twilight Parade this year is Route 66, and the fair’s theme is “Miles of…...
Silvis seeks $800,000 in federal funding for 1st Avenue $8-million water main project
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (654+ words) Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorenson (IL-17th) is seeking $803,000 in federal Community Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2027 to support critical water and sewer infrastructure improvements along the Silvis 1st Avenue corridor. The proposed $8-million project would replace a failing water main originally installed in…...
Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (990+ words) Change sprawls constantly across the storefronts on the postcard streets of downtown Ridgewood, New Jersey. The big avenue, East Ridgewood, cuts across streets called Walnut, Chestnut and Oak, and then abuts the train station that connects this commuter suburb to…...
5 questions parents may have after Trump's latest vaccine move
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1009+ words) President Trump signed an executive order Monday related to childhood vaccines in an Oval Office ceremony, flanked by top health officials and a conservative commentator who talked about her child and her current pregnancy. Those attendees called the move "historic…...
REVIEW: Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic at The Black Box Theatre
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (542+ words) WVIK, Quad Cities NPR REVIEW: Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic at The Black Box Theatre If you’re a fan of Monty Python and a Harry Potter nerd (and I know you’re…...
REVIEW: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Quad City Music Guild
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (221+ words) …could I get that in a sentence, please? Um…H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S…hilarious! So describes the Quad Cities Music Guild’s current production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee directed by Quad Cities gem: Mike Turczynski. The 25th Annual Putnam County…...