15 Jun

Posted at 12:02h in Culture

Heather Kanzaki has always made art, although she didn't realize she was truly an artist until college. Even then, it took a professor writing her a little note and sticking it her cubby that said, “You are an artist, did...

15 Jun

Posted at 12:01h in Business

By Rita Toalson Royal Neighbors of America quietly stands guard over our neighborhood Standing proudly at the corners of Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue, the Home Office of Royal Neighbors of America has been part of the downtown landscape since 1928. Unique...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:10h in Food

By Tracy Jacks Great care and pride for ingredients sets this labor of love apart. They say opening your own business can be a labor of love. For Scott Krulik and his wife Pennapa, their business is the living embodiment of love...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:08h in Business

By Sean Leary Self-care is the core of this downtown relaxation products shop. A new shop has “splashed” on to the scene in downtown Rock Island. Splash in the Shoppes on 2nd located at 1700 2nd Avenue, Suite 1, last year, and...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:07h in Culture

By Sean Leary Founding members always envisioned the gardens growing in Rock Island. Great things are always blooming at the Quad City Botanical Center.Over the past 20 years, the facility at 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, has taken root and become one...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:06h in Business

By Tracy Jacks An hour of calmness, without demands, expectations and without anything required of you. Anyone who’s been a visitor to downtown Rock Island knows that it’s never lacking for energy. Just check out the dancefloor at 2nd Ave. on a...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:05h in Business

By Sean Leary It was an easy decision to become partners and offer good quality affordable furniture. You’re going to be happy to have a seat at Discounted Furniture. The shop at 2125 3rd Ave. in Rock Island has a wide variety...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:04h in Business

By Tracy Jacks Pride in the process is on full display at The Art Place. Who among us doesn’t appreciate some fine art? Nobody likes a barren wall, and nothing makes a house a home quite like some framed paintings, photos,...

15 Mar

Posted at 12:03h in Business

By Courtney Loftin An entrepreneurial spirit and good attitude has carried this wonderous antique establishment. Instantly upon arriving at Vivian’s Vintage Varieties I am greeted with the generous smile of an energetic woman in gold wired glasses and her dog. There is...