The long-planned $8.7-million rebuilding plan for downtown Rock Island will start attacking the streets on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, with reconstruction expected to be done by December. “We’re so excited for this project to happen, there’s no doubt about that,” Mayor Mike Thoms said Wednesday afternoon at a pre-construction update at The Stern Center, with […]
For the first time in 18 years, the Italian filmmakers Pupi and Antonio Avati are back in the Quad Cities, to shoot part of their ninth film project set in the QC, for a portion of their new thriller, “The Backyard.” The multiple award-winning Avati brothers (Pupi, 85, is director and Antonio, 78, is producer) […]
For the first time in 18 years, the Italian filmmakers Pupi and Antonio Avati are back in the Quad Cities, to shoot part of their ninth film project set in the QC, for a portion of their new thriller, “The Backyard.” The multiple award-winning Avati brothers (Pupi, 85, is director and Antonio, 78, is producer) […]
The for the first time in 18 years, the Italian filmmakers Pupi and Antonio Avati will return this month to the Quad Cities, to shoot part of their ninth film project set in the QC, for a portion of their new thriller, “The Backyard.” The multiple award-winning Avati brothers (Pupi, 85, is director and Antonio, […]
This has been a very emotional past couple weeks for Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse. On Jan. 8, Carolyn Hitchcock – the wife of Circa owner/producer Denny Hitchcock – passed away at 82 at her Sherrard home, surrounded by her loving family, including son Brett, who’s the theater director of audience development. Just four […]