Miles Brainard News Today

Rock Island has changed how sales of city-owned vacant lots will work, ending the little used Home Ownership Made Easy program in favor of a new pricing structure.

Rock Island city officials recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with federal officials and lobby for funding in support of several city projects. Mayor Mike Thoms was joined by Community and Economic Development Director Miles Brainard, Community Development Manager Nichole Mata and former Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, who is now co-chair of Mercury, a public […]

Einsteins Sister will play Saturday, and The Queers and Running Man will play Sunday, in the final two shows at Rock Island Brewing Company before owner Terry Tilkas retirement.

Terry Tilka has worked in the Quad-Cities bar and music industry for 50 years. Rock Island Brewing Company will be open through Dec. 17.

Wetlands and green space in Rock Island, Bettendorf and Davenport could get a boost through a new collaboration between Ducks Unlimited and the Mississippi Rivers and Towns Initiative.

The proposal comes after city council previously approved LGBTQ+ pride and anti-abortion flags to be flown at city hall.

Each downtown is unique, and each leader has a different vision for how to make theirs succeed.

The brewery, which has locations in Clinton and Geneseo, is planning to open next summer with artifacts from the Manuscript Library on display.

Project NOW unveiled details on Friday about a new partnership with DeLaCerda House in Rock Island, the only housing designated for people with HIV/AIDS in a 15-county area. Thanks to the partnership with DeLaCerda House and the city of Rock Island, Project NOW (a community action agency serving Rock Island, Henry and Mercer counties) is […]

As a bitterly cold wind blew through downtown Rock Island Wednesday afternoon, a handful of people mourned the impending loss of a dear old friend, a stone’s throw from the Centennial Bridge. Huge pieces of equipment from Valley Construction are on the site, tearing into the grass surrounding the vacant, boarded-up old Rock Island County […]