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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
QC Farmers Market moves to downtown Rock Island
The QC Farmers' Market is moving – just a few blocks, to downtown Rock Island this season. The Rock Island City Council approved a weekly use of the newly renovated 1800 block of 2nd Avenue for the expanding homegrown, food-focused market on May 19. Ald. Dylan Parker, 5th Ward, said moving the market from Schwiebert Park is a major milestone for the Rebuild Downtown Rock Island Project and revitalization efforts. 'This once-in-a-generation investment by the City has revitalized our downtown infrastructure and public spaces, and the arrival of the farmers' market will inject even more vibrancy and energy into this renewed area,' said Parker, who's also the community representative on the QC Farmers' Market Board of Directors. 'It's a fantastic synergy that will bring increased foot traffic, benefiting our local businesses and making the market more accessible.' The market will run from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. every Saturday from May 31-October 25 on the new 'festival street' that will close to vehicle traffic during the market's hours of operation. The new pedestrian-oriented, event-friendly street features improvements like curbless 28-foot-wide sidewalks; pop-up bollards for seamless routine road closures; decorative lighting and landscaping; public art; bench seating and uniform patio areas for adjacent businesses. Free parking is available in adjacent lots and on the street surrounding the market venue. Several bike racks are in the general vicinity. 'We are thrilled to partner with the City and Downtown Alliance to make this move into downtown Rock Island, in the beautifully renovated space on 2nd Avenue,' said Ian Forslund, founder and chair of the QC Farmers' Market Board of Directors. The market has been operating in Schwiebert Riverfront Park since 2021. Over 20 vendors based within 50 miles of downtown Rock Island have items for sale, including produce, meat, eggs, dairy, honey, flowers, garden plants, baked goods and more. Many vendors already supply food for downtown restaurants, including NEST Café and QC Coffee and Pancake House. 'Multiple opportunities arise for the farmers, downtown, market visitors and businesses on and close to 2nd Avenue,' said Jon Keim, owner of Huckleberry's Great Pizza and Calzones, 223 18th Street 'We are looking forward to purchasing from the farmers, creating meals from the locally grown products and growing our business alongside the QC Farmers' Market.' Market patrons and visitors to the new location will find additional seating and yard games on the new green lawn right next to the festival street. The Downtown Alliance will host a special event called Second Saturdays on 2nd Avenue during market hours once a month, from June through October, featuring free live music and family-friendly activities. Activities and artists will be announced at a later time. 'This is exactly the type of consistent program and activity we planned for when dreaming up this new shared space for the community,' said Jack Cullen, executive director of the Downtown Alliance. 'We are eager to offer more reasons for people to explore downtown and all it has to offer on a regular basis, and we hope this partnership with the QC Farmers' Market motivates people to make us part of their weekend ritual.' The last parts of the Rebuild Downtown Project include installing sidewalk patios outside of five restaurants and reconstructing the 3rd Avenue and 19th Street intersection, which is expected to be completed in June. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Philly weekend: PGA Truist Championship and Mother's Day
⛳ The PGA's top talent tees off today at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown for the Truist Championship. Tickets are still available. Runs through Sunday. 💻 Philly Tech Week runs through Friday. Events include a builders conference with hackathons, screenings at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, a happy hour and challenges. 🖼️ The Fall Fine Craft Show sets up this weekend in Rittenhouse Square. Shop more than 140 vendors. Friday and Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 10am-5pm. 🎉 It's Second Saturdays in Germantown. Activities include the ongoing stamp scavenger hunt for kids, a food and seeds community expo at the Wyck Historic House (11am-3pm), and a reading festival at Historic Fair Hill (noon-3pm). 🎨 Browse the Latino Art Market at North Philly's Taller Puertorriqueño from 11am-2pm on Saturday. Count on vendors, art activities and food trucks. 🐑 May Fair takes over Clark Park in West Philly on Saturday from noon-6pm. Besides local vendors, bring the kiddos for the bounce house, petting zoo and live music. 🐢 Roxborough's Spring Fest returns to Ridge Avenue on Saturday from 11am-6pm. Enjoy a day of performances, live music, vendors, food trucks and beer. 🛍️ Cherry Street Pier welcomes the Spring Art Star Craft Bazaar on Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm.
CBS News
04-03-2025
- Science
- CBS News
Volunteers assemble 1,700 STEM kits for CBS Colorado's Girls & Science event
Girls & Science is a monthlong celebration of all things science, technology, engineering, and math, encouraging girls to pursue careers in STEM. Before our big kickoff event happens, there's a lot of work that goes into it. We got a look at how it's done. Dozens of volunteers are in the gym, thoughtfully packing and stacking 1,700 boxes full of all sorts of goodies. They're special "Think Outside the Box" kits, bringing the Girls Inc. experience right to girls' doorsteps. "Every Girls & Science, we switch what's included in the box," said Kayla Garcia, CEO of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver. "So this year, the theme is all around net zero. You'll find activities about recycling, sustainability, and lots of fun swag." The boxes are designed for girls ages 6-10 to do STEM activities at home. And there are plenty of familiar faces from our team at CBS Colorado helping out, including First Alert Meteorologist Lauren Whitney. "We've been putting the really cool activities from all the different mentors and their companies in these boxes," Whitney said. "So girls who can't come to Girls & Science get to do almost all these same activities or actually more in this really cool box." First Alert Meteorologist Alex Lehnert also helped ensure the box build went off without a hitch. "It gives girls a chance to see there are so many opportunities in the field of science; there's everything from meteorology to veterinary work," Lehnert said. "We want to make sure that girls, starting at the youngest of age, know the possibilities of their career pathways," Garcia added. "It's really wonderful because we've kind of become a little Girls & Science family," Whitney said. "Even past mentors still come in to do the box builds to participate, so it's really fun to see all these women and different organizations come together and participate." You can find out how to order one of these boxes at Plus, Girls Inc. will join us for the Girls & Science kickoff at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. They'll also help with the Girls & Science takeover of Second Saturdays at CSU Spur on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Girls & Science is a partnership between Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and CBS News Colorado.
