Posts Tagged Quad Cities

  • Super Bowl Sunday is a special day... for real estate Super Bowl Sunday is a special day… for real estate

    For home builders and real estate sales people Super Bowl Sunday is a special day. But it’s probably not for the reason you’re thinking. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Chances are that by the time you read this article, we will have crowned our new Super Bowl champion for this year. At this p...

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities: We’re Getting Cranky In and Out of the Quad-Cities: We’re Getting Cranky

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall We’re Getting Cranky – Homemade Ice Cream’s Impact on Global Piece (of Pie) You folks have no idea of the painstaking process we use in planning out these Pulitzer Prize-less bits of Journalistic puttering. To give you an idea, this month we her...

  • Seniors, you can still take advantage of the Davenport Now tax rebate program.  Seniors, you can still take advantage of the Davenport Now tax rebate program.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Thanks to Davenport Now, buyers of new homes can still receive $7,000, $9,000 or more in cash to offset the cost of their new home in Davenport. And depending on the price of the home purchased, that amount could even be more than that. You can elect to take the fun...

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities - Amtraking our Life Away In and Out of the Quad-Cities – Amtraking our Life Away

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Trains have rumbled down the long track of American poetry, folklore and music. Jimmy Rogers, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson join Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau in heralding the magic of the Iron Horse. And, while enjoying a mountain hike a few w...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Yes, it is July. Only six months to go until 2014! On May 22, we held our meeting and had a program at the Fountains in Bettendorf. Again, a big thank you goes out to Sherri Voy and the residents who attended the program. Officer...

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities: The Thrill of Vacation… The Agony of Packing In and Out of the Quad-Cities: The Thrill of Vacation… The Agony of Packing

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall We have no supernatural powers. There’s no way we can see what you’re doing at this very moment. Santa claims to be able to keep an eye on you, and if Santa were around today, we’d ask him if you’re being naughty or nice. (After that unfortunate i...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Dan Adams Here we go again, another fantastic July in the Quad- Cities. Many things are happening, and for a great local list, check out our calendar page at 50pluslife.com. This July is something special for me, a certain someone I know turns 50 and can finally pick up our magazine as a â€...

  • Hilltop Campus Village – What’s New in the Neighborhood?

    With so many new businesses popping up in the Hilltop Campus Village, we decided to do some introductions to let all of you know what great business have recently joined us. New development such as the Harrison Lofts, as well as preservation of places like The Bishop’s House is the focus of this g...