Formerly Dubuque and all that Jazz It was a long winter. Time to get out and kick your summer off with Dubuque Main Street’s FREE summer concert series under the Town Clock. Friday, June 10 from 5-9pm Avey Grouws Band – Friday June 10th The musical act to kick off series on Friday, June 10,…
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The City of Dubuque is seeking applications from interested residents to serve on the seven-member Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission due to expiring terms of four of its current commissioners. The four anticipated openings seek applicants who live within Dubuque city limits that have significant knowledge and demonstrated interest in one or more areas…
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The University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center has awarded the City of Dubuque two Hawkeye Decarbonization Awards for its work in reducing carbon emissions within the city. The City of Dubuque on behalf of the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) was awarded a Decarbonization Community Project Award, for the renewable natural gas (RNG)…
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Seven area high school graduates received a $1,000 scholarship from DuTrac Community Credit Union’s Academic Scholarship Program. Maylee Callahan, daughter of Renee and Jim Callahan, is a graduate of Bettendorf High School. Callahan plans to study biology at Bradley, Augustana, or St. Ambrose University. Andrew Crocker, son of Peter and Deborah Crocker, is a graduate…
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Taste of Summer received a new look at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium last year. The annual event changed to a series instead of a stand-alone event in 2021. Due to a positive reception from attendees, the format is returning for 2022 with events scheduled on the first Thursday of the month—June 2,…
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City of Dubuque Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware has named Umaru Balde as the City of Dubuque’s new Multicultural Family Center Director.  He will begin June 1. As the Multicultural Family Center director, Balde will work with the Multicultural Family Center board of directors to continue to further their mission of empowering all families of…
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Four Dubuque County businesses were awarded honors at the 2022 Iowa Tourism Conference on Wednesday, April 20 in downtown Des Moines. Travel Dubuque, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, the City of Balltown, and Beyond the Game received awards from Travel Iowa and the Iowa Economic Development Authority. “As a region we’ve had a great…
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Two local theatre companies, The Grand Opera House and Rising Star Theatre Company, today announced the collaboration on an upcoming youth production to take place in August 2022. This collaboration will build upon both companies current summer youth programming and create a unique theatrical experience in Dubuque.  Disney’s The Little Mermaid will replace the previously…
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Are you struggling to find safe social activities that you and your loved one with dementia can participate in?  Being a caregiver of someone with Dementia can challenging and overwhelming. Feelings of isolation may have increased since Covid entered our world and social opportunities have dissipated. The Caregiver Resource Center is pleased to announced that…
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The Dubuque County Fairgrounds & Event Center presents Breakfast with Santa on Sunday, December 19th from 8am until noon. The breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, eggs, tater tots, apple sauce, orange juice, milk and coffee. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 kids 5-12 and 4 & under are FREE! Santa will be there from 9:30am…
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