Fresh Scoops Arrive Downtown Ahead of Saturday's Grand Opening

East Moline, IL · September 24, 2026

Grab a light layer before heading out into the morning gray. Between fresh scoops on 15th Avenue and live riffs tonight, there is plenty to warm things up.

The Lead

Just Us & Treats, the popular traveling ice cream trailer operated by Jorel and Sara Justus, has officially opened its permanent brick-and-mortar storefront at 820 15th Avenue in downtown East Moline. Following an official ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this week, the shop kicked off soft-opening operations serving hard-scoop Iowa ice cream, sundaes, dessert flights, and ice cream nachos. The storefront marks another completed storefront activation within the district’s multi-year downtown streetscape revitalization corridor. Visitors can drop in for scoops during regular afternoon and evening hours through the remainder of the week, building toward Saturday’s full-scale grand opening celebration complete with music, giveaways, and family activities.

Local Pulse

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High School Athletic Hall Nominations Open Schools Community members can submit standout alumni athletes, coaches, and teams for district hall of fame consideration through October.

Today's Outlook

High 68°F · Low 57°F — Overcast
- A light jacket will keep you comfortable under steady gray skies all day.

What's On Around Town

Today

Zakk Sabbath The Rust Belt (533 12th Ave), 7:00 PM · Paid Heavy metal tribute riffs tearing through the former factory floor.
The Seven Wonders Common Chord (214 E 2nd St), Davenport, 8:00 PM · Paid Authentic 1970s Fleetwood Mac hits performed live on the riverfront.
Skyline Karaoke Night Up Skybar (215 N Main St), Davenport, 8:00–11:00 PM · Free Belt out favorite tunes against the downtown rooftop skyline.

Tomorrow

Nashville Nights Songwriters Showcase The Rust Belt (533 12th Ave), 7:00 PM · Paid
ComedySportz Quad Cities The Spotlight Theatre (1800 7th Ave), 7:00–9:00 PM · Paid
Patrick Sweany Live Raccoon Motel (315 E 2nd St), Davenport, 7:00 PM · Paid

Saturday

Geneseo Farmers Market Central Park, Geneseo, 8:00 AM–Noon · Free
Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire Credit Island Park, Davenport, 10:00 AM · Paid
Ella Langley with Kameron Marlowe Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1201 River Dr), Moline, 7:00 PM · Paid

Spotlight & Story

Walter H. Ammerman
- When fewer than 300 residents voted to incorporate East Moline as an official village in February 1903, they chose Ammerman as their inaugural president. He guided the boomtown's early municipal grid just before rapid industrial manufacturing expanded the population past 2,600 by 1910.

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