Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings Overall Service: We had a new waitress and she tried very hard. General Wait Time: We got a table right away and our order was taken right after we sat down.  No waiting at all except for our bill.  Maybe because she was new it seemed like she forgot to bring [...]

Restaurant: Gem City Pizzeria Overall Service: Excellent the waitress was friendly and on top of her tables. General Wait Time: We got there early and were seated right away.  Our order was taken promptly and our food came in record time. Portion size: At Gem City you always get what you pay for, high quality [...]

The Quincy Morning Whig August 13, 1897 Boy bitten by rattlesnake. Robert Fullman was being treated at Blessing Hospital after being bit by the snake. His hand and arm were badly swolen, but he was expected to recover. The boy was working on the farm picking cucumbers. When he moved a vine he uncovered the [...]

“When the party of gypsies rounded up by the police here Monday afternoon were released, they left the city- and they left in a hurry” This story comes from the Quincy Daily Journal, and tells of  a suspicious band of gypsies…a term often referring to those “shady” people who were just passing through town. More [...]

Today we turn to The Quincy Daily Whig for our retrospective look back in Qtown time. We all have bad days, however a Mr. Philip Lubbring had a particularly bad day as reported in the newspaper today in 1912. Mr. Lubbring who lived at 10th and Lind here in Quincy was a teamster who worked [...]

The Art Center is calling all Quincy Art Center Members to participate in its first Annual Members’ Exhibit, which will be displayed in the Art Center’s Elizabeth M. Sinnock Gallery from September 3 – September 26, 2010. The Quincy Art Center President, Executive Director and their immediate families are ineligible to enter. All other members [...]

Come out to Washington Park June 25-27 for the 7th Annual Midsummer Arts Faire! Enjoy & buy art from 59 talented and diverse fine artists. Eat great food from Butcher Block, Pop’s Pizza and The Olive. Listen to great music including Blues in the District on Friday night, family-friendly entertainment all day Saturday and Sunday [...]

You know it’s summer when it’s time for the St. Francis Picnic. Come enjoy good food, entertainment, fun & games for children & adults. This years picnic is set for Saturday June 12th from 5 p.m. to midnight. Food: Maid-rites, hot dogs & roast beef sandwiches served inside until 8 PM. Brats, Pork Burgers, Popcorn, [...]