Washington Park

The 2015 season of Blues in the District is underway at Washington Park. Blues in the District is a free summertime concert series presented by The District. Bruce Guthrie, Executive Director of The District, took a moment to answer a few of our questions about Blues in the District.

The Quincy Police Department held a news conference at Washington Park this afternoon, and announced an arrest in the case of Newcomb Hotel fire. 24-year-old Matthew C. Clark has been arrested in the case.

The Lunch in the Park with the Mayor that was originally scheduled for Wednesday, August 28 has been changed to Wednesday, August 21 at noon until 1 p.m. in Washington Park, Quincy, IL.

New Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore is inviting all citizens to join him for lunch every 4th Wednesday of each month during the summer months. You are encouraged to bring you lunch to Washington Park from noon to 1 p.m. during those days including the first day of June 26.

If you were to recommend a statue be built in honor of someone in our community, who would you nominate?

It's spring ya know. No, really it is. The calender says so anyway. Never mind that mother nature seems to still be fighting off a New Years hangover. Hopefully she'll wake up soon and realize the 2013 Dogwood Festival is coming up May 4 and 5. It's not that far away. In fact, if you're going to be in the parade, the deadline for entry is even closer.

The Kroc Center in Quincy, in conjunction with The Home Depot, is sponsoring a Kids Workshop on June 23rd from 10 am to 1 pm.