Quincy

It was a beautiful day for a stroll a couple of years ago, so we set out with my then three-year-old daughter for a walk on Quincy’s northeast side. In a flash, a man approached us from his house. I recognized him right away. The nice man handed my daughter a Beanie Baby doll, politely chit-chatted for a moment, and almost as quickly disappeared back into his house.

My daughter cherished that little doll, and still does to this day. Who was the nice man? It was none other than Larry Toolate, Quincy’s very own “Dancing Man.” I sat down to interview Toolate to learn more about him.

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The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade is Saturday in Quincy! If your organization has signed up to be in the parade, find your spot in the official lineup! 

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We are just four days away from the start of the 27th Annual St. Patrick's Parade so I thought I would give everyone a little update on where we are and what is going to happen. The parade as of this writing has 85 entries and it may set a record for the most entries ever (which is 92).  

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The Quincy Area Youth Orchestra will present their 'Suite Masters' Spring Concert on at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16 in the auditorium at Baldwin Intermediate School in Quincy, IL.

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All right, here's a question for you. Who has the best pizza in Quincy? A friend of mine asked her Facebook friends about their favorite pizza, and was swarmed with answers in just a few minutes. It seems like people have pretty strong feelings on the subject! Where do you like to get pizza?

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Get out your green clothes, St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner! Here are some of the fun things to do in Quincy on St. Patrick's Day!

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The Cheeseburgers will be performing a benefit concert for a great charity on March 9 at Turner Hall in Quincy. The group Clockwork, consisting of young people from Vancil Performing Arts will open the show at 7 p.m. the Cheeseburgers will play from 8:30 to midnight.

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A job fair will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center at 639 York.

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We always hear about a boy becoming a man but we hardly ever hear about a man becoming a boy again. Such is the case for me this week as I turn into a kid again by heading to Florida. It's spring training time for Major League Baseball and I am going to be a part of it by heading to West Palm Beach, Florida

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The Texas Roadhouse opened in Quincy last week and it has drawn many patrons to it's new facility at 52nd and Broadway. The parking lot is shared by Game Masters, Bed, Bath and Beyond and Sit Tight, so when I attempted to buy a couple of baseballs at Game Masters Saturday, it was a fiasco just trying to get a parking spot.

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