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Artful Office joins Shoppes on 2nd
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A ribbon-cutting will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at The Artful Office, a new business in The Shoppes on 2nd, a retail incubator at 1700 2nd Ave., Suite 1, Rock Island. The Artful Office, owned by Nichole Jones, offers items for people who want to turn their office,business, or dorm into meaningful and functional workspace. It includesitems repurposed for the desktop, iPhone and iPad accessories, sustainablepaper supplies, and handmade art prints. Services available include websiteand social media setup, classes on selling online and setting up afully functioning iPad cash register. Hours forThe Shoppes on 2nd are11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Shops are closed Sunday and Monday. 
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Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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