Quad Cities restaurateur Jeff Marando wrote a Christmas song – a breezy Yuletide jingle published and recorded by one of the best pianomen of a generation. The year was 1961. And the song is the subject of a new video series launched today, “through the Hallways of...
James S. Marando had a vision to one day open a night club that provided not only the best in customer service, but top-quality food and entertainment. Mr. Marando was born on March 25, 1914, in Bush, Illinois, to Ferdinando (1871-1956) and Sarafina Marabito Marando...
Exquisite! This one word captured the persona of Anthony “Jeff” Marando, who, along with his brother Jimmie helped build Marando’s into one of the Quad Cities’ finest night clubs. He often responded in a very jovial manner with the aforementioned single-word metaphor...
Ernest G. “Ernie” Marando, the last of the three brothers who owned and operated Marando’s, was an affable man who parlayed street smarts and a passion for cards and other table games into a notable gaming career. Long before college math jocks and...
“The Queen of the Ivories” Myrna “Gail” Marando was born Myrna Mansfield on Feb. 28, 1922, in Taylorville, Illinois, one of nine children to George and Stella Mansfield. At an early age, she wanted nothing more than to become a premier piano player. At age 11, she...
