Spend this Friday with Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will visit the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library this weekend in celebration of the newly opened exhibit, “Read My Pins: The Madeleine Al...
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In honor of Sir William Rogers
The 22nd annual Iowa Renaissance Festival and Gathering o'Celts will represent a bittersweet occasion for Sir William Rogers, also known as Greg Schmidt (at least, in this century), who plans to abdi...
RAYGUN receives return fire on Facebook
RAYGUN found itself involved mired in a bit of a controversy this afternoon after recounting a customer exchange on the company’s official Facebook page. The post received dozens of comments, likes a...
The 2008 floods: Two events to commemorate and educate
As we approach the five year anniversary of the 2008 Iowa floods, The University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center (UIPPC) and Iowa Flood Center (IFC) have announced two upcoming events as part of the L...
Andre Nickatina performing at Blue Moose
When San Francisco's Andre Nickatina released his debut album under the stage name Dre Dog in 1993, the Bay Area hip hop scene was experiencing a gilded age of sorts. E-40 had just released his first...
Ion debuts Tobacco Bowl music video
Ioannis “Ion” Alexakis released his debut music video for “Love/Smokes” yesterday, shot entirely within the Pedestrian Mall and Tobacco Bowl. This affords us a great opportuni...
Bread Garden hosting event for would-be wine tasters
Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Bread Garden Market is hosting a “Break into Wine” tasting event as a sort of crash course for would-be wine connoisseurs. Wine aficionados will still...
An interview with Peter Buffett
Peter Buffett is an Emmy Award-winning composer, philanthropist and New York Times best-selling author. He also happens to be the son of Warren Buffett, famed philanthropist and one of the most succe...
EPX Animation & Gaming Con to feature industry pros
The video game industry is a diverse network of creative, design-oriented professionals whose names resonate with millions of video game fans across the world. For every J.J. Abrams, there is a Phil ...
Security video of Hookah Cove burglary released
Iowa City Police have released security video showing an April 15 burglary at Hookah Cove (357 East College Street) in the hopes of identifying the suspect. CrimeStoppers is offering a $1000 reward f...
Saturday’s Riverside Jam fest to raise hunger awareness
Here's the bad news. Iowa City is expected to see near-perpetual precipitation (including a chance of snow on Friday) until early next week. The good news? Saturday is the one day where this is not t...
Celebrate Earth Month with these local events
Iowa City has been coping with what is, evidently, some sort of freakish week-long thunderstorm complete with flash floods, power outages and sogginess abound. With that said, what follows are some E...
Behold, the future of parking downtown
Visitors of downtown Iowa City may have noticed some shiny new parking meters in recent days.
As part of a parking meter pilot program, city officials have temporarily installed meter equipment ...
Hair design and environmental conservation join forces
You have a vested interest in the improvement of local waterways, right? Sure you do.
But what about your deep-seated–and perhaps unexplored–passion for groovy hair, live music and thematic revelr...
Greg Ginn of Black Flag to grace Gabe’s tonight
Throughout the last three decades, Ginn has played a vital role in shaping the West Coast punk scene. Perhaps most commonly recognized as the front man for the iconic hardcore punk group Black Flag, ...