Man Kwi Park plans to treat June 30 like any normal Tuesday. She will open Hair Art, her one-chair salon at the corner of Linn and Court Street, at 9 a.m., and spend the next 12 hours cutting the hair of whomever walks in. (And it will be walk-ins; Park does not take reservations.) At […]
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Libertarian candidates kicked off the ballot in Iowa after alleged pressure campaign involving RFK Jr.
The State Objections Panel ruled Monday that two Libertarian candidates running for governor and Congress should be taken off the 2026 Iowa general election ballot, sustaining challenges to their qualifications as candidates. A third Libertarian survived a challenge to his campaign paperwork and will remain on the November 2026 ballot. Republicans filed multiple challenges last […]
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Letter to the editor: WRAC, an important resource on the UI campus, is being restructured. We’ve seen this playbook before.
By Nicole Yeager, Iowa City We’ve seen this before. Fast yet slow, the dismantling of the Women’s, Resource, and Action Center (WRAC) appears imminent. In 2024, staff at the Rape, Victim, and Advocacy Center (RVAP) began to sound the alarms as university officials assured the public that they were simply “assessing” and making “strategic decisions,” […]
Posted inAlbum Reviews
Album Review: Teller Bank$ — ‘Hate Island’
Hate Island by Teller Bank$ It’s often said that art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. Des Moines rapper Teller Bank$’ latest album, Hate Island, finds a distinct way to express pain and trauma while delivering an unforgettable and endlessly intriguing work of art. I knew I was in for a wild ride […]
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Horsecope — June 2026
This comic was originally published in Little Village’s June 2026 issue.
Posted inCommunity/News
Club Basix has brought gaiety to Cedar Rapids since 1997, from dime draws and darts league to drag shows and derecho aid
Since late 1997, just off of 1st Ave, you can look out your window and pick out Basix, Cedar Rapids’ only gay bar (as of now), with ease. It’s been out and proud from the start. The first day it was open, original owner David Thompson mounted Pride flags around the entire roof. “I boarded […]
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Review: ‘I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire’ follows a 14-year-old Spider-Man stan with a penchant for kidnapping
You already know if you’ll enjoy I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire. If that title piqued your interest, I’m 90 percent sure this dark comedy from Iowa Stage Theatre Company is worth your time. It’s currently running at Des Moines’ Stoner Theater, with shows through Sunday, June 14. Go see it. In case you’d like […]
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Republican for governor Zach Lahn chooses state Rep. Derek Wulf as his running mate
Republican candidate for governor Zach Lahn announced on Friday morning that he’s chosen state Rep. Derek Wulf as his running mate. Wulf is in his second term in the Iowa House representing parts of Black Hawk, Benton and Tama counties. He was chair of the House Agriculture Committee during the most recent session of the […]
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President Trump makes his first public comments about Randy Feenstra losing to ‘the other guy’
Sitting at his desk in the Oval Office on Thursday, President Donald Trump responded to questions from reporters, including a question about the loss of Randy Feenstra in Iowa’s Republican primary for governor last week. After ignoring the Iowa gubernatorial primary all year, Trump finally endorsed four-term congressman and putative frontrunner Randy Feenstra five days […]
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Iowa City couple who sued the Trump admin for delaying their naturalization ceremony are now citizens
Two months after they filed a federal lawsuit because their naturalization ceremony scheduled for January had been abruptly canceled for no apparent reason, longtime Iowa City residents Sunday and Regina Goshit were finally sworn in as U.S. citizens this week. “It’s 25 years of waiting; 25 years of being in this country,” Sunday Goshit told […]
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Review: The mental health struggles of Beethoven, Vivaldi and other composers are explored in the first concert of Zenith Chamber Music Festival 2026
Zenith Chamber Music Festival offers audiences five nights of free concerts this week for their 12th annual summer series. Running Tuesday, June 9 through Saturday, June 13, these performances take place in unique venues around the Des Moines area and feature professional musicians and aspiring students. Funded entirely by donations, the festival is dedicated to making high quality chamber music accessible to everyone.
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Gov. Reynolds outsources IT services to New Jersey corporation, eliminating 200 state government jobs
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that she is outsourcing all of the state’s executive branch information technology (IT) work to an out-of-state corporation, eliminating the jobs of approximately 200 people who work for the Iowa Division of Information Technology. Cognizant Government Solutions, based in New Jersey, will provide the IT services, and the state’s data will […]
