Local Burrito slinger and taste-maker Kyle Sieck was ousted from competition in the Iowa City Downtown District’s sixth annual Top Chef: Downtown when health inspectors challenged the source of his “Iowa Shrimp.” His shrimp supplier, Denny Rehberg, who operates out of Walker, Iowa, in Linn County, did not have an aquaculture license. There are currently […]
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Heightened flood risk remains for Eastern Iowa this spring
Iowa tributaries to the Mississippi River face above normal risks for flooding as predicted by the Davenport station of the National Weather Service Forecast Office (NWSFO). Their second spring outlook, released Mar. 3, notes that despite recent dry weather, wet soil across the state would quickly shed precipitation or snowmelt and contribute to flood conditions. […]
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Street harassment gets mapped
End Street Harassment organizational meeting Fair Grounds Coffeehouse — Thursday, Mar. 3 at 5:30 p.m. An interactive, anonymous Google map allows victims of street harassment in Iowa City to map incidents. End Street Harassment Iowa City founder Stella Hart and group member Corey Stone developed the map, which allows victims of street harassment to place […]
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Minimum wage hike raises questions about equal pay in Johnson County
The town of Tiffin is growing fast. The population was under 2,000 people in 2010, but by 2020 it’s expected to swell to 3,400. Today, there are few jobs for anyone in Tiffin, unless you’re building a housing unit. Next to the high school, developer Jim Glasgow is building more than 200 housing units. He’s […]
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Sen. Grassley will meet with Obama next week over Supreme Court selection
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley announced yesterday that he, along with Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, will meet with President Obama next week to discuss a Supreme Court replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. The pair of senators released a joint statement, calling it a “welcome” opportunity to also “further discuss matters of mutual interest, […]
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Activist filmmaker Julie Perini presents workshop on Thursday and films on Friday
WORKSHOP: Getting in the Way, Ways for Artists and Activists to Work Together Center for Worker Justice — Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. HEADROOM presents: Julie Perini films Public Space One — Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. Portland filmmaker and activist Julie Perini will lead a workshop for artists and activists on Thursday […]
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Photos: First look at Daytrotter, the night club and recording studio
Tunde Olaniran, Sister Wife and Lizzo opened the inaugural Daytrotter music festival, Daytrotter Downs, last night in Davenport. The music continues Thursday with Iowa-born William Elliott Whitmore and John Paul White of the Civil Wars. Also, don’t miss Wisconsin songwriter J.E. Sunde (formerly of The Daredevil Christopher Wright) and Atlanta folk artist Liza Anne, sharing the […]
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Girls Rock! Iowa City recruits campers, counselors at free showcase
Girls Rock! Iowa City Showcase Friday, Feb. 19 from 4-8 p.m. — WRAC, 230 N. Clinton St. Girls ages 8-16 are invited to sign up for a summer camp experience like no other: Applications are now being accepted for Girls Rock! in Iowa City and the 2016 recruitment campaign begins with a benefit show this […]
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Celebrate 10 years of Daytrotter at Quad City music fest
Daytrotter Downs Various locations, Davenport — Feb. 17-20 Daytrotter Downs, the Quad City music fest organized to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the acclaimed music recording website Daytrotter, will feature dozens of bands and artists this week from Feb. 17-20 in Davenport. Billed as a “gathering of the next thoroughbreds,” the title of the the […]
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Film theorist to address reports of cinema’s demise at Friday talk
Is this Really the End of Cinema? Friday, Feb. 19 from 4:00-5:15 p.m. — E254 AJB (Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building) Preeminent film scholar and former University of Iowa Professor Dudley Andrew will return to campus for a talk, “Is this Really the End of Cinema?” on Friday, Feb. 19. He will address the […]
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Make a pop-up card for your valentine at the Friday Night Craft Party
Friday Night Craft Party: Pop-Up Valentines Home Ec – Friday, Feb. 5, 6-8 p.m. Join paper-crafters for a pop-up card-making party at Home Ec in Iowa City on Friday night. Instructor Emily Martin, who also teaches at the University of Iowa Center for the Book, will show crafty students simple ways to cut paper to […]
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Caucus wrap: WTH happened last night?
How did your candidate(s) do last night? Since Martin O’Malley withdrew from the race, his backers across the country must now decide how to realign themselves, but the rest of us are still following a two- or three-person race. A record-breaking Republican turnout may have boosted Ted Cruz, who found his ground game in Iowa. […]
