The students at Andre Wright’s Fashion Activism Institute (FAI) presented their new designs at a fashion show in the alleyway beside Buzz Salon on Saturday. This is the first fashion show held by FAI since it began earlier this year. The show featured emerging designers Lucky Essentials, Finer Streetwear, Cultr., bc le couturier and Chica […]
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‘Gone but not forgotten’: Iowa City commemorates 68 workers who died last year in Iowa
For Workers’ Memorial Day on Thursday, union-sponsored events across Iowa sought to “put a human face and name” to the 68 Iowans who died while at work in 2021. “Every worker on this list has a story, a family and friends whose lives have been forever altered, when their loved one went to work one […]
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Killy the kestrel, free music and the Mount Trashmore Challenge: EcoFest returns to Cedar Rapids
Birds of prey, live music and hikes up Mount Trashmore are coming to Cedar Rapids on Saturday for EcoFest 2022, an Earth Day celebration to promote individual, community and worldwide action to achieve sustainability. The event is back in-person after EcoFest 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic, and EcoFest 2021 adapted with a virtual […]
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LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library finds a new home at the Close House
The LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library opened the doors to its new home on the second floor of the Close House on April 9. With large, sunny windows, a reading nook and a children’s area, the space will allow for more programming and events. Previously, the archives and library was located in the basement of […]
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Photo Gallery: Mission Creek Festival 2022
After two years of COVID-19 disruptions, Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival returned to an in-person format this year. Thirty-five separate bands and musicians performed across three days, and 12 authors, as well as many other writers and poets, held readings, Q&As and conversations. The weekend saw packed performances by Beach Bunny, Soccer Mommy and Arooj […]
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Photo Gallery: The pelicans’ not-so-brief stop in Iowa City
A flock of tourists have stopped in Iowa City to enjoy the local cuisine and scenery. Clad in white and orange, hundreds of American white pelicans are swimming up and down the Iowa River during a break in the migration from their winter habitat on the Gulf Coast to their summer habitat in Minnesota and […]
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Affordable housing, art and excellent tacos: Angie Jordan is leading efforts to build up Iowa City’s South District
Angie Jordan believes every neighborhood has doers. But Iowa City’s South District is chock full of them. “This is a daily grind,” said Jordan, president of the South District Neighborhood Association. “This isn’t something one person did or one organization did. This was a forever commitment that started in the neighborhood with those who wanted […]
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‘Art in unexpected places’: Iowa City Sculpture Showcase is seeking new works of art
Over the last year, visitors to Iowa City’s Riverfront Crossings, Terry Trueblood and Mercer parks will have noticed an array of tall sculptures along their walkways: metal suns, flowers and clouds atop concrete slabs. A simple pitch from a public survey — “art in unexpected places” — soon became the Iowa City Sculpture Showcase, and […]
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Photo Gallery: Families gather for the Trans Day of Visibility Rally in Iowa City
Approximately 50 people gathered on the Public Space One Close House lawn for the Trans Day of Visibility on Saturday, April 2. The event was hosted by the LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library, which will soon reopen its doors at the Close House. Speakers condemned the recent waves of anti-trans legislation in Iowa, including the […]
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Local Foods Roundtable will focus on the stories we tell ourselves about farmers, food and dieting
“If I say the word ‘farmer,’ what do you see? Is it a white man in overalls on top of a tractor?” asked Johnson County Local Foods Coordinator Ilsa DeWald. In reality, farms have many diverse people that work together, she said. But sometimes we leave those elements out of the story. These narratives shape […]
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Iowa City Council creates new rules governing meetings and addressing disruptions
The Iowa City Council unanimously adopted a new set of procedural rules for its meetings, including sanctions for rule breakers, during its March 22 meeting. While most of the rules cover routine conduct and meeting structure, six of the 36 rules govern public participation during meetings. The rules stipulate that the public can address the […]
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For Sudanese immigrants in Iowa City, visiting home is a long, expensive and all too rare privilege
When Dalia Musa moved to the United States, her youngest child was in the second grade. Musa, a mother of three, emigrated from Sudan in 2013. By the time her family traveled back to Sudan, her children were high schoolers. “They didn’t see their family since the elementary, and when they come back, they are […]
