By Lauren Shotwell and Emma Husar Anti-pipeline protesters occupied the lobbies of U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack’s office and the downtown Iowa City branches of Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank on Wednesday before hanging banners off the Burlington and Riverside pedestrian bridge in solidarity with protesters at Standing Rock. The protests happened as the 2 p.m. […]
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Little Village magazine issue 215: Feb. 15-28, 2017
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 215. In this edition, UI Professor Peter Thorne takes on climate change critics, Prairie Pop explores on the origins of anti-art, Girls Rock! continues its mission to empower young female, trans and gender nonconforming kids, columnist Rob Cline interviews MacArthur Fellow Gene Luen Yang and much more!
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Little Village magazine issue 214: Feb. 1-14, 2017
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 214. In this edition, you’ll find reporting from the frontlines of the Trump administration in Washington D.C, the latest edition of The Early Tears with Vic Pasternak, an interview with UI Visiting Writer-in-Residence Junot Diaz, the latest relationship advice from Dear Kiki and much more!
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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup to return to Iowa City in 2017
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has, for the second year in a row, selected Iowa City/Johnson County as host of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today. According to a release sent this afternoon, the 2017 event is expected to attract more than 15,000 spectators and generate an […]
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Iowa City Council nixes ‘Sanctuary’ label but reaffirms hands-off policy on immigration enforcement
By Emma Husar and Lauren Shotwell A resolution unanimously passed Tuesday by the Iowa City Council reaffirmed that no public resources would be devoted by the city police department to detecting undocumented immigrants. Council members noted that the move works to help maintain relationships between police officers and the community, ensuring that victims and witnesses […]
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Little Village magazine issue 213: Jan. 18-31, 2017
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 213. In this edition, you’ll find a feature on the fight for fair wages in Iowa, a look at how local Sanghas are offering new opportunities for community meditation and the skinny on North Liberty’s new homestyle restaurant Sugapeach. Don’t miss Kembrew’s chat with Bibbe Hansen about […]
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Seeing red: Republicans take control of Iowa Legislature, Democrats vow to fight
By Lauren Shotwell and Eleanore Taft With the gaveling in of the 2017 Iowa Legislature, Republicans took control of both chambers. With control of the Iowa House, Senate and the Governor’s Office, Republicans stand poised to take action. “Today is a new day, a day that we embark on a new direction in Iowa,” said […]
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Maiden Voyage: Collective of Iowa City musicians celebrates the local rebirth of revered NYC recording studio with salute to David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
Closed since March 2016, the famed Magic Shop recording studio in NYC (where David Bowie recorded his final works) has recently been carefully rebuilt piece by piece and reborn as the Magic Barn just outside of Iowa City. Studio Owner and Producer/Engineer Steve McIntosh and Producer/Engineer Pete Becker summoned a trusted group of local musicians […]
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Little Village magazine issue 212: Jan. 4-17, 2017
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 212. In this edition, guest editor Kalmia Strong steps in to take the lead on LV‘s 2017 arts issue, featuring new work by community artists. Inside you’ll find a celebration of the centennial of the Dada movement, as well as the latest relationship advice from Dear Kiki, […]
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Protesters make last stand as Electoral College votes
Roughly 40 people gathered under the dome of the Iowa Capitol Building in Des Moines on Monday to protest the election of Donald Trump and urge electors to “be brave,” as one sign read, and switch their votes away from Trump. Electors across the U.S. are gathering in state capitals today to cast votes for […]
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Little Village magazine issue 211: Dec. 7 – Jan. 3, 2017
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 211. In this edition, you’ll find a look at how an early women’s seminary once flourished in a downtown Iowa City apartment building, a guide to spicing up your holiday meals with Middle Eastern flavor, the latest from UR Here’s Tom Dean, relationship advice from Dear Kiki, […]
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LV Staff Picks: Books & Booze
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”110262″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc Old Fashioned • 1.5 oz Bulleit Rye • 3 dash Angostura Bitters • 1 sugar cube (1 tsp sugar) • 1 orange slice Muddle sugar cube, Angostura bitters and a splash of water until […]
