I have been in town a little over two months, having moved to Iowa to take a new job. My closest friends are a three-hour drive away, and the weather…
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I used to be a landlord
The past few years, I went from being a married homeowner to a divorced apartment-dweller—the tired old story all too familiar to you fans of George Jones. During this time, I’ve had two landlords and they couldn’t be more different, but they agree on one…
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Landlord Stories: Privacy on trial
On Dec. 31, 2013, Iowa City landlord Gene Miller was convicted of six counts of invasion of privacy–nudity for peeping on six female tenants in two of the rental properties he owns in Iowa City. He was caught in the act…
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The Age of Discrimination: Finding a clean, well-kept rental was the least of this couple’s worries
This past April, my partner and I decided to live together. Both of us work at the University of Iowa and our jobs are in proximity to the downtown area…
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One family refuses to give up on its appliances, even if their landlord already has
It saddens us to know that one day, possibly soon, our garbage disposal will leave its earthly bonds, becoming another in a long legacy of appliances whose…
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Little Village Magazine issue 148 – Feb. 5-18, 2014
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 148. Featured in this issue are tales from renters and landlords alike, a look at the controversial city planning survey and much more…
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Raw Story: Iowa man who alerted police to meth lab fights to have his home removed from DEA register
A man in Iowa is fighting to have his home removed from the Drug Enforcement Agency’s list of former methamphetamine production labs. Six years ago, avid…
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Little Village magazine issue 147: Jan. 22 – Feb. 4
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 147. Let guest editor (and freelance illustrator) Benjamin Mackey be your guide for this very special issue. It’s an all-art extravaganza!
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Little Village magazine issue 146: Jan. 8-21
Flip through the pages of Little VIllage magazine issue 146. Inside, you’ll find a look back at local musician Samuel Locke Ward’s year-long music project, the ultimate guide to power ballads and much more…
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Call for Submissions: Landlord Stories
In Iowa City, there are a few traditions we cling to: Our weekends start on Thursdays, our holiday gifts are handmade, our bartenders have advanced degrees, and every August, in sweltering heat as the confused parents of undergrads look on … we move. But the annual rites of sweltering summer house-swaps begin several months before, […]
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Get caffeinated: December 9-16 is coffee week in Iowa City
December 9-16 is Coffee Week in Iowa City. Celebrate by downloading Best of IC and showing the app for sweet deals from nine local coffee shops. Available on iOS and Android, Best of IC is a calendar and special offers app…
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Little Village magazine issue 145: Dec. 4 through Jan. 7
Flip through the pages of Little VIllage magazine issue 145. Inside, you’ll find an interview with Paul Reubens of Pee-wee Herman fame, a rundown of the year’s eight best albums by Mission Creek’s Andre Perry and much more.
