Chait Galleries Downtown (218 E. Washington St.) announced today that it will be shuttering on June 15, when owner Benjamin Chait retires. A Gallery Retrospective-themed series will be held on […]
Lucy Morris
Lucy Morris is the News & Culture Editor of Little Village. You can reach her at lucy@littlevillagemag.com.
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80s rock rules! Heart to play Iowa State Fair with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick
The latest addition to the Iowa State Fair’s 2016 Grandstand was announced today and you can expect a good dose of rock and roll nostalgia: Heart will headline on Aug. […]
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Equity at Iowa shines light on UI’s gender stories and disparities
Each day during the month of March, a new website out of the University of Iowa will shine light, in part, on a fact of women’s history that persists into […]
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At City Council meeting, community members address The Lens
Before the Iowa City Council voted 5-2 against contributing $50,000 toward The Lens on Tuesday, nearly 20 community members approached the podium to offer support, opposition and questions regarding the […]
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Series will offer ‘Reel Movies for Real Needs’ at Sycamore Cinema
Special needs-welcoming Zootopia showing Sycamore Cinema — Saturday, Mar. 5 at 10:30 a.m. Beginning next Saturday, Mar. 5, the spring portion of a film series specifically for children with autism […]
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Now available for library checkout: laptops
Books, DVDs, video games and now laptops: This week, the Iowa City Public Library adds computers to its collection of items available for checkout. As of today, Mar. 1, five […]
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UAY building to move to Breder property
On Feb. 26, the nonprofit organization Friends of Historic Preservation announced that the United Action for Youth (UAY) main office at 422 Iowa Ave., which was slated for demolition late […]
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Center for Worker Justice sees change in leadership
Earlier this week, the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa, a prominent activist organization, announced a change in leadership. Executive Director Misty Rebik, who has been with the organization […]
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Harreld hit with series of questions at UI Town Hall
At the first of several planned University of Iowa town hall meetings, the atmosphere turned heated as community members had a chance Tuesday to ask new UI President Bruce Harreld […]
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Plans and protest at UI Town Hall: LV’s live-tweets
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Palisades Café bought by mystery group
It was announced Sunday that Mount Vernon’s Palisades Café (117 First St. W.) has been purchased by an anonymous group of unnamed locals. Via a press release: A group of […]
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Fundraiser at Old Brick will help beloved City High student injured in crash
Benefit for Bella McBride Old Brick Church — Saturday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. This Saturday, a benefit for a City High student who was injured in a […]
