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 six Fridays in the lead-up to the gallery’s closing. The Mar. 18 event, Our Go-To Artists, will include work by Sarah Slee Brown, Nancy Lindsay, […]
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. 16 with special guests Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick. All three acts are inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame […]
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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 the present: the disparities faced by women in the workplace. The Equity at Iowa project takes data from the Iowa State Employee Salary Book, which […]
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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 Black Hawk Mini Park and public art project planned for the north end of the Ped Mall. Those in favor of the project spoke to […]
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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 and special needs will launch at Sycamore Cinema (1602 Sycamore St., Iowa City). Part of a Marcus Theatres initiative called “Reel Movies for Real Needs,” […]
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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 Lenovo laptops equipped with the Windows 7 operating system and Microsoft Office Professional 2013 software will be available to patrons. Currently, there are 40 computer […]
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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 this spring, will instead be moved to the property of retired Iowa faculty members Hans Breder and Barabara Welch Breder. Their home at that site […]
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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 since it was founded in 2012, will be stepping down as of today, Feb. 26. CWJ works on labor rights, housing and civil rights issues […]
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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 questions. The crowd partially filled the lecture hall in the Pomerantz Center with protestors on the perimeter and in the front of the room holding […]
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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 regular patrons who wish to remain anonymous have purchased the Palisades Café from former owner, Rachel Sauter. “To the new owners, this restaurant is the […]
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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 severe car accident last month will be held at Old Brick Church (26 E. Market St). Bella McBride worked at Hamburg Inn #2 and is […]
