February may be half over, but a series of Black History Month events continue in Iowa City, running the gamut from culinary celebration to educational performances and mobile healthcare. This […]
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UI’s Women’s Resource and Action Center to hold ribbon cutting at new space
WRAC at the Bowman House Opening Reception 230 N. Clinton St. — Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 4-6 p.m. The University of Iowa’s Women’s Resource and Access Center (WRAC), which long […]
Area man valiantly attempts to visit every Kum & Go in Iowa in a single day
Every four years, when outsiders flock to Iowa for the caucuses, they enjoy not just our unique political tradition but our suggestively named gas station chain: Kum & Go. This […]
Catch ice sculptures in progress on the Ped Mall this afternoon
This week’s freezing temps may have Iowans bundling up, but conditions couldn’t be better for the Winter Weatherdance, a public art project that launches today on the Ped Mall. Architecture […]
Iowa City public schools will start almost an hour earlier next year
The Iowa City School Board voted unanimously this week to push up start times for district schools by almost an hour — a move that will take effect during the […]
DVIP’s annual Souper Bowl fundraiser marks 19th year
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program will host its 19th annual Souper Bowl fundraiser this Thursday, Feb. 11. The event will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Iowa City Hotel […]
Goat apprehended!
After more than two weeks on the run, the goat who escaped the University of Iowa Research Park on Jan. 29 has finally been recovered. According to a press release […]
COGS to help Johnson County residents obtain community IDs
The University of Iowa’s graduate student union, COGS, will be on-hand at the Old Capitol Town Center (in front of CVS Pharmacy) this Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11, to help […]
Augusta restaurant will open in IC for Mardi Gras
New Orleans-style restaurant Augusta will open its new home in Iowa City next week. Last month, its owners announced that the formerly Oxford-based restaurant will take over the space formerly […]
Iowa City Brewlab hosts grand opening
Iowa City Brewlab Grand Opening 505 E. Washington St. — Saturday, Feb. 6 at 12 p.m Iowa City Brewlab, the science-themed brewery and taproom that opened last July, will hold […]
News of the Weird: Feb. 5-16, 2016
Unclear on the Concept • Awkward Signals in New Jersey: (1) The government watchdog MuckRock requested records on the cause of death of a dolphin in New Jersey’s South River […]
Amazing! With three simple photos, Sikh Iowan protester completely destroys Donald Trump
“He wasn’t wearing one of those hats was he? … And he never will, and he never will …” These are the remarks Donald Trump made a little over a […]