Wetherby Park Day of Service Wetherby Park — Friday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. In recognition of the National Day of Service set for Sept. 11, Backyard Abundance and Iowa […]
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God help us all: Trump, Rubio, Walker and Paul to tailgate the Iowa-Iowa State game
Joined by fellow GOP candidates Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and Rand Paul, presidential hopeful (and national enigma) Donald Trump will visit Ames, Iowa this Saturday to tailgate before the Iowa-Iowa State […]
Regents president Rastetter ‘disappointed’ by Faculty Senate no confidence vote
Following this afternoon’s UI Faculty Senate meeting at which a vote of no confidence in the Iowa Board of Regents was passed, Regents president Bruce Rastetter has issued the following […]
6th Annual Roast of Iowa City: Submit your roast by Sept. 15 for a shot at fame/infamy
Join us on Oct. 4 at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe for Little Village’s sixth-annual roast of Iowa City, hosted by comedian Megan Gogerty.
Notes from the Inside: I was wrong
Notes from the Inside features writing by inmates serving time in Iowa prisons. Little Village editors have made only minor adjustments for style. When I was asked to join hospice […]
Political Cartoon: ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?’
Mere hours before the Iowa Board of Regents selected J. Bruce Harreld as the University of Iowa’s next president, a survey conducted by the UI chapter of the American Association […]
5 Iowa City residents explain what Hawkeye football means to them
As the first weekend of September approaches, so does the start of the University of Iowa’s football season. Depending who you ask, game days in our “Big Ten” town are […]
Q&A: School board candidates tackle sustainability issues and STEM education
This week, Field to Family, Backyard Abundance and Ecopolis co-hosted a school board candidate forum on sustainability issues and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the Iowa City public […]
Sara Paretsky named 4th annual Paul Engle Prize winner
Sara Paretsky, feminist author of the acclaimed bestselling V.I. Warshawski mystery series, has been named the the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature’s fourth Paul Engle Prize winner. Following the […]
Graduate student union releases statement condemning Harreld appointment
Following this afternoon’s announcement of J. Bruce Harreld as the next president of the University of Iowa, the UI graduate student union (COGS) has released the following statement: The Board […]
More than a dozen candidates vy for open spots on the ICCSD School Board
Ed. Note: We have received a couple of comments about this article, specifically the inclusion of personal comments about candidate Brianna Wills made by former ICCSD School Board Vice President […]
School board candidates gather tonight at the ICPL for forum on special education
Tonight at 6 p.m., school board candidates for the Iowa City Community School District will gather at the Iowa City Public Library’s Meeting Room A to express their views on […]