The students at Andre Wright’s Fashion Activism Institute (FAI) presented their new designs at a fashion show in the alleyway beside Buzz Salon on Saturday. This is the first fashion show held by FAI since it began earlier this year. The show featured emerging designers Lucky Essentials, Finer Streetwear, Cultr., bc le couturier and Chica […]
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Report: Ernst to push for nationwide abortion restrictions as Supreme Court prepares to overturn Roe v. Wade
Hours before Politico published an apparent leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and declaring there is no constitutionally protected right to choose an abortion in the United States, the Washington Post reported a group of Republican senators plan to introduce a nationwide restriction on abortions after the Supreme Court […]
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University of Iowa Labor Center, slated for closure in 2019, celebrates 70 years
The University of Iowa Labor Center will celebrate 70 years of empowering workers in the Hawkeye State this Saturday, May 7. Surviving the threat of closure and a pandemic, the Labor Center continues to play a vital role in tackling the challenges facing workers statewide. “The Labor Center is our state university’s commitment to the […]
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Trump testifies about why he told people at 2016 Cedar Rapids rally to ‘knock the crap out of’ anyone with a tomato
Everyone at then-candidate Donald Trump’s rally at the then-U.S. Cellular Center on Iowa Caucus day 2016 knew he was worried about tomatoes. He told them so. “So I get a little notice, in case you see the security guys,” Trump told the crowd gathered in Cedar Rapids. “We have wonderful security guys. They said, ‘Mr. […]
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‘Gone but not forgotten’: Iowa City commemorates 68 workers who died last year in Iowa
For Workers’ Memorial Day on Thursday, union-sponsored events across Iowa sought to “put a human face and name” to the 68 Iowans who died while at work in 2021. “Every worker on this list has a story, a family and friends whose lives have been forever altered, when their loved one went to work one […]
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Watch: Interview with Sara Terry, director of ‘A Decent Home’
The new documentary A Decent Home tells the story of mobile home park residents, including those in North Liberty’s Golfview, as they try to preserve their communities and their homes after the parks are bought by private equity funds and other investors determined to maximize profits at their expense. Ahead of its sold-out screening at […]
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Grab a camera — the City Nature Challenge is coming to Iowa City for the first time
What began as a way for scientists to tap into the (mostly) friendly rivalry between Los Angeles and San Francisco is now an international event, and this year Iowa City is joining the City Nature Challenge. The challenge is open to anyone who will be going outside this weekend and is willing to take a […]
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Weekender CRANDIC! Indie Bookstore Day, Taste of Jazz, May Day
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s gonna be May! But before we get there, April closes out on Saturday with Independent Bookstore Day. Take the opportunity to stop by one of your local favorites while you’re out and about enjoying a fantastic weekend […]
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Jill Dodds resigns from Coralville City Council following husband’s arrest for ‘a horrible crime he didn’t commit’
Coralville City Councilmember Jill Dodds resigned during Tuesday night’s council meeting, following what she called “false allegations” against her husband for “a horrible crime he didn’t commit.” Jeffrey Dodds was arrested on April 18 by Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies on two counts of second-degree sexual abuse. The Dodds own and operate Simple Abundance Child Care […]
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Watch: Elizabeth Moen, Dan Padley and V.V. Lightbody at the Englert
Former Iowa City-based musician Elizabeth Moen returned from Chicago with a sackful of new songs to perform on the Englert Theatre stage Friday, April 22, with openers V.V. Lightbody and Dan Padley. Postponed two weeks due to COVID-related reasons, Mission Creek Festival passholders enjoyed free admission to the show. Videos by Jason Smith and Peter […]
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Nonprofit Matthew 25 opens affordable grocery store in Cedar Rapids food desert
The grand opening of Matthew 25’s new Cultivate Hope Corner Store will take place this Wednesday, April 27 in Cedar Rapids. The Corner Store is a nonprofit endeavor, providing healthy food in a local food desert — an area of town lacking nearby sources of fresh, affordable food. Cultivate Hope Corner Store had its soft […]
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Claiming Biden’s border policies are ‘destroying our country,’ Gov. Reynolds joins a new ‘strike force’
Gov. Kim Reynolds has joined 25 other Republican governors in the newly created American Governors Border Strike Force that was announced on Wednesday. Despite the dramatic-sounding name and some overheated rhetoric from Reynolds in a written statement about it on Thursday (“President Biden’s disastrous border policies and lack of leadership are destroying our country.”) the […]
