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 […]
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Iowa City Farmers Market announces its start date, reduction in hours
The Iowa City Farmers Market will open for business this year in the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7. But unlike previous years, when the next session would be on Wednesday, market enthusiasts will have to wait until a full week to go shopping again. That’s because the Iowa City Farmers […]
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WEEKENDER CRANDIC! Earth Day, Elizabeth Moen, Art in the Afternoon
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Earth Day is upon us, and in addition to several targeted events (see our collection for a broader listing!), this weekend’s offerings are proof positive of the bumper sticker-ism that the earth without art is just eh. Enjoy […]
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Coralville Farmers Market changing days and location
The Coralville Farmers Market will no longer be on Mondays when it kicks off its 21-week season next month. Instead, the market’s sessions will be every Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. starting on May 18. The market is also moving slightly, from one part of Iowa River Landing to another. It will now be […]
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Killy the kestrel, free music and the Mount Trashmore Challenge: EcoFest returns to Cedar Rapids
Birds of prey, live music and hikes up Mount Trashmore are coming to Cedar Rapids on Saturday for EcoFest 2022, an Earth Day celebration to promote individual, community and worldwide action to achieve sustainability. The event is back in-person after EcoFest 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic, and EcoFest 2021 adapted with a virtual […]
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4/20 in 2022: Iowa GOP leaders entertaining ‘no discussion whatsoever’ on marijuana reform
More than a year after an Iowa Poll showed 54 percent of Iowans favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use and 78 percent want to see the state’s Medical Cannabidiol Program expanded, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Republicans who control the Iowa Legislature show no sign of doing either. Earlier this month, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported […]
