Sometimes it’s the journey, not the destination. In this issue of Rec’d, Little Village invites you to discover a trail or blaze a new one: Find the bicycle that’s right […]
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Little Village issue 327: March 2024
From Mission Creek Festival to the Trans Lives Festival to rock shows at xBk Live and Wooly’s, art means more amid a culture war. In this issue, performers organize, mourn, reminisce, fight fascism and get hyped.
Little Village issue 326: February 2024
Read the issue >> Everybody say grace! This month, Little Village dug into the Iowa roots of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a 45-year-old organization of LGBTQ “nuns” out to […]
Little Village issue 325: January 2024
Read the issue >> Punchlines. Parenting. AI art. Soothing cups of coffee. Trump’s arrest. History repeating itself. Healing. In Little Village’s 2024 Arts Issue, local comic artists imagine what the […]
Little Village December 2023: Peak Iowa
Leaders lie, families struggle, rights erode and rivers run sludgy. But you don’t have to scratch far below the surface of our corn-laden state to find something worth preserving—resurrected prairies, […]
Little Village November 2023: The Give Guide
Life is like a Little Free Library; you never know what you’re gonna get. But unlike school libraries in Iowa, at least you know the contents of your neighborhood take-a-book-share-a-book […]
Little Village issue 322: October 2023
Sit back and enjoy this episode of LV! True Hollywood Story — the tale of when Oscar winner Donna Reed got a call from her old high school chemistry teacher […]
Little Village September 2023 — The Fall Arts Preview
Whoever said there’s nothing to do in Iowa has never read Little Village. Peruse hundreds of upcoming events — and dozens of interviews with the artists and organizers behind them […]
Little Village issue 320: August 2023
For LGBTQ students across Iowa, the new school year is starting under a cloud. Mean-spirited, confusing and medically irresponsible laws signed this past legislative session amid a rightwing anti-trans culture […]
Bread & Butter 2023: Dining Guide to the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area
Read the PDF edition » The 2023 edition of Bread & Butter, Little Village’s annual Eastern Iowa dining guide, is served. In this issue, explore notable new restaurants, slurp-worthy ramen […]
Little Village July 2023 — The Environmental Issue
Read July 2023 » The unrestrained, government-subsidized growth of Big Ag in Iowa is costing the rest of the state — and continent — in recreational opportunities, drinkable water and […]
Little Village — Rec’d 2023
Read Rec’d 2023 » Stretch first, then jump into Rec’d, Little Village’s 2023 recreation guide! Pickleball is all the rage with all ages, and LGBTQ Iowans have gravitated towards the […]