Frozen branches, blooming mushrooms, outdoorsy kids, historic architecture, photogenic animals, bird’s-eye views, snow, sun, rust, romance, rainbows — flip through five-dozen photographs of Iowa and Iowans, taken by LV readers […]
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Little Village issue 335: Peak Iowa 2024
For the third time, Little Village is capping off the year with Peak Iowa: stories of the strange, fascinating, disturbing and heartwarming, all with something to teach us about this […]
Little Village issue 334: November 2024
As this godforsaken year nears its end, giving way to the comforts but mostly stresses of the holiday season, there’s no better time to turn your focus local — from […]
Little Village issue 333: October 2024
Terror! Lies! Legal drugs! Haunted local journalists! This rag’s got it all. Flip through for pre-election existential musings, life-changing films, chill (and chilling) events, pinball wizardry, un-fun Nixon facts and […]
Little Village September 2024: The Fall Arts Preview
As the school year starts and seasons change, Little Village has assembled our most thorough Fall Arts Preview yet. On the cover: Iowa City’s Rachel Yoder (Nightbitch) and Garth Greenwell […]
Bread & Butter 2024: Little Village’s Annual Dining Special
The ninth edition of Little Village’s annual Bread & Butter magazine spotlights interesting eateries in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Ames, Dubuque, Waterloo, the Quad Cities and other food […]
Little Village issue 331: July 2024
Iowa’s landscape may be a fraction of a percent of what it was in its pre-agriculture glory days, but conservationists have worked out some promising recipes for a rebooted, deep-rooted […]
Little Village issue 330: June 2024
It’s hard to take pride when you’re forced to hide. In this issue, Little Village talks to a local org selling Pride flags to benefit LGBTQ Iowans in need, as […]
Little Village issue 329: May 2024
An alt-weekly writing about college basketball? In May?? Must be the Bluder effect. In this issue, LV explores how a lifetime immersed in Iowa women’s basketball paid off for Lisa […]
Little Village issue 328: Rec’d 2024
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 […]
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 […]

