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 Bluder, Caitlin Clark, Hannah Stuelke and Hawkeye fans everywhere — and what happens when a national phenomenon hits close to home. Also inside: Meet the […]
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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 for you, and a local bike co-op to help you keep it tuned and well-used. Learn about each of the overnight towns along the hilliest […]
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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.
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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 make a point about religious — and personal — freedom. Also in this issue: Iowa City musician and activist Tara McGovern prepares to defend their […]
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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 new year might have in store. Also inside: New restaurants make an impression in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines; the Englert Theatre gets ready to […]
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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, cool record shops, priceless art, sandwich innovations, scientific scandals, morbid and mouthwatering roadside attractions, and radical people. For our second-annual Peak Iowa issue, Little Village […]
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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 box haven’t been censored to comply with Iowa Republicans’ definition of “appropriate” reading material. In this issue, Little Village breaks down the book-banning restrictions in […]
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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 (and a Manhattan Project scientist) in Denison, Iowa, asking if she’d help him get a movie made about the horrors of the atomic bomb in […]
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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 — in LV’s 2023 Fall Arts Preview. A preview of the Preview: September cover star Blake Shaw breaks down the art of juggling up to […]
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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 war will become real in classrooms and school libraries, and may make marginalized students feel more alone. Fortunately, there w‎ill always be at least one […]
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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 shops and pop-ups, reliable lunches, scrumptious brunch spots, delectable recipes, stormy stouts and fantastic fermentation. Spend a weekend on the Fairfield food scene, or let […]
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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 millions in public funds. High nitrate levels tied to industrial farming practices (monocropping, CAFOs, spreading fertilizer within feet of watersheds), for example, have so polluted […]
