Read issue 307 » Find a comfortable stump and flip through Little Village’s 2022 recreation guide (or just use it for kindling). In this issue, nearly two dozen Iowa runners of various ages, backgrounds and personal reasons for running discuss their style: where they go, what they wear, how they protect against injury and self-doubt, […]
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Little Village Central Iowa Issue 002: The Medieval Issue
Read issue 002 » Good morrow, good reader! You’ve stumbled upon Ye Olde Little Village issue 002! In these pages, historians, artists, cooks and Renaissance faire performers reflect on an era rich in our imaginations, but often misunderstood — or worse, manipulated by white nationalists. University of Iowa medievalist Michael Edward Moore breaks down evolving […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 306: May 2022
Read issue 306 » Good morrow, good reader! You’ve stumbled upon Ye Olde Little Village issue 306, our first medieval-themed mag (because why not?)! In these pages, historians, artists, cooks and Renaissance faire performers reflect on an era rich in our imaginations, but often misunderstood — or worse, manipulated by white nationalists. University of Iowa […]
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Little Village Central Iowa Issue 001: April 2022
Read issue 001 » Welcome to issue 001, Little Village’s very first Central Iowa magazine! In these pages, LV investigates the history of Des Moines’ Center Street district, a hub of Black business, music, dance and life in an era of pervasive housing discrimination. Also inside: How Coral Thede managed to establish a successful women-led […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 305: April 2022
Read issue 305 » What makes a good community? In Iowa City’s South District, it’s relentless organizers like Angie Jordan, who works to weave together the ideas of her neighbors to see events, art, businesses and social justice thrive in one of Johnson County’s most misunderstood areas. On IC’s Northside, spring weather calls for an […]
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Little Village magazine issue 304: March 2022
Read issue 304 » Is that the answer that’s blowin’ in the wind? Or is it just a massive storm? We explore the topic on everyone’s lips, including a chat with a storm chaser, a check-in on post-derecho replanting in Cedar Rapids and a reminder that weather systems exist for more than just to spite […]
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Little Village magazine issue 303: February 2022
Read issue 303 » Going to the doctor can be daunting. For LGBTQ folks, it can be traumatizing — some healthcare professionals refuse to treat queer patients, and others show a lack of respect for everything from preferred pronouns to bodily autonomy. That’s why a few concerned physicians, nurses, counselors, pharmacists and advocates at University […]
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Little Village magazine issue 302: January 2022
Read issue 302 » Little Village’s 2022 Arts Issue features reader-submitted photos depicting eastern Iowa’s landscapes, wildlife, city life, workers, artists and more. These slices of life help contextualize our present and offer hope for the year ahead. Plus: Kiki tackles a mother/daughter conflict, and LV reviewers share thoughts on the latest Iowa music and […]
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Little Village magazine issue 301: December 2021
Read issue 301 » Welcome to the fourth annual Best of the CRANDIC issue! From Aug. 1-Sept. 30, Little Village readers cast their votes in more than 200 categories, from Best Library to Best Local Band, Best Bartender to Best Defender of Science, Most Unique Shop to Hardest Fightin’ Union. Voters had the option to […]
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Little Village magazine issue 300: Nov. 2021
Read issue 300 » Welcome to the 300th issue of Little Village magazine! The 2021 Give Guide highlights dozens of local nonprofit organizations that deserve your dollars this winter, as well as retailers and artists selling gift-worthy goods right here in eastern Iowa (who needs a global supply chain?). Featured orgs include the Great Plains […]
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Little Village magazine issue 299: Oct. 2021
Read issue 299 » Time to stockpile seasonings, batten down the freezers, stuff the sausages and hide the steak knives, America! In this issue, Little Village jumps into the juicy trenches of what Joni Ernst, Kim Reynolds and Fox News call the “War on Meat,” liberals’ heinous (and fictional) campaign to force the vegan lifestyle […]
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Little Village magazine issue 298: Sept. 2021
Wriggle into a cozy sweater and get hyped for fall book, music, film and theater premieres with this issue of Little Village. Pittsburgh Pirate Dock Ellis is famous for pitching a no-hitter on LSD in 1970, but there was much more to the African-American athlete than gimmicks. CR’s Mirrorbox…
