With a style that is as unique as the portraits he creates, photographer David Van Allen invites you inside his Cedar Rapids studio to discuss his process to portraiture. Van Allen has been taking pictures for decades and discusses the common misconception between the subject and the overall image in this Little Village Studio Visit.
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Nominations are now open for the Iowa City Human Rights Awards
Nominations are open for the annual Human Rights Awards presented by the Iowa City Human Rights Commission. There are award covering individuals, businesses and community organizations.
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Democracy in Crisis: Activist Medea Benjamin raises hell in the halls of power
Medea Benjamin, the firebrand activist and author of a dozen odd books, looks surprisingly small in the midst of the lunchtime crowd jostling one another in the basement cafeteria of the the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Her pale face is framed by straight-cut bangs that are pretty darn close to pink in […]
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New Concerts at the Creek series set to attract new visitors to Indian Creek Nature Center
The Indian Creek Nature Center (5300 Otis Rd SE, Cedar Rapids), a longtime resource to nature enthusiasts, has recently updated and upgraded its campus. As part of that effort, the staff conducted some research to discover what sort of offerings the community might value. One result of that effort: the new Concerts at the Creek Series (see schedule below), which will feature concerts held at the organization’s new amphitheater.
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Photos: Rain, Police can’t stop Jailbus
The beer garden at Gabe’s is a great place for a show. There are a few downfalls to playing outside, though, weather being one of them: A bit of rain pushed back Dryad’s set, but after a bit a patience and shuffling some gear they played a set full of black metal rippers.
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Iowa’s Sam Clovis is no scientist, but that didn’t stop Donald Trump from nominating him for the top USDA science job
President Donald Trump has decided the chief scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) doesn’t need to be a scientist, so on Wednesday, Trump nominated Sam Clovis for the job. Making Clovis, a non-scientist best known for hosting a rightwing radio talk show in Sioux City, the USDA undersecretary for research, education and economics would break with the tradition of finding a qualified scientist for the position, and it might break the law.
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Iowa City bike plan include expanding access to facilities and programming
City officials hope to focus on making biking more accessible to all Iowa City residents as a part of the bicycle master plan — an effort to make the city more bike friendly and up its status from gold to platinum under the League of American Bicyclists.
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Indigenous Iowa No DAPL benefit show at The Mill on Friday
Oil is following through the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), but the fight against the pipeline isn’t over yet, according to Indigenous Iowa. The nonprofit is inviting everyone to join the fight, by attending a benefit show at The Mill on Friday.
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New Cedar Rapids festival celebrates rhythm and soul
This Saturday, July 22, the sounds of soul will waft over the Cedar River with Cedar Rapids’ first Rhythm and Soul on the River festival. For event organizer Richard Burdine, building the fest has been a labor of love.
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West Des Moines cafe drops its racist-sounding name after online pushback
A new West Des Moines breakfast cafe will open next month, but without the racist-sounding name that caused a furor on social media.
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Everything is fine, says GOP Sen. Bill Dix after jury decides Iowa Senate Republicans violated sexual harassment laws
After a Des Moines jury decided Iowa State Senate Republicans violated sexual harassment, discrimination and anti-retaliation laws, Senate Republican leader Bill Dix released a statement saying the jury was wrong and the caucus doesn’t have a problem.
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Op-Ed: Hawkeyes lineman’s toughest opponent is depression
By Sean Welsh My name is Sean Welsh and I’m an offensive lineman for the Iowa Hawkeyes. On Saturdays in the fall I live life in the trenches at Kinnick Stadium and other venues across the Big Ten. Each week, in front of 70,000 or more cheering football fans, I have the privilege of wearing […]
