CANCER (June 21-July 22): As I gaze into my crystal ball and invoke a vision of your near future, I find you communing with elemental energies that are almost beyond your power to control. But I’m not worried, because I also see that the spirit of fun is keeping you safe and protected. Your playful […]
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Album Review: MAIDS — These Days EP
MAIDS These Days EP www.thisismaids.com Danny Heggen and Mickey Davis are the Des Moines electronic pop band MAIDS. They’ve been collaborating since 2012 on singles and some inspired remixes for bands including Iowa artists Land of Blood and Sunshine and the Envy Corps. MAIDS latest release, a 5-track EP titled These Days, serves as a […]
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Interview: Super-blogger Jenny Lawson on writing honestly about mental health
An Evening with Jenny Lawson The Hotel at Kirkwood Center — Friday, July 8 at 8 p.m. Not long ago, several friends messaged me: “Have you read Jenny Lawson? You HAVE to read Jenny Lawson! You’ll love her!” I did what I usually do and ignored their advice. Then one of my book clubs selected […]
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Album Review: The Maytags — Love Lines
The Maytags Love Lines www.themaytags.com Seven-piece Des Moines band The Maytags continues their rise to the top of the modern soul scene with their full-length debut, Love Lines, out July 1. Frontman Dustin Smith told me in February that, when recording all in analog (as this album was done) there’s “no excuse not to have […]
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Election season miracle? Insane Clown Posse to perform in Iowa City this fall
Yes. It’s happening. Insane Clown Posse will perform at Iowa City’s Blue Moose Tap House on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale July 8. The Detroit-based rappers are heading to Iowa City to round out the second leg of their Riddle Box Tour, the group announced today to throngs of […]
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Banh Mi Amor brings specialty sandwiches to Iowa City Ped Mall
A new food cart has popped up on the late night scene downtown. Banh Mi Amor — operated and owned by Davenport restaurateur Greg Millsap — has set up shop on the Ped Mall, offering a choice of chicken or pulled pork banh mi sandwiches. Mills owns both a restaurant and food cart in Davenport […]
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10th annual Blues & BBQ presents bouncy houses, Iowa craft beer and St. Paul and the Broken Bones
North Liberty’s Blues & BBQ will celebrate 10 years in its familiar always free, family-friendly fashion on Saturday, July 9. In addition to mouth-watering barbecue (and funnel cakes), this year’s event will feature five blues-inspired artists including headliner St. Paul and the Broken Bones. Music lovers can join musician Kevin Burt on a side stage […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote Roesler for ICCSD School Board
by Kelly Gallagher Terrill, Iowa City The July 19 school board election provides the community an opportunity to make progress. For this reason, I support Paul Roesler for school board. Paul graduated from the Iowa City school system and the University of Iowa. He has served on the District’s School Improvement Advisory Committee, the Districtwide […]
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Free summer admission at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) is excited to treat the community to another summer of free admission until Sept. 6. The CRMA houses the world’s largest collection of regionalist master Grant Wood’s work and is located smack-dab in the thick of downtown Cedar Rapids (410 Third Avenue SE). What’s on exhibit? There are […]
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Little Village magazine issue 202: Jul. 6 – Aug. 2, 2016
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 202. In this edition, columnist Tom Dean explores the joy of doing nothing, prisoners from Iowa’s Oakdale Prison reflect on what it means to be free, Critical Hit owner Chance Kirchhof sits down for an interview, cabbie Vic Pasternak offers sage advice and much more!
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Flash wedding on Pentacrest another bright spot during fireworks show
As fireworks lit the sky over the Pentacrest, Matt “Red” Rebelskey and Emily Sohn were married under the red and white glow of the July 3 display. The couple organized what people called a flash wedding. About 15 minutes before the fireworks display began, the couple — along with a few dozen friends and […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote Claussen for ICCSD special election
By Nick Westergaard, Coralville, Iowa I will be casting my vote for JP Claussen in the July 19 School Board special election. As the parent of two kids who receive special education services and academic accommodations, I was shocked by results of the Iowa Department of Education’s recent investigation. We need board members who are […]
