Since 2012, The Lost Cuban in Cedar Rapids has been consistently serving flavorful Cuban favorites, garnering well-deserved buzz along way. The restaurant’s dining room is colorful and clean, free from the clutter of knickknacks. Customers order at the register, and friendly, helpful servers bring the food out to the table when it’s ready (which doesn’t […]
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Glam rapper Mickey Avalon heads to the Blue Moose Tap House
Known for songs like “Jane Fonda” and “My Dick,” Mickey Avalon brings his hedonistic, self-proclaimed glam rap to the Blue Moose Tap House. The “glam” label speaks…
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Inaugural Tiffin festival combines beer and bluegrass
Beer and bluegrass will harmonize this weekend for the inaugural Bella Sala Brew Grass Festival at the Bella Sala Event Center in Tiffin. Chad Atherton, festival promoter and regional market manager for Founders Brewing Company, credits the renaissance of craft beer in Iowa and the heritage of bluegrass in the Mississippi and Missouri Valley as the inspiration for the festival’s theme.
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Former ‘Jackass’ star Preston Lacy vies to be President with stand-up comedy tour
With election season right around the corner, Iowa City has an unexpected candidate coming to town. Comedian and faux-presidential contender Preston Lacy…
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Dorm cooking 2.0: Class to highlight gourmet meals made in the microwave
In a college town where many residents don’t have kitchens, microwave meals of ramen and frozen burritos can become an inevitable part…
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The food trucks are coming: City council approves mobile vending ordinance
The Iowa City Council passed and adopted an ordinance Tuesday that greatly expands where and when mobile food vendors are allowed to operate in Iowa City…
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Human Rights film festival kicks off this week
The Iowa United Nations Association (Iowa UNA) is hosting their inaugural film festival, Human Rights in the Heartland, this weekend at various locations in downtown Iowa City. The festival will show nine films in total, starting Thursday at Tippie College of Business with a screening of Black Rider (1993) at 7 p.m. Rebecca McPhail, an […]
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Local home brewers share their beers this weekend
Home brewers will share both their beer and expertise at the Spring Home Brewers Share this Saturday at the Sanctuary Pub…
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Review: ‘Housebroken’ offers comedic take on the challenges of homeownership
Megan Gogerty’s previous original one-woman show, Feet First in the Water with a Baby in My Teeth, dealt with parenthood, a topic which…
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The fight against food insecurity: Johnson County group turns to fresh produce
For the 14.2 percent of Johnson County residents that are food insecure, access to fresh fruits and vegetables can be extremely…
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Cut loose with Diarrhea Planet at Gabe’s
Bring an extra pair of pants to Gabe’s tonight because you will no doubt lose your shit to the four-guitar mayhem of power-punk Nashville band Diarrhea Planet. The six-piece rock band formed back in 2009 when Jordan Smith, Evan Donohue and Casey Weissbuch wanted to stick it to the man…
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Marc Rahe reads at Prairie Lights
Iowa City writer Marc Rahe will read from his new collection of poetry, On Hours, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Prairie Lights. His debut collection of poems, The Smaller Half, (Rescue Press, 2010) demonstrated a staccatoed spectrum, from darkness to high-pitched humor. In On Hours (Rescue Press, 2015), readers find Marc’s depth continues to delight, as does his exploration of the human experience — odd, awkward and wonderful as it may be.
