Party in the Park returns for another summer on Thursday at James Alan McPherson Park (1858 7th Ave Ct). The annual series of family-friendly events hosted by the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department will be held every Thursday at a different city park though mid-August. The 90-minute party at James Alan McPherson Park starts […]
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Kids can get a free bus ride to downtown Iowa City summer weekdays by showing their library card
Starting Wednesday, Iowa City kids will be able to get a free bus ride downtown by showing their library card, as the Summer Library Bus program returns. The Iowa City Public Library (ICPL) partners with Iowa City Transit every year for this program to make it easier for school-age kids to access the library during […]
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Photo Gallery: The South District’s Diversity Market starts its second year
Hundreds of people showed up for the kick-off of the Diversity Market‘s second year on Saturday. The people who came to Pepperwood Plaza enjoyed slow-cooked meats, Mexican cuisine and frozen treats, while vendors showed off their handcrafted clothes, jewelry and artwork. The Antelope Lending Library’s Bookmobile was open for kids, as well as a fire […]
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Iowa City’s Diversity Market returns with more vendors, longer hours
The Diversity Market is returning to Iowa City’s South District for its second year, with more vendors, more space and longer hours. Over 40 minority-owned and women-owned businesses will bring their wares or food trucks to the market, which kicks off on Saturday. The Diversity Market is “a pop-up market that elevates BIPOC and women-owned […]
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Iowa City Parks and Rec weighs possibility of closing one pool and expanding another
The 58-year-old pool at Robert A. Lee Recreation Center may be permanently closed under the Recreation Facilities and Programs Master Plan. The Iowa City Parks and Recreation department has been working on the master plan for the past year and has held events and surveys to gather public input. The department will present their recommendations […]
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Early voting in the June 7 primary has begun
Early voting for the June 7 primary election began on Wednesday, as county auditors started mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters, and opened their offices for in-person early voting. Democratic and Republican candidates will be the only ones on the primary ballot, because those two parties are the only ones that have major party […]
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Photo Gallery: Hundreds march in Iowa City ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ protest
In the second week of protests in Iowa City following the leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court — which is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and undermine decades of precedent for reproductive rights and right to privacy — hundreds of Iowans rallied on the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Saturday, as part […]
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Table to Table needs volunteers to help feed those in need while preventing food waste
Table to Table is in need of volunteers to assist with its work of helping feed people in need by preventing food waste. Since 1996, the Iowa City-based nonprofit has relied on volunteers to collect food from farms, restaurants and other businesses, then sort and package the food before delivering it to Table to Table’s […]
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‘There is joy in fighting for your freedom’: Roe advocates process fears, hopes for new reproductive rights movement in IC
More than 100 people gathered on the Pentacrest on Sunday afternoon in support of reproductive rights. The “Hands Off Roe” rally was the second Pentacrest rally of the weekend in response to the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion declaring “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” before ruling no pregnant American has the […]
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After years of delay, the Forest View relocation program begins to move forward
Cindy Onnen has lived in Forest View Mobile Home Court for half a century. She moved there with her husband and 2-year-old son in 1971, when the rent was $25. “It went up to $35 the next month, and I was mad. Gosh, to say that now, people would say, ‘Really? You’re that old?’” Onnen […]
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Photo Gallery: Fashion Activism Institute presents five emerging designers in IC alley-runway
The students at Andre Wright’s Fashion Activism Institute (FAI) presented their new designs at a fashion show in the alleyway beside Buzz Salon on Saturday. This is the first fashion show held by FAI since it began earlier this year. The show featured emerging designers Lucky Essentials, Finer Streetwear, Cultr., bc le couturier and Chica […]
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‘Gone but not forgotten’: Iowa City commemorates 68 workers who died last year in Iowa
For Workers’ Memorial Day on Thursday, union-sponsored events across Iowa sought to “put a human face and name” to the 68 Iowans who died while at work in 2021. “Every worker on this list has a story, a family and friends whose lives have been forever altered, when their loved one went to work one […]
