Just as it has for more than a century, the University of Iowa Homecoming Parade wound its way through the streets of downtown Iowa City on Friday. This being an Iowa City parade, local realtors were well represented among the groups marching, and almost all the groups in the parade distributed candy to kids along […]
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Streets will close in Iowa City on Thursday and Friday for a mini block party and the UI homecoming parade
Dubuque Street between Washington and Iowa Avenue in downtown Iowa City reopened to traffic at the end of August after closing down in March for infrastructure updates as part of Iowa City’s revitalization efforts. But on Thursday that block is closing down again as the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) holds its Back to Dubuque Celebration. […]
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Street closures for the University of Iowa’s Homecoming Parade start Friday afternoon
“No Parking” signs will start going up downtown at noon on Friday, as Iowa City gets ready for the University of Iowa’s Homecoming Parade. Street closures for the event will begin at 4 p.m. The city crews will block off the streets in three stages. 4 p.m. street closures: • Van Buren Street, between Jefferson […]
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Streets start closing at 4 p.m. on Friday for UI’s Homecoming parade
Streets in downtown Iowa City will start closing at 4 p.m. for the University of Iowa’s Homecoming parade. The parade is scheduled wend its way through downtown beginning at 5:45 p.m., and going from the intersection of Washington and Gilbert streets to the intersection of Iowa Avenue and Gilbert.
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Photos: Saint Motel at the Iowa Memorial Union
The dreary forecast on Friday, Oct. forced the student promoters of SCOPE productions to move the annual Homecoming concert from the Pentacrest to the Iowa Memorial Union this year. This didn’t affect the enthusiasm of the crowd or the bands.
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UI student group cancels Homecoming game protest
A student group that was attempting to organize a protest at the University of Iowa’s Homecoming game on Saturday has cancelled its plans over safety concerns.
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Photos: Simple Plan and Wavves rock homecoming
The University of Iowa Pentacrest was packed with fans of all ages on Friday, gathered to see Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan with surf rockers Wavves opening. The annual free concert is a staple of the University’s week of homecoming celebrations. Wavves played songs from each of their three full-length albums and got the […]
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Football, court and CHVRCHES: Homecoming Weekend 2015
SCOPE Productions Presents: CHVURCHES The UI Pentacrest — Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. The University of Iowa and the undefeated Hawkeyes (5-0) welcome back alumni this Friday, Oct. 9, kicking off a weekend full of events with their annual Homecoming Parade, beginning at 5:45 p.m. To augment one of the University’s most anticipated annual […]
