From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, staff, board members and volunteers from the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and Rape Victim Advocacy Program (DVIP & RVAP) will be at Johnson County Hy-Vees and Fareways to collect donated goods from shoppers during the 21st annual Shop for Shelter. “The goods collected at this […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Keith Haring left his mark on Iowa City. Thirty-five years later, it will go on public display for the first time.
From kindergarten through sixth grade, I spent countless hours staring at a wall in the Horn Elementary School library, daydreaming while an adult read a book to the class. Far more compelling than a fire alarm or a poster of LeVar Burton, I would fixate on a massive mural mounted on the wall of the […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Sidekick Coffee & Books encourages guests to unplug and connect
Jazz plays over the speakers as an employee prepares an iced chai latte. He wears a gray tee shirt with a design in white of a boy with a book sitting with his dad, who holds a steaming cup of coffee. Under this image are the words “Sidekick Coffee & Books.” The University Heights business feels modern, yet cozy. Dark wood with marble countertops
Posted inCommunity/News
Free house available in University Heights (shipping not included)
A new Marriott hotel is coming to 901 Melrose Avenue in University Heights, which means the house that’s standing there currently has to go. Normally “has to go” in these circumstances just means “will be torn down,” but the developers who own the property are giving this house a chance at a new life in […]
Posted inCommunity/News
University Heights police chief fired ‘without cause and for no specific reason’
University Heights Police Chief Kristopher Lyon was fired last week, KCRG reported on Monday. Mayor Louise From told the station the city council had fired Lyon “without cause and for no specific reason as of March 6, 2018.”
