The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) held its 10th annual Top Chef Downtown at The Graduate on Monday night. This year’s event featured offerings from 29 Iowa City restaurants. Competing entrees ranged from classics like St. Burch Tavern’s braised short rib to less familiar fare like Oasis’s mansaf, as well as desserts such as The […]
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Watch: Royceann Porter previews the 2020 Community Soul Food Dinner
Royceann Porter is up to her elbows in elbow noodles, black-eyed peas, smoked meats and more ahead of the Black Voices Project’s annual Soul Food Dinner this Friday. The Johnson County Supervisor encourages anyone and everyone to come out for a free meal and fellowship.
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Watch: Caucus night at Coralville Precinct 1
Not everything went wrong on Caucus Day. A Democratic precinct in Coralville, Iowa saw a record turnout and relatively smooth proceedings — even though caucus rules can be confusing. Little Village sat in on Coralville Precinct 1 (at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts) the night of Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
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Fashion Forward: Quinn Herbert embraces DIY style, being ‘so extra’
Quinn Herbert, the latest subject in Little Village’s Fashion Forward video series, presented by Revival, said his clothes and especially accessories represent a personal transformation. “I think initially my style reflected what I want others to think of me,” he said, “and now I think it reflects more about what I think of myself and how I want to feel myself.”
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Watch: Blackalicious bring their anniversary tour to Gabe’s
On Thursday, Dec. 12, The Gift of Gab, Lateef the Truthspeaker and the Blackalicious crew warmed up Gabe’s with their Nia 20th Anniversary celebration tour. The show originally scheduled for August was canceled due to illness, but they braved the cold to return to Iowa City and put on a great performance — even hinting […]
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Watch: Meet the Iowa Student Climate Strikers
The Iowa City Climate Strikers were voted the 2019 Best Environmental Advocates in the CRANDIC by Little Village voters. Get to know the strikers and how their weekly walk-outs helped push the climate justice conversation forward locally this year. Thanks to the The City of Iowa City Government for sponsoring the Best Environmental Advocate award!
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Watch: Sharon Udoh (Counterfeit Madison) discusses her Iowa City experiences, Nina Simone and the future
On Nov. 2, 2019, Sharon Udoh (Counterfeit Madison) gave one of Witching Hour Festival’s most memorable performances, presenting her Nina Simone songbook solo, on piano, at the Englert Theatre. She spoke with Little Village before the show at the site of her last performance in Iowa City, The Mill. Video by Jason Smith with photos […]
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‘Change is coming,’ Greta Thunberg tells crowd of thousands at the Iowa City Student Climate Strike rally
First came squeals from people near the stage, then a roar of cheers. The crowd of more than 3,000 gathered at the intersection of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue Friday afternoon for the Iowa City Student Climate Strike rally, quickly switched to a chant of “Greta! Greta! Greta!” as the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg took the stage. She was joined by students who, inspired by her work, have led
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Fashion Forward: Vero Rose Smith’s patchwork wardrobe
“The rose has become a symbol that I try to wear absolutely every single day, to think about all the women who came before me.” As curator of special projects at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Vero Rose Smith thinks of her closet as a living sketchbook. She appreciates sustainable secondhand finds, […]
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Watch: William Elliott Whitmore performs at Grey Area 2019
William Elliott Whitmore performs during the third-annual Grey Area festival at Flat Black Studios, Aug. 10, 2019. It’s the first time he’s played solo at Grey Area, in preparation for a solo album. “I’m excited to record an album of all originals again,” he said ahead of the festival. “It’ll be fun to get back […]
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Footnotes on the 2020 Caucus: A first-time voter encounters buddy-buddy candidates and rude reporters at the Iowa State Fair
The annual two-week phenomenon that is the Iowa State Fair is well-known for its amply supply of pigs, people, meals on sticks and, once every four years, its parade of presidential candidates. Livestock gets judged in the various barns at the fairgrounds, and candidates get judged at the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox
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Fashion Forward: JoAnn LS says ‘fuck the rules’ when it comes to fashion
“Who cares if other people aren’t into it?” says JoAnn LS. “It’s not about other people, it’s about what makes you feel good.” The Iowa City hairdresser and salon owner tries to make her personal style a genuine expression of who she is, and is always searching for “clothing that has some sort of sense […]
