This Week in the Village: April 14-20

Catch up on the biggest headlines, videos and photos published by Little Village in the past week.

‘People are ready for a new generation of leadership’: 2020 presidential Julián Castro on his path to politics, immigration reform and more

Published Monday, April 15

Julián Castro was candid about his place in the large field of candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination during his live Political Party Live’s podcast interview at The Mill Sunday. The former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, who also served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration, is still slowly building his campaign and working on expanding his name recognition.

“I’m comfortable not being a front-runner right now,” Castro told PPL hosts Stacey Walker, Simeon Talley and guest host Lilián Sánchez, as well as the capacity crowd at The Mill. “I wasn’t born a front-runner, I didn’t grow up on the West Side of San Antonio as a front-runner.” Continue reading…

The original Paul’s Discount in Clinton is closing

Published Tuesday, April 16

When it was announced last April that Paul’s Discount was closing, the Cassidy family, which owned the store that had become an Iowa City institution, said they would be keeping the original Paul’s location in Clinton, Iowa open. But on Tuesday, the Clinton Herald reported that city’s Paul’s will close by July 31. Continue reading…

Dodge Street construction project outlined

Published Thursday, April 18

Dodge Street, between Governor and Burlington streets, is scheduled for a major overhaul in 2023, and the Iowa City Department of Public Works held its first public meeting on the project at City Hall on Wednesday evening.

Construction isn’t scheduled to begin until spring 2023, and planning is still in the earliest stages. The meeting presented an outline of the scope of the project. Continue reading…

Video premiere: Crystal City, ‘Three-Dimensionality’

Published Thursday, April 18

Crystal City is hitting its decade mark as a band this year, and it shows. Sam Drella and Dave Helmer have a tight sound together that could only come from an instinct for each other born in synchronicity, honed through familiarity and sparked to life by a mutual joy in experimentation. Their video for “Three-Dimensionality” premieres here. Continue reading…

FilmScene marks the 30th anniversary of the University of Iowa HIV/AIDS Clinic with mini film series

Published Thursday, April 18

Science and stories come together at the UI HIV/AIDS Clinic, but the Bijou Film Forum, FilmScene and Iowa City Pride will focus on the latter to help celebrate the clinic’s 30th. FilmScene will host screenings of three HIV/AIDS-focused films, with accompanying talks by UI experts. Continue reading…

‘We should be building off of each other’s progress’: FilmScene and the Englert announce joint fundraising, programming campaign

Published Saturday, April 20

This Saturday, April 20, FilmScene and the Englert Theatre unveiled the steps toward a new vision: “building the greatest small city for the arts in the America.”

The outer lobby of the Englert Theatre was filled with notecards hanging from balloons, filled with statements from community members on why they find the arts important. Additional cards were available for attendees to add their own thoughts. The implication was clear: The Strengthen • Grow • Evolve campaign is intended as an outgrowth and fulfillment of the values of the Iowa City community. Continue reading…

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Out this week: Little Village issue 262