At the first step inside, it’s clear Coralville’s Backpocket Brewery is not the typical brew house. The Backpocket Taproom, in which patrons can enjoy the menu of pizza, burgers, desserts,...

Nothing is more primed for a good sale than downtown Iowa City. Starting today, the tables will be set, the racks and tents assembled, and signs hanged, marking the arrival of the district’s 46th-annual...

Just another summer night in downtown Iowa City; the sunlight is fading below the Old Capitol Town Center, parents start to call out to their kids that it’s time to go home, young couples hand-in-hand...

Boyhood I walked into Boyhood, the latest film from acclaimed director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Bernie), incredibly hungry. I was running late to the screening and I just didn’t have...

For two years in a row, Wild Child has been named the Best Indie Band at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. At 9 p.m. July 20, Wild Child will play at Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington...

Moonrakers Gastropub, 126 E. Washington St., is a small, friendly looking restaurant and bar tucked above One Twenty Six. The place has a slight, almost unnoticeable James Bond theme to it. Of course,...

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes What made 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes better than expected was that its primary motivation was not seeing apes tear apart their puny human counterparts but...

Millstream’s German Pilsner The Drink: It seemed fitting to honor Germany’s World Cup win with a German beer, brewed by one of the most historic German settlements in the United States: Iowa’s...

If you are interested in fighting games and have a competitive spirit, perhaps Game Geeks’ Smash League, held the third Saturday of each month, is where you belong. This Saturday at 3 p.m. will be...

This Independence Day weekend marks the return of Iowa City’s Jazz Festival, kicking this year’s Summer of the Arts up a notch. Now in its 23rd year, Iowa City’s annual free Jazz Festival...

Tonight kicks off Coralville’s annual 4thFEST, a citywide festival dedicated to celebrating the Fourth of July through a myriad of events and activities: a free concert (Jefferson Starship, 6:30...

An artist known for songs titled “Video Games,” “Diet Mountain Dew,” and “I F… My Way Up to the Top” may not appear to be well-read, but Lana Del Rey is trying hard...