Black and Gold: a specialty-beer combination that encompasses both the Irish spirit of Micky’s pub and the Hawkeye spirit of Iowa City. Primary Alcohol: Guinness and hard cider My experience with this...

Patrick Irelan has written a little bit of everything — instructional material, family memoirs, nonfiction, and fiction. Now, the University of Iowa graduate will read from his latest project, a collection...

Iowa City’s first winter Farmers’ Market will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Iowa City Marketplace, formerly Sycamore Mall. Farmers’ Market supervisor Cassidy Bell said the winter market has...

Acclaimed pop and jazz singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has been in the critics’ spotlight for more than three decades. The performer, who is on tour, will play at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington...

It's not an easy task to rewrite a classic. The new rendition must not only bear its predecessor's name but also the expectations that come with it. Even more, it must be fresh enough to justify a revision,...

SCOPE and the Englert Theater proudly seized electronic music producer and singer/songwriter James Blake to play in Iowa City at an opportune time. The artist, who has recently received a great amount...

Walking around campus this semester, it's hard not to notice the drastic changes taking place — entire buildings can be gone from one class to the next. Matthew Wiegand, a native Iowa City artist, took...

In the summer of 2010, Chase Garrett spent two hours a day tickling the keys of downtown Iowa City's public pianos, promoting the first Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Stomp. "[The Piano Stomp] is...

At 21 years old, Huey Mack released a mix tape that ranked in the top 10 of all hip-hop music, without a major label supporting him. On that list, he joined the likes of Drake, Kanye West, and Jay Z. While...

You must know by now, Iowa City is home to a new D.P. Dough, the calzone restaurant with some attitude. The new venue exploded on the Iowa City scene, showcasing the new restaurant by promising a "Free...

China has more than 5,000 years of history. Because of this, there is a lot of cultural heritage. An example of this is the four main classical novels about Chinese history. Journey to the West, which...

Pineapple Express: A martini found at Formosa, served with pineapple juice and crushed ice to give a fresh martini version to what would normally be a blended ice drink. Primary Alcohol: Vodka and Peach...