When street-side trees don yarn sweaters and the surface of Pedestrian Mall benches seem to transform overnight, downtown Iowa City strollers take notice. But there is more to Iowa City’s outdoor...

Downtown Iowa City is in the middle of a movie craze. Much of the excitement is centered on Scene 1, 118 E. College St., a lounge and cinema slated to open in September in downtown Iowa City under the...

Uptown Bill’s is a little coffee shop with a lot going on. Books for patrons to buy line the shop, a coffee counter with an assortment of treats and beverage choices sits in the back, and the surrounding...

Tango instructor Patricia Vahanian said the fluidity of tango makes it an alluring dance style. “It’s like an addiction,” she said. “But it’s a good kind of addiction.” The...

With channels full of cartoons, many kids might find themselves drawn to Japanese animated shows such as “Pokémon” and “Dragonball Z” because they seem different from the rest....

Illustrator, voice actor, comedian, and rapper MC Chris will bring his unique “nerdcore” style of rap to Gabe’s on Saturday. A native of Illinois, MC Chris started his career illustrating...

MC Chris will headline the Revenge of the Nerds Tour 2, which will make its way to Iowa City this weekend. A man of many talents, MC Chris does everything from writing and rapping to voice-over work and...

Name: Leinenkugel's Lemon Berry Shandy Product of: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, Wis. Serving Size: 12 fl oz, 4.2 percent ABV   Leinenkugel’s has a reputation for crafting quality...

It’s survival of the talented at Gabe’s, as 10 local musicians will duke it out for the crowd’s votes. Gabe’s will take the classic battle of the bands to a whole new level with...

Armed with traditional suits and bluegrass instruments, the Henhouse Prowlers of Chicago will perform at the Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., at 10 p.m. Saturday. The group’s set list will include music...

To change things up in the seven-week long Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts Friday Night Concert Series, two distinctive bands, the Feralings and Awful Purdies, will both perform. The concert series...

On Jan. 27, Iowa was hit with one of the biggest snowstorms it had seen in many years. Unfortunately, musician Brad Engeldinger was one of the victims of the storm, and he lost his life in a car accident....