Since her move to Iowa City nearly 25 years ago, Megan Alter calls the area her home. Now, Alter aims to give back to the community that she said has been so generous to her as she runs for one of two...
Iowa City native Laura Bergus is throwing her hat in the ring for one of the two Iowa City City Council at-large seats up for grabs Nov. 5.
In high school, Bergus worked as a City Council intern and...
Following more than two decades in foreign service in various locations, Janice Weiner has returned to her hometown of Iowa City to serve her community roots in the race for Iowa City City Council.
The...
Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor
• October 27, 2019
Iowa City police responded to reporters of shots fired at 5:33 a.m. Sunday at 840 Maggard St., according to a release from the City of Iowa City.
Officers found evidence of shots being fired in the...
Iowa City City Hall seats were filled Tuesday night as five City Council candidates for at-large and district seats convened in a forum to address public concerns, discuss their policies and platforms,...
Room 181 of the IMU was rife with conversations about affordable housing, transportation, and climate change Wednesday evening for the University of Iowa Student Government “Questions with the Candidates”...
At their meeting on Tuesday night, the Iowa City City Council passed a resolution to schedule a public hearing for discussion about improvements at the intersection of Burlington and Madison Streets.
The...
After 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke at the Iowa City climate strike Oct. 4, some audience members were surprised to discover her powerful presence didn’t translate into height.
“Big...
Consideration by the Iowa City City Council to rezone the proposed Riverfront Crossings was deferred until Oct. 15 at the council’s meeting Tuesday.
The Riverfront Crossings development is a proposed...
Although wearing a helmet while riding a bike is one of the first “street-smart” tactics children learn about road safety, a University of Iowa researcher is now studying whether or not students in...
Iowa City is slowly but surely implementing its bicycle master plan, a process which began within the last couple of months. Iowa City City Council passed a motion Tuesday night bringing the city’s parks...
The Iowa City City Council paved the way Tuesday night for ridesharing company Gotcha Mobility to bring a dockless, electric-assisted bike-share system to downtown streets in the next 90 days to improve...
