Iowa City will hold a special election on Oct. 2 following the resignation of at-large City Councilor Kingsley Botchway. The City Council decided in a unanimous vote on Aug. 3 during a special formal...

Botchway bids City Council, School District farewell City Councilor Kingsley Botchway announced that the July 17 Iowa City City Council meeting will be his last. The councilor is leaving his city position,...

It looks like it will be at least another month to find out how tall the Pentacrest Garden Apartments project will be. At its meeting on the night of July 3, the Iowa City City Council deferred its...

City Councilors are divided on rezoning a piece of land next to campus, which would lead to a high-rise apartment building and help relieve pressure on off-campus student housing. The proposed redevelopment...

Plans to develop new student housing downtown face a roadblock from the Iowa City City Council following a rezoning request. The property in question, 12 E. Court St., is the location of Pentacrest Gardens,...

By Allison Meyer [email protected] A new city ordinance will require some landlords’ properties to be subject to city inspections twice as often. The City Council passed an ordinance requiring...

People looking to shoot off fireworks this Fourth of July may have a harder time finding them. The state of Iowa passed a new law in May 2017 legalizing the sale and purchase of fireworks in the...

City Council launches Facebook live stream  of meeting The Iowa City City Council introduced a Facebook live of the council meeting on Tuesday night. “I hope that as you leave, talk to friends, family...