Bed and breakfasts significantly changed how they housed guests this year, and some that closed in March under challenges presented by COVID-19 are still waiting to reopen.
The Burford House Inn,...
With COVID-19 forcing many businesses to close their doors and limit services within the past six months, bills have accrued and left some business owners without steady business.
President and...
RABID SQUIRREL IN THE AREA, ATTACKING PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO ATTEND THE CALLER^S GARAGE SALE, SQUIRREL SEEMS TO BE A FIGHTER SINCE IT IS MISSING AN EYE
— Iowa City Police Log (@IC_ActivityLog)...
A local group hopes to keep the spirit of The Mill alive as the iconic building looks for a new owner.
In mid-June, the owners of Iowa City restaurant and entertainment venue The Mill announced...
Residents of the corridor area will soon be able to order clothes, books, and toys from downtown businesses from their couch.
Beginning Sept. 8, the Iowa City Downtown District will launch a new...
More than 350 students moved into the Hawks Ridge apartments on Aug. 16, and many claimed to find their rooms in a state of disrepair after the derecho that occurred on Aug. 10 halted cleaning.
Hawks...
Amid Black Lives Matter protests, Iowa City has put new social programs in place seeking to combat implicit bias, including a landlord implicit bias training and a woke book club.
Read Woke, started...
The Iowa City Downtown District and Project Better Together have collaborated to provide locally owned businesses opportunities to boost sales and earn back revenue lost due to COVID-19.
The two...
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld sharply rebuked downtown Iowa City businesses not enforcing COVID-19 guidelines after maskless students packed bars over the weekend.
"We're having an...
As Target opens its first small-format store in the Iowa City area, students have expressed satisfaction at both its convenient location in the downtown district and the compliance of its staff with...
The coronavirus pandemic has not created a housing crisis, but it has deepened existing inequalities and created more urgency around housing problems, said Sara Barron, executive director of the Johnson...
As the University of Iowa plans to reopen for in-person instruction in the fall semester, campus officials and the City of Iowa City are both working to mandate face-coverings in public in an effort...
