It has been almost two months since Dubuque Street in downtown Iowa City re-opened for vehicle traffic, and the large, chain-link fences akin to prison bars were removed from alongside a renewed sidewalk...
Iowa City is, first and foremost, a college town. Residents of a college town almost unanimously embrace certain elements of a specific lifestyle, like drinking, partying, and carrying on. This has been...
Iowa City residents gathered at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area Monday afternoon to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a series of events honoring Native American presence, history, and culture.
This...
Students, employees, and community members gathered for the reopening of the Clinton Street Starbucks. The store opened back up on Friday after a temporary closure due to renovation construction.
The...
Iowa City is around a year into a pilot program for community “resilience hubs,” which will provide educational programming and support to residents during times of weather-related emergencies.
According...
Jack Moore, Managing News Editor
• October 5, 2024
About 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the University of Iowa’s Pentacrest Saturday, recognizing International Day of Action for Palestine as the one-year mark of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel...
Forty workers at Knutson Construction Company’s Iowa City office were laid off Thursday. The entire office will close at the end of the year.
The announcement came on Sept. 5 from the company’s...
The first-ever African Festival of Arts and Culture took place in the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 28.
During the festival, the Ped Mall was filled with poets, jugglers, dancers,...
Looking around his classroom over two decades ago, Sunday Goshit did not see many students who looked like him.
Goshit came to Iowa City from Nigeria for graduate school around 24 years ago. He...
Energy drinks have become a new fad across the country, with the University of Iowa reporting increases in student consumption of caffeine in recent years. A new company, run by Iowan Chris Whalen...
The Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition held its annual meeting on Thursday, where they celebrated past accomplishments and looked toward new goals for the coming year.
The meeting highlighted...
Emma Calabro, Assistant Visuals Editor
• September 28, 2024
Members of the Iowa City community flocked to the Iowa City Downtown District on Saturday to celebrate the 28th annual Northside Oktoberfest. The day began at 11:00 a.m., with events scattered until 6:00...
