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...
“We, teenagers and children, shouldn’t have to take the responsibility. Right now, the world leaders keep acting like children, and somebody needs to be the adult in the room.”
Standing before...
Like something out of a young-adult fantasy novel, a 16-year-old girl has recently emerged as the voice of a generation crying out for change — and she will visit Iowa City today.
Greta Thunberg,...
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...
As many students prepare to sign leases for the 2020-21 academic year, University of Iowa Student Government will soon release its second Renter’s Guide, which is filled with experiences from tenants...
A Boone man has been accused of willful injury causing serious injury.
Troy Borsh, 23, was charged on Sept. 27 with OWI and willful injury causing serious injury.
According to the arrest affidavit, Borsh...
The beloved Marco’s Grilled Cheese food cart, which opened on the Pedestrian Mall nearly 20 years ago, will open its first walk-in store Nov 1, under a yellow and green awning on 117 N. Linn St.
While...
Football game days are busy and filled with crowds of people all with the same goal: attempting to travel to and from the stadium. For fans who drive, there are often problems when scouring the area for...
An Iowa City man has been accused of abusing the mother of his child.
Emery Bakwanzila, 32, was charged on Sept. 22 with domestic abuse/assault impeding air/blood flow causing injury.
According to...
The dreary weather at Terry Trueblood Recreation Center did not keep participants away from the seventh annual Iowa Miles for Myeloma Run/Walk on Sunday. With kids and pets in tow, they completed the two-mile...
Clutching signs depicting the Lorax and chanting “Stop Coal Now,” University of Iowa students and members of the Iowa City community marched on Sept. 20 in the Global Climate Strike to demand widespread...
The state Board of Regents on Sept. 19 approved a University of Iowa request to raze Seashore Hall, or what remains of the building after two previous razings demolished its southwest and southeast wings.
According...
