Though superheroes currently command the movie screen, the majority of the stories started on paper. The printed origin of these caped crusaders and many new comics will be showcased at Lib Con 2, the...
Summer camps and filmmaking are two things many might not think go together, but each summer for the past four years, FilmScene has hosted weeklong filmmaking camps for Iowa City children.
The first...
A cup of sugar was added to the recipe for Iowa City with the grand opening of Butter Custom Bakery on July 27 and 28. The bakery is located on 805 S. First Ave. in the same plaza as Heyn’s Ice Cream...
A new Chinese restaurant is set to open as UI students stream back into Iowa City.
The small restaurant, called Lark&Owl, is located next to the No.18 Karaoke on South Gilbert Street. It will open...
On the rooftop of Filmscene, Ryan Gosling croons about stars while playing a piano on the screen. Wispy light from the projector hangs above a silent crowd. The sold-out showing of La La Land is one...
The downtown food scene will soon receive a jolt of freshness with the addition of organic-pressed juices and smoothies.
Get Fresh, a juice and smoothie bar, will open a new downtown location on Iowa...
As the number of butchers dwindles across the U.S, Iowa City grocers are doing away with their on-site meat departments.
Bread Garden Market and the New Pioneer Food Co-Op have recently done away with...
A new salon in Iowa City has been designed to foster connections and community through the process of hair styling.
Honeybee Hair Parlor, 755 S. Gilbert St., will hold its grand opening on July 5 from...
Before I could ask Jazz Fest committee chair Don Thompson any questions about this year’s festival, he jumped in with a question of his own: “Are you a jazz fan?”
As the lead trumpet player in...
After three years of construction, the latest addition to Iowa City, the new Riverfront Crossings Park, will hold a grand-opening celebration on July 20.
Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department has...
A crowd filled with Iowa City residents and Downtown District employees gathered in the colorfully painted alley space behind Discerning Eye Optical on the evening of June 26 for the annual State of the...
Owners of an Iowa City streetwear and vintage clothing store discovered in August 2018 that the singular faded black and red Nike shoe in their possession was a rare piece of sneaker history: a Player...
