After nearly a year of construction, Phase 1 of the Pedestrian Mall improvements program will wrap up this month, and Phase 2 is set to begin May 13.
The second segment will occur on the east and west...
The popular fitness studio from the West Coast Barre3 has found a home with studio owner Maureen Beran in Iowa City.
Starting with Thursday’s grand opening, eastern Iowa residents can experience Barre3...
“You have plunged me in this everlasting blackness.”
The room was silent as Berlin-based author Esther Dischereit read from her poetry on historical memory. Her reading focused on the pain and suffering...
Iowa City Downtown District has launched its search for a new nighttime mayor on its website following the departure of Angela Winnike.
The nighttime mayor is a position that Iowa City introduced in...
The Johnson County Crisis Center has renamed itself the CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank, or CommUnity for short, as the center nears 50 years of service.
Leaders at the center decided to rebrand...
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Iowa City Downtown District is honoring an influential woman in the community on its social-media pages every day throughout March.
The Women of Impact...
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, community members celebrated the grand opening of the Simple & Free: Pantry Exchange, a food pantry located in the Iowa City Senior Center.
The pantry has been...
City High alum Markeece Johnson has taken an unconventional path to follow his dreams by starting a business shortly after graduating from high school.
After one semester in college, the 2018 high-school...
On a frigid, windless day last week, Artifacts owner Todd Thelen peered with dismay at the large selection of vintage men’s cuff links in front of him. As he slowly began sifting through the metallic...
The Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee will hold a public input meeting on March 8, hoping to gain insight on the direction of public art in the city.
The meeting is part of the committee’s process...
The Iowa City Fire Department has determined the fire at Hieronymus Square was caused by a heater coming in contact with combustible adhesives.
The investigation into the fire, which began Tuesday afternoon...
The Iowa City Fire Department is investigating a structure fire that occurred Tuesday at the Hieronmymus Square construction site.
The fire broke out near Burlington and Clinton Streets at approximately...
