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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Donations sit outside the door to the Food Bank for the Crisis Center of Johnson Coutny on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. The Food Bank allows Johnson County residents to accept grocery assistance once per week.

Johnson County Crisis Center expands service to food-insecure residents

Maria Kuiper, News Reporter August 19, 2018
Last Thursday, the Johnson County Crisis Center debuted its revamped food bank warehouse to serve its 13,000 customers.
John Bowman leaves the community garden with some kale and a tomato at the Prairie Hill Co-Housing community in Iowa City on Thursday, August 16, 2018. John and his wife Valerie moved to Prairie Hill because they felt that cohousing offered a good balance between community and privacy. The community is based on the Danish coousing Model and includes private residences as well as spaces common to all residents, such as a communal garden. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Green houses and green thumbs in eco-friendly cohousing

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter August 19, 2018

The first of its kind in Iowa, Prairie Hill cohousing community has welcomed new residents and gained more attention in Iowa City. On Aug. 12, the neighborhood received more than 300 visitors for an open...

A live jazz band is seen at the Graduate hotel in Iowa City for a VIP tour on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Michael Aragon/The Daily Iowan)

New Graduate Hotel showcases Iowa City’s best

Allison Meyer, [email protected] July 24, 2018
A new downtown hotel welcomes guests to take a look around the renovated space, which strives to capture the essence of Iowa City.
Pedestrians cross Clinton Street and enter the Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Iowa City on Monday, June 27, 2016.

Takanami to close, location to become Mexican restaurant

July 19, 2018

The location of an Iowa City sushi restaurant is about to take on a whole new cuisine. According to a press release from the Iowa City Downtown District, Takanami, 219 Iowa Ave., is scheduled to...

Pedestrians cross Clinton St. and enter the Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Iowa City on Monday June 27, 2016.

Word on the sidewalk is sales, sales, sales

Brooke Clayton, [email protected] July 17, 2018
The 50th-annual Sidewalk Sales mean businesses will spend the weekend clearing out their summer merchandise at sale prices, beginning on the morning of July 19 and ending on the evening of July 22.
The former location of Coldstone located on the corner of Dubuque and Washington Streets is seen on Tuesday, June 12. The location will soon be home to Raygun. (Paxton Corey/The Daily Iowan)

Raygun to replace Coldstone downtown Iowa City

Darliah Adams, [email protected] June 27, 2018
Des Moines clothing store Raygun will soon expand in a larger space in Iowa City, filling the former Coldstone location.
Partygoers participate in the volleyball tournament at the second annual Iowa City Downtown District Block Party on Saturday, June 23. The event, which allowed open containers in select downtown areas, attracted thousands of attendees. (Matthew Finley/The Daily Iowan)

Downtown Block Party brings 42,000 attendees in second year

June 26, 2018

An estimated 42,000 people attended Saturday’s Downtown Block Party, up nearly 50 percent from last year’s inaugural event. No final tallies are in yet for total cups sold, which were for sale for...

Partygoers sing along to Billy Joel's "Piano Man" performed by dueling pianists on Washington Street during the Iowa City Downtown District Block Party on Saturday June 25, 2017. The Block Party, hosted by the ICDD was the first use of Iowa City's changed rules allowing open containers for select events downtown (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Downtown Block Party comes roaring back to Iowa City

Naomi Hofferber, [email protected] June 19, 2018

For its second year ever, the Iowa City Block Party aims to roll out an expansion of last year’s celebration, introducing new locations for events and new programming. Betsy Potter, the director of...

A Chomp advisement seen. (Ella McDonald/The Daily Iowan)

CHOMP looks to expand services, collaborate with local retailers

June 13, 2018

Jon Sewell, the owner of D.P. Dough and founder of CHOMP, outlined his plans for extending the food-delivery business model at the annual State of Downtown Iowa City meeting on the evening of June...

Construction work takes place in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The Iowa City Downtown District held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss future development of the downtown area. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan)

Local business development, community art on the horizon for downtown Iowa City

Allison Meyer, [email protected] June 13, 2018

Iowa City business owners, leaders, and residents gathered on the evening of June 13 to reflect on and celebrate the accomplishments of the Iowa City Downtown District over the course of the past year...

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Iowa libraries take action for Puerto Rico

Darliah Adams, [email protected] June 11, 2018

In an initiative that is close to the hearts of many, Iowa libraries are stepping up to help a community in need. After Hurricanes Irma and Maria passed through Puerto Rico in September 2017, the...

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Gamers, console yourselves: Video-game café heads to Iowa City

Michael Hoffman, [email protected] June 10, 2018

Blake Nie wasn’t allowed to have video games most of the time when he growing up because his parents feared they would distract him from his studies. That all changed when he got his first computer...