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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Iowa City Ped Mall as seen on Friday, July 28, 2017. Plans are currently underway to update existing infrastructure to provide better accommodations for concerts and other events. (James Year/Daily Iowan)

Free Wi-Fi service coming to Ped Mall

February 28, 2018
Free Wi-Fi service coming to Ped Mall
A outside view of Atlas, Feb 26, 2018. (The Daily Iowan, Gaoyuan Pan)

Atlas restaurant to re-open as “Saint Burch”

Paul Elwell, [email protected] February 28, 2018
Atlas Restaurant will close next month and reopen as Saint Burch with a new theme and menu.
Inside MacBride Hall, one of the main sights of the Archive Crawl to be hosted Saturday Feb 24, 2018. The UI Main Library, The Natural History Museum in Macbride, the State Historical Society of Iowa and others will be celebrating local history through a day of tours, demonstrations, and lectures. (Katie Goodale/ The Daily Iowan)

 Archive Crawl to create community awareness of history

Katie Goodale, [email protected] February 23, 2018
Iowa City is set to host an Archive Crawl to reacquaint the community with several slices of history and the aisles of writing.
Concert goers dance to the music of The Surf Zombies in Iowa City's Ped Mall Friday night. The Surf Zombies are from Cedar Rapids and drew a large crowd Friday night for Friday Night Concert Series inside the Ped Mall. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Iowa City Summer of Arts’ releases Friday Night Concert Series lineup

February 22, 2018

Not only will the Summer of the Arts’ screen movies in the Pentacrest this summer, the nonprofit organization will also be hosting a Friday Night Concert series from May 18 to Aug. 31.  The 14 free,...

Attendees listen to Joan Kjaer and Andrew Michael Zmolek at the Merge Building on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. The panels centered on the effects of the Russian Revolution on its 100 year anniversary. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Archives preserve cultural history

February 22, 2018
At 5 p.m. today at MERGE, archivists, historians, and scholars will discuss the importance of archives in preserving cultural history during World Canvass: Against Amnesia — Archives, Evidence, and Social Justice.
UI students hold a moment of silence during the Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence at Danforth Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. The event was coordinated by UI Students for Human Rights. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI Students for Human Rights hold vigil for gun violence victims

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] February 21, 2018
UI Students for Human Rights gather to remember victims of gun violence and discuss the future of gun regulations.
Pedestrians cross Clinton St. and enter the Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Iowa City on Monday June 27, 2016.

Iowa City Summer of the Arts’ free movie schedule released

February 19, 2018
This summer, Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts nonprofit organization will again be screening family-friendly movies for the 14th year. 
Local firefighters and authorities respond to a fire at City Carton on Benton St. around 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

DITV: Fire at the City Carton Recycling Center

February 18, 2018
DITV: Fire at the City Carton Recycling Center
Emergency services respond to a fire at City Carton on Benton St. around 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16,  2018. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Fire hits City Carton

February 16, 2018
Iowa City Carton Fire
Proceedings were underway at a public hearing for the Planning and Zoning Commission in the Johnson County administration building on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. The public hearing covered a variety of issues ranging from sustainability, infrastructure, land use and the local economy. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Public Hearings to Continue on Comprehensive 2018 Plan

Andy Mitchell, [email protected] February 13, 2018
The Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and deferred action on Comprehensive 2018 plan.
Family Video officially closed, leaving no more video rental stores in Iowa City

Family Video officially closed, leaving no more video rental stores in Iowa City

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] February 12, 2018
Iowa City’s last video-rental store, Family Video, closes down after its lease expires.
Members of Eric Pettit Lion perform at The Mill on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The group hails from Burlington, Iowa and considers themselves as weekend warriors with their unique blend of old timey folk music. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

The Mill veteran Eric Pettit Lion returns with Sean Costanza

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] February 11, 2018
A family-style band brings a family-style banquet of music in their most recent visit to Iowa City.