Officials at City High School are urging alumni and local businesses to “stand up” for improved athletics facilities.
Their goal: $1 million.
The high school’s administration launched a campaign...
Alexandra Eldridge, a cheerful, red-headed high-school freshman, described herself as sensitive and makes it a goal to never hurt others. But that doesn’t mean she’s never been hurt.
In elementary...
Deb Honts expected to receive $304 in her tax return.
But a private firm wanted $308 for the filing service.
She needed the money for her large family. She needed the money for rent.
“I can’t afford...
Olivia Rose Muzzy’s big break nearly killed her.
On Dec. 12, 2008, the day after the upright bassist’s first show at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., talent buyer Andre Perry called to ask if she...
Students at West High now have the opportunity to register for seven new classes — ranging from Aerospace Engineering to Advanced Online Media — to take during the 2011-12 school year.
The expanded...
The furniture-stocked warehouse doesn’t have heating or air conditioning.
There are no windows, and a few dim lights protrude awkwardly from the mismatched tin roof.
Overgrown weeds claim the perimeter...
Suzan-Lori Parks stood in front of several hundred people, leaned down, and exploded.
It was an explosion of sound, pwshhhshfhsh, launched from her lips into the microphone as she delivered a lecture...
Iowa City city councilors approved the use of a computerized mapping model to determine the location of affordable housing in Iowa City.
After no discussion or public comment, officials voted 7-0 in favor...
As students walk through the glass doors of the Van Allen Commons, they walk into a world of deep concentration and collaboration.
An array of computers, desks, movable whiteboards, soft seating, and...
Despite the facility’s award-winning abdominal organ transplant center, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics officials aren’t getting any attention from Des Moines health-care centers.
The UIHC...
The past few weeks have been a wild ride for musician Caleb Hawley.
Since his audition for “American Idol” was featured in the first 10 minutes of the season première, he’s seen a jump in support...
When Sandra Daack-Hirsch hopped on a westbound plane in 1994, she didn’t know what to expect.
When she landed in the Philippines, she found a group of islands filled with families who needed medical...
