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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Icicles form on the Old Capitol on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.

With Arctic winds approaching, Iowa City prepares for extreme cold

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief January 29, 2019

As Arctic weather blasts into the Midwest, the University of Iowa and Iowa City are trying to ease difficulties that cold temperatures may bring. On Monday, the UI announced the cancellation of classes...

Partygoers play ping pong on Dubuque 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)

Iowa City Block Party

June 25, 2017

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Gallery Walk strolls through central Iowa City

Gallery Walk strolls through central Iowa City

March 6, 2017

Levi Wright [email protected] @leviwrite On the evening of March 3, downtown Iowa City buzzed with life as bundled-up residents traversed the area through the cold night air. People from...

J. Bettman

Renowned Drummer Antonio Sanchez to play Englert

February 28, 2017

Birdman composer and jazz drummer, Antonio Sánchez plays The Englert By Lily Goodman [email protected]   Born in Mexico City, acclaimed composer and jazz drummer Antonio Sánchez...

Review: The Maytags play Blue Moose

Review: The Maytags play Blue Moose

December 12, 2016

By Austin Henderson [email protected] Sitting at the polished wood bar of the Blue Moose Tap House, a neon Hamm’s sign flickered in front of me. Flat screen TV’s showed interviews of...

Review: Christopher Wheeldon's Nutcracker at Hancher Auditorium

Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s Nutcracker at Hancher Auditorium

December 12, 2016

Tessa Solomon [email protected] Hours before Hancher’s curtain rose for its final preview of the Joffrey Ballet’s reimagined Nutcracker, Iowa City felt its first substantial downpour of...

David Bornfriend//A24

Moonlight review

November 18, 2016

Moonlight Review By Girindra Selleck [email protected]   Moonlight, Barry Jenkins’s stellar new film—his second, after 2008’s Medicine for Melancholy—evades classification....

The Book of Mormon Company - The Book of Mormon (c) Joan Marcus 2016

RYAN BONDY
(ELDER PRICE)

CODY JAMISON STRAND
(ELDER CUNNINGHAM)

CANDACE QUARRELS
(NABULUNGI)

The Book of Mormon review: Heavenly comedy

October 12, 2016

By Claire Dietz [email protected] The Book of Mormon begins with a doorbell, sitting there, waiting to be rung. As the lights go up, the audience is greeted with what is, to some, an all-too-familiar...

Martel resident Abigail Wenman acts as a Zombie at the 9th Annual Zombie March at The Mill on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. The walk ended with an after party at the Mill in which all the cover charge proceeds went to the charities. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)

Zombies take over town for charity (charity?)

September 23, 2016

By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] Each fall in Iowa City, the undead come alive for one weekend to swarm the streets in a massive, demented horde — for a good cause, of course. The...

Is this heaven? No, it’s beer

Is this heaven? No, it’s beer

September 21, 2016

North Side Oktoberfest/Iowa City Brewfest will be held at Iowa City’s historic North Side Marketplace on Saturday; The Daily Iowan explores the city’s long history with beer and brewing. By Claire...

(c) Mara Barot

Workshop grad Rick Barot to read at Prairie Lights

August 31, 2016

By: Gracey Murphy [email protected] @graceyelyssa 20 years of travel, poetry, and teaching cannot prevent a writer from returning to the allure of Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Acclaimed...

Radio legend and former Daily Iowan Editor-in-Chief Dottie Ray dies at 93

Radio legend and former Daily Iowan Editor-in-Chief Dottie Ray dies at 93

August 9, 2016

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] KXIC radio legend and former Daily Iowan Editor-in-Chief Dorothy “Dottie” Ray died at the age of 93, a report from the radio station said Tuesday. The...