By Tessa Solomon [email protected]   After high-school graduation in 2013, four teenagers from St. Paul, Minnesota, left their hometown, not for college, but for the stage. Three...

By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] Duane Lee Holland Jr. is no stranger to firsts. At 17 years old, he launched his professional dance career with the first theater/hip-hop/dance company...

Riverside Theater’s Festival Stage production of Pericles opens Friday. By Claire Dietz [email protected] Dennis William Grimes keeps a notebook in his backpack alongside his heavily annotated...

After an eight-year odyssey, Hancher officials look ahead to the inaugural season in a new building. By Girindra Selleck [email protected] @gbselleck After nearly a decade of planning, design,...

Anna Noyes and Brian Booker will present new fiction collections at Prairie Lights this evening. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Many strange and gratifying experiences can be found through...

Stephen King graces Englert stage Monday night   By: Gracey Murphy [email protected] @graceyelyssa   IOWA CITY, IA -- Hundreds of horror fans clap uproariously as Stephen...

By Gracey Murphy [email protected]   15 minutes. That’s all the time Stephen King needed for his reading to sell out every one of the Englert’s 725 seats. King, the ubiquitous...

By Claire Dietz [email protected]   Music has been part of Gregory Alan Isakov’s life since he and his brothers started a metal band in their basement. However, he never anticipated...

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] @gbselleck The wait is finally over. Tickets for the first series of shows in the new Hancher Auditorium went sale at 10 a.m. June 10, a press release...

By Addi Martin [email protected] After a close vote on June 7, incumbent Democrats will likely fill two of the three open seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Rod Sullivan...

Alexander Kozak will spend life behind bars. By Kendrew Panyanouvong [email protected] Alexander Kozak was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge ruled on the...

Dozens of local children could be seen swinging, sliding, and climbing their way through Iowa City’s newest playground Wednesday after city officials cut the ceremonial ribbon. A grand opening was...