Articles Tagged: Iowa City

Arnold, an Ottumwa native, will perform Friday, Feb. 6 in Iowa City.

Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform Thursday, Jan. 29 at Hancher Auditorium.

Vitamin String Quartet erases boundaries between classical, dance, hip-hop and pop.

The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has pressed pause on a drafted zoning code about gas-fired electric generating facilities, citing a desire for additional information on proposed setbacks included in the code.

At 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Inside Out will hold a reception where some of the artists will speak about their work. Attendees will have the opportunity to gather and build support for artists impacted by incarceration. This show is a public outreach event for the community and is free to the public.

Ian Dunbar, the Iowa City Downtown District’s first-ever director of place management, is looking to chart a new path as the organization enters its next chapter.

DeLuxe Cakes & Pastries, 812 S. Summit St., was named Jan. 21 as a semifinalist for the prestigious James Beard Award in the Outstanding Bakery category.

Claude, opened by Adélaïde Subtil and Thomas Heineman on Jan. 10, hosts a svelte lounge on the second floor with plans for a furniture and decor shop downstairs.

The Iowa City Compost and Landfill facility is set to undergo a $4 million transformation, planned to be complete by the end of the summer, that will allow the city to increase the amount of usable compost it produces and at a faster rate.

A Senate subcommittee advanced a Department of Administrative Services bill Tuesday to remove Iowa Code’s requirement for a State Historical Society research center in Iowa City, as lawsuits and a competing bipartisan House proposal seek to ensure the historical center remain staffed and open.

For those who want to hear live Grateful Dead, Steely Dan and John Prine covers, it's time to look for local tribute band The Whiskey Fund.

Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, Linn-Mar schools has hired superintendent search firm to find the district’s next leader.

After a chance elevator encounter brought them together, Yolanda Frudden and Kathleen Williams are celebrating the 20-year anniversary of Williams’ kidney donation to Frudden.

An Iowa City auditorium that’s meant to hold hundreds of people was full Saturday afternoon as community members gathered to hear from two men who were recently released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, and to receive training about what to do as witness of an arrest by ICE officers.

Field mediation is meant to serve as an unarmed alternative to law enforcement response for non-violent, non-emergency calls typically involving interpersonal conflict. Field mediation can be used for instances such as noise complaints, disputes between neighbors, custody exchanges and loitering.