Articles Tagged: Eastern Iowa

This new fall tradition raises money for Together We Achieve, a nonprofit working to end food insecurity across Eastern Iowa.

Mediaverse is a place for filmmakers to get their projects created. The space and crew’s time can be rented, but mostly, they work together and with other filmmakers to improve their skills, lend their expertise and create.

The formal gala features a cocktail hour, silent auction including spa packages, theater tickets and other luxury items, inspirational speakers, dinner and live entertainment. It's a chance to mingle with friends, allies and advocates to honor the strength and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community.

A look at Eastern Iowa’s trucking industry.

This spring, commercial truck drivers who learned English as a second language — and the companies that employ them — faced punitive federal regulations regarding English language proficiency. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump in April says that truck drivers who can’t speak or read English proficiently could be suspended from their jobs as drivers. However, requiring truck drivers to be proficient in English is not new.

A small three-day festival is planning its inaugural event with a star-studded lineup celebrating the joys and challenges of rural America.

Iowa’s only jazz radio station continues into its 50th year of broadcasting jazz for Eastern Iowans

Iowa’s caves, like Maquoketa Caves and Crystal Lake Cave, offer cool respite from the muggy, summer heat.

The nonprofit cinema in Iowa City is focused on presenting both relevant and entertaining cinematic programming to a community whose support is helping it maintain its footing amid federal funding cuts.

In Iowa, STEM education can mean getting a start as early as preschoolers playing with building blocks.

From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.

“The Last American Gay Bar,” an Iowa-made documentary on The Blazing Saddle, explores how lightning rod events made national news from Des Moines, how the AIDS epidemic formed new community enclaves in Iowa, the impact of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on gay veterans and how Iowans survived a time when the LGBTQ community lived deeply in the margins.

The Gazette spoke with airport Director Marty Lenss about the airport’s aviation campus and future renovations.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning that starts at 1 a.m. Saturday and expires at 9 a.m. in the northern counties and 8 a.m. in counties father south. The warning means that temperatures as low as 28 to 30 degrees are expected.

On Wednesday’s Honor Flight, some veterans found an opportunity to reflect on what was lost and heal their spiritual wounds, seeing their service with fresh eyes through the lens of those who view the veterans as heroes.