Articles Tagged: Coralville

Iowa is donating 146 protective helmets and 714 ballistic vests to Ukraine. They are excess expired equipment from the Department of Public Safety and 18 other law enforcement agencies.

Organizations planning special events that will occur from July 1 to June 30, 2023, are encouraged to apply for grant funding from Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Potential grant projects can be cultural, educational, literary, recreational, or artistic. Each recipient may be awarded up to $5,000 for an approved event.

Most of Iowa depends on volunteer fire departments to respond to fires and other emergencies, but available volunteers can be hard to find. More and more fire departments are partnering together to make sure they’re prepared.

The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) will award $150,000 to its Core Grant recipients in 2023, marking the largest single-year total given by the organization since it began its grantmaking efforts 25 years ago.

Voters passed the bond referendum by 75.6 percent Tuesday to fund construction in the Clear Creek Amana school district.

Masks will no longer be required inside Iowa City facilities as of Tuesday but still will be available to visitors, the city announced Monday. North Liberty and Coralville have also ended their mask mandates.

The Visiting Nurse Association will be administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for free at the Coralville Public Library on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Those who are interested can sign up online for a spot.

Winterfest — a celebration of all things winter — is an opportunity for families to get out of the house and enjoy time together. Winterfest activities will take place throughout the Iowa River Landing on Sunday.

BrrrFest, an annual celebration of craft brewing, returns to Coralville for its 10th year on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

In 2020, the Coralville City Council approved an ordinance promoting unbiased policing practices and creating a police review board. What has happened since?

See the most popular food stories of 2021 — a year that couldn’t stop dozens of new openings in the Corridor, despite myriad challenges.

Mayor-elect Meghann Foster said the city of Coralville is at a critical point -- and she ran for the seat to be part of shaping the city’s long-term vision. Foster discussed her priorities for her first term and what she’s proud of from her time on council.

The Pink Umbrella Bakery opened its first store front in Coralville. Heather Sitzmore started the business by serving her grandmother’s family recipes under a pink umbrella at farmers markets and upgrading to a food truck in 2015.

The Iowa Children’s Museum donated 45 Play Pack activity kits to 4C’s of Johnson County, Open Heartland, Ronald McDonald House and Shelter House.

The Cedar Rapids-based internet provider is expecting to have its fiber network available to all Iowa City residents by the end of 2022. Coralville residents can expect to have the network available to all by the end of 2023.