Articles Tagged: Iowa City

Also in this week’s roundup of local government news, a Cedar Rapids trails project has received $200K in state grant funding.

Iowa City baristas joined a growing national “No Contract, No Coffee” strike, urging customers to boycott Starbucks until the coffee chain negotiates a first union contract — more than two and a half years after Iowa City workers voted unanimously to unionize.

The first edition of Stop/Time Festival launches Friday, April 3 through Saturday, April 4 in Iowa City. Produced by Hancher Auditorium, Stop/Time Festival is a two-day, multi-venue, multi-artist spring festival devoted to innovation and independence in contemporary music and the arts.

Relying on donations of cash, gently used toys and volunteer efforts to restore them, the Iowa City Toy Redistribution Project is unique for a couple of reasons.

Iowa City’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is now memorialized in a final report that outlines a list of policy and program recommendations including stricter enforcement of antidiscrimination laws, ongoing funding to support racial equity efforts, research focused on housing discrimination and additional programs for community healing.

According to data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, nearly all of Iowa’s 99 counties saw an increase in electric vehicle registrations over the last 18 months — mirroring a similar trend between December 2022 and June 2024.

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“Twilights,” a new public art exhibit, brings innovative lighting to a previously dark alley connecting the Pedestrian Mall to the area in front of The Graduate Hotel on South Dubuque Street in Iowa City.

Jordan Sellergren, of Iowa City, will perform from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Breathing Room Yoga in Cedar Rapids.

In April, owner GreenState Credit Union foreclosed on the property after a Johnson County judge granted its petition to collect debt for projects by developer Marc Moen totaling about $28 million.

Awards are part of IEDA’s program to restore abandoned buildings

An array of musicians tip their caps to Iowa City singer-songwriter Dave Moore

The Iowa City Downtown District is one step closer to renewing its Self-Supported Municipal District after the Iowa City Council unanimously approved the petition for renewal of the SSMID last month.

West Overlook Campground in Iowa City has been transformed for the season. Visitors can drive through a mile of animated light displays. It’s open Sundays through Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays, 5-9 p.m. Admission starts at $10 for a family car or van.

Community members across Johnson County are coming together to visualize the economic future of three hyper-local districts in Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty.