Articles Tagged: Iowa City

Matthew Lamb, a 9-year-old actor from Iowa City, is set to appear in the latest season of ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ the comedic true crime series starring Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin.

Food, entertainment and, of course art vendors, continue Sunday in downtown Iowa City.

Andrew Dunn, Christy Wolfe and Adam Zabner are running for the seat currently held by Rep. Christina Bohannan, who is running for Congress. The three Iowa City Democrats share their priorities and why they’re running.

See Iowa City’s vibrant marketplace that has fostered new vendors and connected a wide range of diverse communities.

There will be no dozing off when Asleep at the Wheel takes the stage at the Iowa Arts Festival June 4.

Contributions to the American Association for Cancer Research have seen a sharp decline in recent years — dropping 57 percent from $65.9 million in 2019 to $28.3 million in 2021 — and organizers of the Iowa City-based Courage Ride say such trends make their annual event all the more imperative.

The three-day event will take place in Iowa City and celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Princeton McKinney finished school at Elizabeth Tate High School in late February, two days before his father passed away. Thinking about what his father would have wanted him to do has pushed McKinney to work hard in pursuing his career as an electrician.

City High parents and others have donated $1,500 so far to fix vandalism done to the school last weekend in what some describe as a senior prank gone awry.

Several area splash pads and pools are scheduled to be open this Memorial Day weekend.

The second annual South District Diversity Market kicks off on Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m. in Pepperwood Plaza. The market is expanding from 30 vendors last year to 60 vendors this year, according to organizers, and will offer a wide range of products and services this year,

Iowa City’s Parks and Recreation Department wants to hear what the public thinks of its draft recommendations as part of a big picture plan to re-imagine recreation. The draft recommendations include looking at the future of the city’s pools, as well as upgrades to athletic fields.

The event will be held on June 11 at 10 a.m. Paddlers will start the race at Sturgis Ferry Park in Iowa City and will cross the finish line nine miles downriver at the Hills Campground in Hills.

William “Bill” Alberhasky was the second-generation owner of the iconic Iowa City family-owned business John’s Grocery. His oldest son, Doug, described his father as an innovator and having a great sense of humor. The business has been in the Alberhasky family for more than 70 years.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a chain with more than 1,000 locations across the country, has opened its first Cedar Rapids site on Edgewood Road.