Articles Tagged: Iowa City

Immigrant workers make up roughly 7.4 percent of the state’s workforce. Now, some might be at risk.

Camille Thurman and the Darrell Green Quartet will play two shows at the Hancher Saturday, Nov. 1.

The consumer products maker now foresees less of an impact from tariffs for fiscal 2026.

A Johnson County district judge Friday ordered the state to stop removing historic material from the 168-year-old State Historical Society’s Iowa City research facility that it unexpectedly decided to close without warning or public discussion.

Acquisition of Iowa City-based MidWestOne Financial Group by Wisconsin-based Nicolet Bankshares would create one of the largest community banks in Upper Midwest. The proposed merger is expected to close in mid-2026.

This season, after 14 years of growth, an annual female-led home haunt returns to Iowa City with old favorites and a few new surprises under an official name: Zombabes & Co. Fear Factory.

The Sanxay-Gilmore house, believed to be one of Iowa City’s oldest residences, will be historically preserved following a deal between the city and the Iowa Board of Regents.

The idiosyncratic Mike Silverman will showcase his quirky tunes at Gabe's Saturday, Oct. 25, on his Moon Loops 5D Tour.

The Tony-winning comedy is primarily set in a classroom at a progressive private school in Berkeley. A group of reasonable people, who normally agree on everything, find that they have very different takes on how to handle a significant health issue.

Battling invasive species at Shimek Ravine in Iowa City.

Two people have been arrested in relation to a shots fired call that Iowa City Police responded to in September.

This fall, Public Space One will present a new multi-site installation art project, “Iowa Art Field,” directed by Nicholas Cladis, curated by Cladis and Sugimoto Hiroshi, and in partnership with the City of Iowa City and Johnson County. The project will be on display Oct. 30 to Nov. 8.

Summer of the Arts is bringing the boogie back to town with its second annual Disco Ball, a funky fundraiser celebrating the community and supporting free arts programming throughout the year on Saturday, Nov. 1.

A federal courtroom in Davenport overflowed Monday afternoon as community members gathered to show support of Jorge Gonzalez Ochoa, a Colombian immigrant who was publicly arrested last month by plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Iowa City.

After a year of evolution in programming, The Englert Theatre has announced a shift in leadership.