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Iowa City police were called to Elray’s Live and Dive in downtown Iowa City just after midnight on Sunday. Alex Bwayonga, 18, verbally threatened staff, pulled out a loaded gun and pointed it at bar staff, police said.

Solon is among the state’s 10 fastest growing cities. The city is excited about the growth, but it’s also taking steps to retain the small-town feel that attracts people there in the first place.

Measure replaced with pedestrian safety ordinance

Area businesses are prioritizing DEI practices but work so far has been broad. Inclusive ICR Chair Angelica Vannatta hopes the group’s first DEI Index will help businesses see which efforts to prioritize and improve.

The Iowa City Police Department received 236 calls for service related to fireworks complaints from June 1 to July 8, according to a city memo. During the same period last year, the department received 136 calls.

Sarah Thompson started Monday as the group’s director of rural development. Thompson will be working closely with Johnson County communities.

Amel Ali, who previously served as vice chair, was unanimously selected as the new chair of the city’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission also heard an updated facilitator proposal.

The Coralville Public Library and Coralville Community Food Pantry are partnering to increase access and remove barriers to community resources, including opening a Community Fridge in the library cafe and hiring a Community Resource Navigator.

Better Together 2030 has also hired an executive director to track progress of the Johnson County plan. Cady Sinnwell Gerlach will start on Aug. 1.

Big changes are expected next spring as the long-awaited overhaul of the interchange at Interstate 80 and First Avenue in Coralville is slated to begin. The $41 million project will convert the interchange to a diverging diamond interchange.

Iowa City — with input from the community — will need to decide if the Senior Center should remain downtown or if there’s another location that might serve residents better, as the population of older adults in Johnson County continues to grow.

The $1,400 checks are going to low-income residents negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including those excluded from pandemic relief checks most Americans received, like refugees and immigrants.

The church announced last week there will be in-person service Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at River Community Church, 3001 Muscatine Ave, Iowa City.

The Monument Hills project would consist of 64 single-family homes, along with a senior living community on the east side of the development. The proposed development is near Harvest Preserve and Calder Park in northeast Iowa City.

An Iowa City man is facing a charge of terrorism and two charges of possession of explosives after bringing “incendiary materials” to the GuideLink Center and University of Iowa’s College of Public Health.