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Photos: Block party celebrates end of Dubuque Street construction

Iowa City residents invited downtown to mark the end of a road closure that lasted from spring through summer

By Benjamin Roberts, - Freelance

Oct. 24, 2024 7:25 pm, Updated: Oct. 24, 2024 8:48 pm

University of Iowa students Melaney Pendleton from Bettendorf and Paolo Garboza from Lima, Peru, dance to live music during the Back to Dubuque Street block party in downtown Iowa City on Thursday. Part of the City of Iowa City’s Downtown Streetscape Update Plan, the summer-long project widened the east and west sidewalks, upgradd storm and sewer systems, and installed new bike racks and planters. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)
University of Iowa students Melaney Pendleton from Bettendorf and Paolo Garboza from Lima, Peru, dance to live music during the Back to Dubuque Street block party in downtown Iowa City on Thursday. Part of the City of Iowa City’s Downtown Streetscape Update Plan, the summerlong project widened the east and west sidewalks, upgraded storm and sewer systems, and installed new bike racks and planters. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)
Ada Zimmermann, 9, of Solon squeezes through the “Iowa City” sign during the Back to Dubuque Street block party celebrating the reopening of the downtown Iowa City street on Thursday evening. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)
Ada Zimmermann, 9, of Solon squeezes through the “Iowa City” sign during the Back to Dubuque Street block party celebrating the reopening of the downtown Iowa City street on Thursday evening. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)
Iowa City residents (from left) Larry and Sarah Jewell, Jan Friedman, and Rita Jain watch as Brad and the Big Wave perform during the Back to Dubuque Street block party in downtown Iowa City on Thursday evening. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)
Iowa City residents (from left) Larry and Sarah Jewell, Jan Friedman, and Rita Jain watch as Brad and the Big Wave perform during the Back to Dubuque Street block party in downtown Iowa City on Thursday evening. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)
Crowds gather during the Back to Dubuque Street block party in downtown Iowa City on Thursday evening. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)
Crowds gather during the Back to Dubuque Street block party in downtown Iowa City on Thursday evening. (Benjamin Roberts/Freelance)

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