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Always free! Once again there are plenty of options for music fans of all types across our reader regions this weekend. The Joe Stamm Band stops by […] ...
The Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa (CWJ) announced on Wednesday afternoon it is shutting down. “After 13 years of ...
At the corner of 8th Avenue and 8th Street in Belle Plaine, there’s a boulder with a bronze plaque put there in 1954 to commemorate “Jumbo,” a well-turned-geyser that briefly […] ...
Another Democrat has entered the race for Congress in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, while another Republican is running in the 4th District. The two candidates, like their districts, are very […] ...
Cedar Rapids locals will soon have a renewed Cedar Lake Park to visit.  Close to the downtown area and visible from the ...
Friday the 13th was a lucky day this June for the southwest Iowa city of Avoca, pop. 1,700. Restaurants along Main Street had ...
My mother and I love each other dearly and we are both capable Christmas gift-givers. Ceramic chicken knick-knacks or ...
On the Big, Big Screen, where film columnist Benjamin McElroy recommends five screenings happening at Iowa’s independent movie theaters. And keep scrolling for the full list of this month’s big, big ...
ICE deported Pascual Pedro Pedro, a 20-year-old resident of West Liberty, on Monday. Pedro came to the United States from Guatemala with his father when he was 13 years old. […] ...
The attorneys for the defendants also cited appellate court rulings prohibiting a party in a lawsuit withdrawing the case “simply to avoid an adverse decision or seek a more favorable forum.” Trump’s ...
Drive right on by that roadside fireworks stand and take in some live music this weekend instead — your ears and eyebrows will thank you. The Iowa City Jazz Festival will host headliner Stefon Harris ...
The Stu hosts a night of live, typewritten poetry from the Oracle Poets. Roam the local studios, meet creatives, and stop by the typewriter table where two LGBTQIA+ poets and art enthusiasts will be ...