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Things to do in September in Iowa City area
Looking for things to do during September in Iowa City? Music festivals, yoga in fields of lavender, a movie premiere…
Take a look behind the scenes at making of the ‘Death of a Brewer’ film in Iowa City
Iowa City’s dramatic history surrounding the Beer Riots of 1884 is being chronicled in a new film Crews began filming…
US News & World Report: Three Iowa City high schools ranked top 10 in the state
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Iowa City West the best high school within the Hawkeye state, followed by…
Things to do in August in Iowa City area
Looking for things to do during August in Iowa City? Check out these events going on throughout the month in…
Johnson County park ranked one of the best for camping in the Midwest
F.W. Kent Park was ranked by The Dyrt in its top ten list of the 2025 Best Places to Camp…
Things to do in July in Iowa City area
Looking for things to do during July in Iowa City? Check out these events going on throughout the month in…
5 Places to Watch Fireworks in Johnson County
Updated June 23, 2025 1. Iowa City Jazz Festival Downtown Iowa City Saturday, July 5 at 9:30 pm Overlooking the…
USA Today: The places, the people that make this city LGBTQIA+ friendly
Any list of the country’s premiere independent bookstores always includes several from both coasts. Yet, one bright light shines in…
Iowa History: Pagliai’s Pizza, Slezak-Holub-Skarda building
The menu is simple; pizza. The people of Iowa City and surrounding area know the name Pagliai’s Pizza to be…