The fourth City Council listening post will be held at the Chauncey Swan Farmers Market, 405 E. Washington Street, on Saturday, September 17, from 9:00-11:00 AM.

Two Iowa City Council Members will attend each listening post and those two Council members will report back to the entire Council. Members of the community are encouraged to stop by and meet with Council representatives to discuss any community issue. No formal agenda or presentation is planned.

The City Council of Iowa City approved the 2013 Equity Report Action Plan and five areas of focus for relationship...

Due to the chance of heavy rainfall this afternoon, the Mayor's Walk previously scheduled for today will instead take place on Monday, Sept. 12.

Mayor Jim Throgmorton will continue his series of neighborhood walks through Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. Monday’s walk marks his fifth event since April and will begin at 4:45 p.m. The Mayor’s Walks provide the Mayor with the opportunity to learn more about the City directly from the residents he serves.

Mayor Throgmorton will begin his walk at the Clinton and Washington Street Transportation Center,...

Iowa City Police Department Interim Chief Troy Kelsay swore in Jesse Drahos as a Police Officer during a ceremony at Emma J. Harvat Hall on Friday August 26, 2016. Officer Drahos, 32, originally from Belle Plaine, is a 2010 graduate of Kirkwood Community College with an Associate Degree in Fire Science and a 2015 graduate from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. He has been in the United States Marine Corps for 14 years with four years of active duty, 10 years as a reserve and currently serves in the reserve as a Staff Sergeant. Prior to employment with the Iowa...

Dubuque Street will temporarily convert to a one-way road, with two lanes of outbound traffic, after home Hawkeye Football games to accommodate heavy traffic leaving Iowa City.

Post-game, Dubuque Street will only allow northbound, one-way traffic between Foster and Park Roads. There will be no south-bound traffic between Foster Road and Park Road during this time. Drivers should instead use Highway 1/Dodge Street (Exit 246) to access Iowa City from I-80. Residents living north of Park Road who use Dubuque Street to access Iowa City will be directed north and will have to access...