Iowa City Recreation Division's Winter/Spring Activity Guide now available online

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 4:32pm
Parks and Recreation

Take a look at all the Iowa City Recreation Division can offer you and your family this season by checking out the Winter/Spring 2017 Activity Guide. It's now viewable online at www.icgov.org/activityguide and will be available in hard copy at several City facilities the week of Dec. 5, including: Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert Street; Mercer Aquatic Center/Scanlon Gymnasium, 2701 Bradford Drive; Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn Street; and City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street.

Registration for winter...

Donation drives continue with sixth annual Severson Holiday Charity Challenge 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 3:58pm
Contact: 
Sarah Walz
Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County

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Each year,...

ICPD to participate in Cookie Conversations with Cops program at Southeast Junior High

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 11:13am
Contact: 
Scott Gaarde
Police

On Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, Officers from the Iowa City Police Department will visit with members of G!World at South East Junior High. The Officers were invited to answer questions and provide feedback to a group of 7th and 8th grade students from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. while the group bakes cookies. Officers are encouraged to participate in baking and decorating the cookies. A portion of the baked goods will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.

G!World is an award winning mentoring program aimed at empowering self-defined minority women ages 12-18. The program helps junior and...

Iowa City Leaf Vacuum Schedule November 30 – December 5, 2016

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 8:31am
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Streets and traffic engineering

Please be advised, the leaf schedule will be updated daily and subject to change at any time. If you would like to receive schedule updates via e-mail, visit www.icgov.org/e-subscriptions and subscribe under “Service Notices.”

Please check back daily as schedule adjustments are extremely likely. We have been seeing more leaf piles out over the last week which, in turn, has been slowing down our progress. We are doing our best to estimate progress.

Please Note - We will attempt to make one additional pass of the City...

Iowa City Clerk Marian Karr announces retirement

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 1:15pm
Communications

City Clerk Marian Karr has announced her retirement after serving the Iowa City community for the past 37 years. Karr was hired as Deputy City Clerk in 1979 and appointed City Clerk by the City Council in 1983. The City Clerk position is one of the top administrative roles in City government and is one of three City employees directly appointed by the City Council. Karr’s expected retirement date is Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.

In her formal retirement announcement to the City Council, Karr stated, “I have been honored to serve the City Council and the Iowa City community for over 30...

Iowa City Leaf Vacuum Schedule November 29 – December 3, 2016

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 8:03am
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Streets and traffic engineering

Please be advised, the leaf schedule will be updated daily and subject to change at any time. If you would like to receive schedule updates via e-mail, visit www.icgov.org/e-subscriptions and subscribe under “Service Notices.”

Please check back daily as schedule adjustments are extremely likely. We have been seeing more leaf piles out over the last week which, in turn, has been slowing down our progress. We are doing our best to estimate progress.

Please Note – We began the final leaf collection pass of the City on...

Iowa City Police Department Re-Accreditation Assessment Team invites public comment

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 3:54pm
Police

A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive in Iowa City on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, to examine aspects of the Iowa City Police Department's (ICPD) policy and procedures, management, operations, and services. Verification by the team that the ICPD meets the Commission's state-of-the art standards is a part of a voluntary process to maintain accreditation. Accreditation is important to the ICPD as it keeps our policies current with the best practices across the United States.

Accreditation occurs in three year cycles,...

ICPL Arts & Crafts Bazaar Dec. 3

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 10:35am
Contact: 
Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City Public Library

Just in time for the holidays, the Iowa City Public Library will host the Fifth Annual Arts & Crafts Bazaar and Winter Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.

The craft bazaar will be held in meeting rooms A, B and C at the Library, 123 S. Linn St. The used book sale will take place in the hallway outside Meeting Room A. Shoppers can name their own price all day at the book sale.

Thanks to the generous donations of local artists and crafters, shoppers will find a wide selection of unique gifts from quilts and knitted items to jewelry, holiday ornaments, and...

Animal Center to host Holiday with the Hounds on Dec. 10

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 10:33am
Animal Shelter

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It will be a holiday chorus of a whole different kind when the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center hosts its annual Holiday with the Hounds event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Holiday with the Hounds doubles as a holiday open house for people who are interested in adopting a pet, as well as a supply drive for shelter animals. It will be held at the Center at 3910 Napoleon Lane, off Sand Road.

Visitors are encouraged to...

Entries for Poetry in Public 2017 now being accepted

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 10:15am
Contact: 
Marcia Bollinger
Neighborhood and Development Services

It’s time once again for local writers to submit poems for consideration in the 15th annual Poetry in Public Program, sponsored by the City of Iowa City Public Art Program. Writers of all ages and levels of writing ability are encouraged to submit entries to the contest, which is sponsored by the City of Iowa City Public Art Program. The program was initiated in 2002 to celebrate, promote and nurture the rich writing culture that exists in Iowa City.

A panel of judges will review all entries and then select poems to be displayed throughout the Iowa City community and on local and...

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