South of 6 Iowa City Business District is excited to announce the Down to Business program, a lunch and learn series aimed at directly connecting local underserved small business owners and entrepreneurs to education, resources, and connections they can tap into year-round. The series will be hosted at Dream City, a community center located in the newly formed business district.

The first event in the series, How to Finance Your Business, will take place on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Dream City, 611 Southgate Avenue, Iowa City.

If you are a small...

The Office of Equity and Human Rights is co-sponsoring the February meeting of the Iowa City Public Library's "BYOBook" meeting. The novel "Black Bottom Saints" by Alice Randall will be discussed.

Described as "An enthralling literary tour-de-force that pays tribute to Detroit's legendary neighborhood, a mecca for jazz, sports, and politics, Black Bottom Saints is a powerful blend of fact and imagination reminiscent of E.L. Doctorow's classic novel Ragtime and Marlon James' Man Booker Award-winning masterpiece, A Brief History of Seven Killings" and Kirkus reviews says that it's an...

With bitterly cold and potentially dangerous temperatures impacting Iowa City this week, community members are encouraged to take advantage of City facilities to stay warm.

Public Library

The Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., is available for people to stay warm while starting a new book or browsing a variety of materials for check out. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Senior Center

The Senior Center will be open to...

After three days of testimony, Ishmael Carter, 34, was convicted of one count of arson in the first degree, five counts of attempted murder, and up to 25 years in prison on each count, after an event that took place in June 2021.

On June 13, 2021, Carter went to the residence of a former intimate partner. After the partner refused to answer the door, Carter poured lighter fluid under the door of the residence and then ignited the lighter fluid, which caused a fire that trapped five people in the residence. All five individuals were able to exit the residence without physical injury...