Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek to serve on White House Conference on Aging panel

Friday, July 10, 2015 - 10:19am

Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek will travel to Washington, D.C. to represent Iowa City at the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, July 13.

Hayek will join four other panelists to discuss various topics related to healthy aging in America. The discussion will be directed by Dr. Michael Smith, chief medical editor of the website WebMD. Other panelists include Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States; motivational speaker and author Diana Nyad, who was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida at the age of 63; Kevin...

Help the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center

Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 9:36am
Senior Center

The Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center must diversify its funding streams and lessen its reliance on city revenue in anticipation of declining property tax revenue. To help us do this, The Center hired Wastyn & Associates to create strategic plans for fundraising and marketing. We have developed a survey to gather information that will help us develop these plans.

Please take about 10-15 minutes to complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ICJCCenter . Upon completing the survey, you can...

Road construction/closure notice: U.S. Highway 6 lane reduction

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 5:03pm
Engineering

Weather permitting, beginning on Friday, July 10, U.S. Highway 6 will be reduced to one lane of traffic in the northbound direction, from Newton Road/Iowa Avenue to the VA Hospital. This lane reduction is necessary to remove excess dirt from behind the curb. It is anticipated the work will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, July 10.

Motorists are to take note of this construction and to allow extra travel time as delays may occur. As always, caution should be exercised when traveling through all construction areas.

For updated information on road construction...

Ninth annual Rummage in the Ramp begins July 24

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 4:11pm
Contact: 
Jennifer Jordan
Marcia Bollinger

The end of July is quickly approaching, which means three things in Iowa City:

Annual leases are about to expire. Hundreds of people will be moving in and out of their homes and apartments. Rummage in the Ramp is almost here!

Rummage in the Ramp, now in its ninth year, will take place Friday, July 24 through Sunday, Aug. 2. Rummage in the Ramp is the City’s annual mega-recycling event in which students and local residents are encouraged to donate, rather than throw away, items they no longer need or want. The donated items are then sold at bargain prices during a nine-day garage...

City Council Listening Post

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 2:48pm

The second City Council listening post will be held at Lucky’s Market, 1668 Sycamore Street, Wednesday, July 29, from 5:30-7:00 PM. Two 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 building at the February 23 Council meeting. The plan...

ICPL hosts What It Takes to Become a World Champion with Dan Gable and Tom Brands

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 8:59am
Iowa City Public Library

Spend the evening with Olympic Gold Medalists, and former and current Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling coaches Dan Gable and Tom Brands, on Monday, July 13, at the Iowa City Public Library as they share what it takes to be a champion.

Gable was a two-time NCAA champion and three times was an All-American, Big Eight champion and Iowa High School state champion. He claimed the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, without surrendering a single point.

Gable joined the University of Iowa wrestling coaching staff in 1972 and took over the program in 1976. Under his...

ICPL hours unchanged during Hillary Clinton’s appearance July 7

Monday, July 6, 2015 - 12:14pm
Iowa City Public Library

The Iowa City Public Library will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, and maintain normal operating hours during Hillary Clinton’s visit.

The East Entrance to the Library will be closed, but the Library can be accessed through the West Entrance off the City Plaza. Parking around the Library may be limited.

The presidential candidate will attend a Hillary for Iowa campaign organizing meeting in the Library’s first floor meeting rooms Tuesday morning. The Library expects a large number of people to attend the event, but staff will do their best continue everyday service....

ICPL partners with Senior Center to Offer Computer Classes

Monday, July 6, 2015 - 11:01am

The Iowa City Public Library and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center have joined together to offer computer classes to seniors in the Iowa City community this summer.

The classes will be offered at the Center, located at 28 S. Linn St., and taught by an ICPL Librarian. Four classes are scheduled in July and August.

In July, participants can learn how to protect their privacy and safety when online or using social media. “Social Media Safety: Protecting Your Privacy Online” will be offered at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 17. The class will discuss the advantages and...

Party in the Park: July 9 at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

Monday, July 6, 2015 - 8:23am
Contact: 
Joyce Carroll
Marcia Bollinger

The Awful Purdies will be the featured musical group at Party in the Park on Thursday, July 9, scheduled at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area at the intersection of Sand Road and McCollister Blvd. The party will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and will be held at Shelter #1.

In addition to live music, the event will offer games, arts and crafts projects, and ice cream. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and join other friends and neighbors in the fun! This is a no-fee event and is open to the public.

Party in the Park is sponsored by the City of Iowa City’s Parks and Recreation...

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