Registration open for Hershey Youth Track and Field Championships

Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 3:23pm
Contact: 
Matt Eidahl
Parks and Recreation

Register now through Friday, May 13 for the Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships .

The Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships event was founded in 2015 to continue the tradition of the Hershey® Track and Field Games in Iowa. Like its predecessor, the Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships is a no-fee state-wide event that requires no special equipment to participate. Local meets are hosted all around Iowa, giving participants a chance to compete in their hometowns. Local meet champions will have the opportunity to participate in the state meet held...

Mercer Park Playground ribbon cutting ceremony

Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 3:08pm
Contact: 
Juli Seydell Johnson
Parks and Recreation

It’s time to play! The City of Iowa City Parks and Recreation Commission and Staff invite you to a special ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the Mercer Park Playground -- the City’s newest and largest play area, which is now open to the public. The event begins at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 with remarks from City Council member John Thomas, and Iowa City Parks and Recreation Director Juli Seydell Johnson, followed by the ribbon-cutting. Lemonade and popcorn will be provided and the public is encouraged to attend.

“We’re thrilled to debut this beautiful play...

City of Iowa City earns Aaa bond rating

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 1:48pm
Contact: 
Dennis Bockenstedt
Communications

Moody's Investors Service has awarded the City of Iowa City the highest credit rating possible, an Aaa bond rating, for its outstanding general obligation debt. The City has maintained an Aaa rating since November 1973. The top tier Aaa rating ranks Iowa City among the most financially stable cities in the state of Iowa and the nation.

The Moody’s rating is used by banking authorities and investors to evaluate the potential risk of loans, bonds, and other financial transactions with municipalities and other governmental entities. A top rating by Moody’s, a global market rating...

Iowa City Police investigate assault as a hate crime

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 10:12am
Contact: 
Scott Gaarde

On Monday, May 2, 2016, at 11:21 p.m., an individual came to the front desk of the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) to report that he had been assaulted. According to the victim, on Saturday, April 30, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., the victim was in the alleyway of the 200 block of Iowa Avenue when he was approached by an individual and subsequently struck multiple times. According to the victim, he was then struck several more times by multiple subjects while being called racial slurs. The suspects were initially described as being three white males, average height, and...

Iowa City's annual water quality report available online

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 9:01am
Communications

The City of Iowa City has posted its newest water quality report, also known as the “Consumer Confidence Report” (CCR), to its website at www.icgov.org/ccreport . The report, which covers the year 2015, indicates that Iowa City drinking water far surpasses all federal and state drinking water quality standards.

The CCR is issued every year per Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements. It includes information on water sources and water treatment methods, as well as information on impurities that may have been present in the...

Youth’s good deeds to be recognized at 13th Annual Human Rights Youth Awards

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 2:23pm
Contact: 
Stefanie Bowers
Communications

The public is invited to attend the 13th Annual Human Rights Youth Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 10. The event, sponsored by the Iowa City Human Rights Commission, will be held at the Englert Theatre, 220 E. Washington Street, beginning at 7 p.m. There is no fee to attend.

Over 40 area youth who were nominated by members of the public for their promotion of and contributions to human rights causes locally or globally will be recognized. Iowa City Mayor James Throgmorton will deliver brief remarks at the ceremony.

For more information, call 319-356-5022 or e-mail...

Historic house to be moved on May 4

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 10:12am
Contact: 
Jessica Bristow
Communications

The historic Houser-Metzger House at 422 Iowa Avenue, which most recently served as a youth center for United Action for Youth (UAY), will be lifted from its current location at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, and moved across Iowa Avenue, through a City Hall parking lot, and then onto Van Buren, Washington, Dodge, and College Streets to its new location at 623 College Street. The move will halt traffic and leave the City’s parking lot inaccessible for part of the day. Work is expected to be completed by 5 p.m. When the house arrives at its destination, College Street will be closed for two to...

IC Update Week of May 2, 2016 - Farmers Market Returns

Monday, May 2, 2016 - 8:48am
Contact: 
Ty Coleman

Stay up to date on the latest Iowa City news with Iowa City Update!

This week – the Iowa City Farmers Market returns for a new season and is now more accessible than ever before. Watch for details! Plus, models will be striking a pose all over town as a fashion focused event hosted by the Iowa City Downtown District gets underway this weekend. Watch Iowa City Update your source for news and information from the City of Iowa City.

Willowwind School and Iowa City Parks and Recreation partner on Arbor Day program

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 12:00pm
Parks and Recreation

On Friday, April 29, the Willowwind School campus will receive a facelift in the form of a new tree, provided through the Iowa City Parks and Forestry Division’s Arbor Day Program. This 37-year-old program aims to educate students on the benefits of trees, while offering them the hands-on experience of planting a tree themselves. This year, students from Willowwind will plant a Skyline Locust tree after a brief educational presentation and reading of the Arbor Day Proclamation, originally read at the Iowa City Council Meeting on April 19. The program will begin at 10:45 a.m.

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