The City of Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) has once again funded its Matching Grant Project, announcing that it will provide up to $2,000 in matching funds for public art projects in 2017. The first deadline for proposals is in January.

Funded through the Iowa City Public Art Program, the Matching Grant Project will consider visual, audio, or performance-based art such as sculpture, murals, performances, readings, interactive exhibits, video projections, soundscapes, spoken word, and other mediums. To be eligible, proposals must be for projects that will be publicly...

On November 12, 2016, at approximately 12:42 a.m. the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) was dispatched to a residence on Prairie Du Chien Road to a report of a harassing letter. This matter was referred to the ICPD Investigations division. Upon the ICPD Investigator meeting with the victim, it was reported that the victim left the residence around midnight and returned at approximately 12:40 a.m. to find a letter containing a racial and threatening message taped to his front door. There were no reported witnesses to this event and there are no suspects at this time.

This matter...

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...

Registration is now underway for the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department's Winter Break Camp, which keeps kids busy, learning, and entertained during their holiday break from school. This year's camp activities focus on science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM). The camp is scheduled for Dec. 27-30, 2016 and Jan. 3-4, 2017 for kindergarten through sixth grade students.

Camp activities will begin and end at Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert Street, and will include STEAM activities and swimming, as well as some off-site activities such as bowling and...