Leaf vacuum program update Dec. 1

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 9:52am
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Leaf vacuum program

As of 7 a.m. today, Tuesday, Dec. 1, it is anticipated that leaf crews will move out of zone #6 and into zone #7.

Once zone #7 is completed, crews will move back into zone #1 and proceed in order through zone #5. Crews will attempt to collect in each of the seven routes one more time. Crews will not return to any of the routes once collection has been completed. Additionally, crews will not return for piles raked after the area was collected or for piles not collected due to parked vehicles.

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Road construction - Mall Drive

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 9:12am
Contact: 
Jason Reichart
Engineering

To facilitate work associated with the First Avenue Grade Separation Project, Mall Drive is closed at its intersection with First Avenue. Access to Mall Drive will be available via Lower Muscatine Road, and access to businesses along Mall Drive will be maintained during construction. This work is expected to last an extended period of time. An updated schedule will be provided as work progresses and more information is available.

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...

ICPL Announces December Music is the Word Events

Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:19am
Iowa City Public Library

Join Iowa City Public Library as we celebrate all things musical with Music is the Word.

This special series of programming, to continue through May 2016, welcomes the University of Iowa School of Music building to downtown Iowa City. Here’s what’s happening in December:

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Gymnastics Room: Yahoo Drummers. This Family Drumming Session at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center will have families exploring and playing percussion instruments from all over the world. No fee; no registration required.

7 to 9 p...

ICPL Arts and Craft Bazaar Dec. 5

Monday, November 30, 2015 - 10:16am
Iowa City Public Library

Just in time for the holidays, the Iowa City Public Library will host the Fourth Annual Arts & Crafts Bazaar and Winter Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

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.

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 more. For every $10 spent at the bazaar, shoppers receive an...

Leaf vacuum program update Nov. 30

Monday, November 30, 2015 - 9:00am
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Leaf vacuum program

As of 7 a.m. today, Monday, Nov. 30, leaf crews will continue collecting leaves in zone #6 and should be moving into zone #7 later today or tomorrow, weather permitting.

Once zone #7 is completed, crews will move back into zone #1 and proceed in order through zone #5. Crews will attempt to collect in each of the seven routes one more time. Crews will not return to any of the routes once collection has been completed. Additionally, crews will not return for piles raked after the area was collected or for piles not collected due to parked vehicles.

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First Avenue re-opened, traffic diverted to temporary roadway

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 4:59pm
Contact: 
Jason Reichart
Engineering

The section of First Avenue between Bradford Drive and Mall Drive that was temporarily closed for construction has been re-opened to traffic.

Traffic is now being diverted to a temporary roadway, which will remain in use for the duration of the First Avenue Grade Separation Project, expected to be completed in Fall 2016. The temporary roadway runs from Bradford Drive to Mall Drive and is adjacent to the permanent roadway. There are sidewalks along the temporary roadway for pedestrian and bicycle traffic. As always, caution should be exercised when traveling through construction...

Author Rosemary Wells at ICPL on Dec. 6

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 10:44am
Iowa City Public Library

The Iowa City Public Library and Prairie Lights Books are pleased to welcome children’s author and illustrator Rosemary Wells to the Library at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in Meeting Room A.

Wells is the creator of many popular children’s book characters, including Max and Ruby, Yoko, and McDuff. She is known for using animal characters rather than humans in her stories, telling the children’s journal Stone Soup that this allows her to “address sophisticated, controversial topics in way children can understand and adults can accept.”

Wells’ presentation at the Library will...

Join the Iowa City Police Department for Coffee with a Cop Monday, Nov. 30

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 8:02am
Contact: 
David Schwindt
Police
The Iowa City Police Department will host a Coffee with a Cop event from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 30 at High Ground Cafe, 301 E. Market Street. Residents are invited to join their neighbors, friends and co-workers to discuss community issues with neighborhood police officers. There’s no agenda scheduled -- this is just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know police officers in a relaxed setting over a cup of coffee. Additional information about the Coffee with a Cop program is available at www.icgov.org/coffee . For other...

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