Information packet and agendas for the July 27, 2015 City Council meetings are available at http://www.icgov.org/councildocs .

Effective from 5:45 a.m. until approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, Iowa City Transit routes will detour due to RAGBRAI. All Iowa City Transit routes will continue to service the downtown interchange located at the intersection of Clinton Street and Washington Street during the RAGBRAI events downtown. Stops that are closed due to RAGBRAI will have signs on them. Route changes and detours are listed below:

Iowa City Transit will not service the UIHC campus, Melrose Avenue, Hawkins Drive or Newton Road on Saturday morning while RAGBRAI is ongoing. Customers...

Team registration has begun for the Iowa City Girls Fall Softball League and will continue through 5 p.m. on August 20. Four competitive divisions will be in play this fall: Under 10 years of age (or U10), U12, U14, and U16.

Cost is $400 per team, and participants must register as a team, not as individuals. Team rosters may be determined later. A maximum of eight teams will be allowed per division. To register, stop by the Information Desk at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center at 220 S. Gilbert Street.

Games are scheduled to get underway on Sunday, Sept. 13, with eight...

The public is invited to attend an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 to hear an update on the North Pedestrian Mall and Washington Street streetscape project, hosted by Genus Landscape Architects and the City of Iowa City. The Downtown streetscape master plan was adopted by the City Council in 2014 and identified Washington Street and the Pedestrian Mall as two top priorities. Proposed enhancements focus on underground utilities, wayfinding, pedestrian accommodations, public art and planting areas. The event will take place in the Amos Dean Ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel,...