The Iowa City Police Department conducted tobacco sales law compliance checks Jan. 10-12, 2023, at the 56 businesses open for business and licensed to sell tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products. Working with plainclothes officers, underage persons entered these businesses and attempted to illegally purchase these products. Forty-seven businesses refused to sell tobacco or other nicotine or vapor products to the underage buyers.

Nine businesses checked by police sold to the underage buyers. The businesses that failed the compliance checks were:

Iowa City Update is a weekly video featuring City of Iowa City projects, programs, and events. Topics this week include the rules for clearing sidewalks during winter, an opportunity to design a new bus stop bench, and a celebration of the Lunar New Year. Select the image below to watch Iowa City Update .

Iowa City’s Public Works Facility was recently named a 2022 Top Ten U.S. architecture project by Dezeen, a London-based online architecture and design magazine. Dezeen is one of the world's most influential design magazines, with over three million monthly readers.

This award adds to the national attention the Public Works Facility has received. In 2022, the project was honored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with the prestigious Committee on the Environment award as a COTE Top Ten...

Iowa Interstate Railroad LLC (IAIS) will be purchasing roughly 30 acres in Iowa City's southeast industrial campus, the company and City announced this week.

The purchase will allow for the creation of a new rail-to-truck transloading facility. The plot of land is located about 1,000 yards east of 420th Street's intersection with Highway 6.

The new loading facility will help make a new, local transportation connection between rail and Interstate 80, Highway 6, and Highway 218. Rail is also the most fuel-efficient way to move freight across the land, giving the City a more...