The City of Iowa City has joined together with 25 other American cities, towns, and counties in an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the lawsuit filed last week by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The lawsuit challenges a new policy that would prohibit international students from staying in the country if the fall classes being offered by the college they attend are fully on-line as part of their college’s COVID-19 safety plan, and seeks a preliminary injunction.

In addition to the...

Community Connection is a video series that highlights the people and organizations in our community to discuss the issues that are important to our residents. In this episode Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague speaks with Dr. Nicole Del Castillo, Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Iowa Health Care Carver College of Medicine. She...

The City of Iowa City, along with partner cities Lincoln, Nebraska, and Columbia, Missouri, has received a grant to begin developing tools to assess and manage carbon drawdown efforts.

The grant was awarded by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN). The project lead for Iowa City will be Brenda Nations, the City’s Climate Action Coordinator. Other partners in the project are the Urban Drawdown Initiative (UDI) and the Trust for Public Land (TPL).

Many climate action efforts focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions; however, slowing climate change will also...

Beat the heat – enjoy one of Iowa City’s splash pads, or the shade of park shelters.

Hot and humid weather with heat index values over 100 degrees are predicted in the Iowa City area. The City of Iowa City reminds residents and visitors that several City facilities are closed due to COVID-19, including City Park Pool and recreation centers.

The shade of picnic shelters at City parks are open on a first come, first serve basis.

Splash pads remain open, except for the Wetherby splash pad due to construction at the Wetherby Park. Please use social distancing guidelines...