Put your gardening gloves on and join Iowa City Parks and Recreation staff in the Children's Discovery Garden for the new program, "Bountiful Communities Garden."

This program is free and open to all skill levels - no prior gardening experience required. Participate in hands on gardening projects from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in August, September, and October. Meet in the Art Room or the Discovery Garden at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St.

Each month will cover a beginner gardening topic and focus on tasks like planting and...

Updated Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018:

The Farm to Street Dinner will move indoors to the Park Lodge at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, 579 McCollister Blvd, due to forecasted evening rain. The event will go on as usual, just in a new location.

Crews will no longer close the 100 block of North Linn Street for the event.

This dinner will bring roughly 200 people together to support the local food economy, while sharing a delicious, six-course meal, using locally sourced ingredients prepared by some of Iowa City’s most talented chefs. Money...

Update: The survey deadline has been extended to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. It will close then.

You already chip in with your tax dollars, now chip in with your opinion!

The City of Iowa City recently held an open house for residents to share how they think funding should be spent. If you couldn't make it in-person, we still want to hear from you! Fill out the online survey . It will close on Monday, Aug. 13.

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You already chip in with your tax dollars, now chip in with your opinion!

The community is invited to attend Chip In, an open house where you can let City leaders know how you think funding should be spent, all while munching on dips – and you guessed it – chips!

Join us at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 6, 2018, in Emma Harvat Hall at City Hall, 410 E. Washington St. The event will open with a brief overview of the City’s strategic plan, master plan, capital improvements, and general operations. Participants will then be given voting chips to designate how they think their tax...