Video Update: Iowa Arts Festival, Bike Rodeo, and more

Monday, May 27, 2019 - 8:00am
Contact: 
Jack Brooks
Communications

Iowa City Update is a weekly video featuring City of Iowa City projects, programs and events. Topics this week include the Iowa Arts Festival, a bike rodeo, and more. Click the image below to watch Iowa City Update .

Iowa City Update: 2019 Iowa Arts Festival Iowa Arts Festival

Get details on this family friendly festival that features over 100 art vendors, kids activities, musical performances,...

Clinton Street to see lane reductions for bike lane installation

Friday, May 24, 2019 - 12:00pm
Contact: 
Jason Reichart
Streets and traffic engineering

Weather permitting, from midnight to 6 a.m. on Monday, June 3, 2019, Clinton Street will be closed to traffic from Court Street to Jefferson Street in order to re-draw pavement markings and install bike lanes.

Lane reductions will follow by 6 a.m.

The bike lanes were set to be installed beginning Wednesday, May 29, 2019, but installation was delayed due to rain and storms.

The existing pavement markings will be removed in preparation for converting Clinton Street from four lanes of traffic to three lanes, with a designated center turn lane and bike lanes.

It...

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2019 Summer Playgrounds Program Announced

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 1:30pm
Contact: 
Joyce Carroll
Parks and Recreation

The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department's 2019 Summer Playgrounds Program provides games, arts and crafts, and activities around the themes of theatre, STEAM, cultural experiences, and environmental education for children completing grades K-6. Younger children may attend with a participating adult 16 years of age and older.

This is a drop-in program and children are welcome to come and go as they please, so parents should use discretion when sending children without a caregiver. The Playgrounds program will not run if it is raining, and will close if rain begins after...

Iowa City airport picnic area

Iowa City Municipal Airport unveils new viewing area

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 1:00pm
Contact: 
Michael Tharp
Iowa City Municipal Airport

The Iowa City Airport Commission invites the public to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Airport Viewing Area at noon Friday, May 31, 2019.

The Airport Viewing Area serves as a place that members of the community can use to enjoy the activities of the Iowa City Municipal Airport, as well as learn about the airport’s history and connection to the community.

The viewing area contains a shelter with picnic tables, a raised viewing platform, a small play area, and educational displays containing information about the airport’s history, operations, and commonly seen...

Transit Alert: Oakcrest and Night/Weekend Oakcrest routes will detour

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 8:00am
Contact: 
Curtis Brenton
Transportation

Effective Tuesday, May 28, 2019, the Oakcrest and Night/Weekend Oakcrest routes will detour due to resurfacing work at the intersection of Woodside Drive and Woodside Place.

The bus stops located at 945 Oakcrest Street (stop 8117), Oakcrest Street and Woodside Drive (stop 8118), 815 Oakcrest Street (stop 8119), Woodside Place and Greenwood Drive (stop 8120), Greenwood Drive and Benton Street (stop 8121), and Benton Street and Seville Apartments (stop 8122) will be temporarily out of service during construction.

Customers who normally use these stops will be able to use the...

Renting in Iowa City? Make sure to sign an Information Disclosure Form

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 12:00pm
Contact: 
Stan Laverman
Housing Inspection Services

In Iowa City, there are approximately 4,500 licensed properties that have been permitted by the City, providing 19,672 rentable dwelling units.

In order to rent a location, tenants are required to sign, and landlords required to offer, a City’s Informational Disclosure Form.

The form, required by the Iowa City Housing Code, is designed to convey important information about tenant responsibilities, as well as resources available to tenants. It helps clarifies who will be living there, who is in charge of trash and recycling, who takes care of yard maintenance, who shovels...

Ped Mall Update: Black Hawk Mini Park open

Monday, May 20, 2019 - 11:15am
Contact: 
Scott Sovers
Part of Downtown and Pedestrian Mall Streetscape Plan by Public Works

After months of work, crews were able to reopen Black Hawk Mini Park last week as the Ped Mall Improvements Project swings fully into its final phase.

All the planters were finished in Black Hawk Mini Park, along with the brick pavers. Some small details will be finished on the Story Wall by June, along with a small amount of electrical work, but the park will remain open.

Work also progressed on the Weatherdance Fountain, which should be working fully in early June. Glass has been fully installed on the nearby canopy, with gutters, rigging, and some electrical work to be...

Video Update: Fine Free for Kids, Tea Time Planters, and more

Monday, May 20, 2019 - 7:45am
Contact: 
Jack Brooks
Communications

Iowa City Update is a weekly video featuring City of Iowa City projects, programs and events. Topics this week include details on the Library’s plan to go fine free for children and young adult materials, community planters perfect for making tea, and more. Click the image below to watch Iowa City Update .

Iowa City Update: Fine Free for Kids Fine Free for Children and Young...

Monthly Video Feature: Strengthen Grow Evolve, Humanize My Hoodie, and more

Friday, May 17, 2019 - 3:30pm
Contact: 
Jack Brooks
Communications

Iowa City In Focus brings the people, places, and projects of Iowa City into clear view. This monthly video feature spotlights the community through in-depth storytelling. Click the play-button below to watch the entire video or select the individual images to skip to specific topics.

Iowa City In Focus: Strengthen Grow Evolve Strengthen Grow Evolve

Learn how two nonprofit organizations are fundraising for the arts, and why the City...

City Park Pool

Opening weekend approaches for City Park Pool and Iowa City splash pads

Friday, May 17, 2019 - 2:00pm
Contact: 
Kate Connell
Parks and Recreation

Time to break out the sunscreen and bathing suits. City Park Pool and the spray/splash pads at Wetherby, Fairmeadows, and Tower Court Parks will open to the public Memorial Day Weekend. City Park Pool will open Saturday, May 25, 2019 while Iowa City splash/spray pads will open Monday, May 27.

2019 marks 70 years of City Park Pool operations. City Park Pool opened its doors for the first time on June 11, 1949. The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate City Park Pool's 70th birthday all summer long with special events and other activities.

In addition to...

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