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Video Update: Snow Ordinance, Bus Stop Bench Project, and Lunar New Year Gala

Monday, January 16, 2023 - 7:30am
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 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 Update: Snow Ordinance Snow Ordinance for Clearing...
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Iowa City Police respond to shots fired on Pedestrian Mall

Saturday, January 14, 2023 - 5:15pm
Contact: 
Lee Hermiston
Police

At 3:56 p.m. Jan. 14, 2023, Iowa City Police responded to a report of an armed subject at the intersection of East College and South Clinton streets. Witnesses reported multiple shots fired.

Thanks to timely witness information provided to dispatchers, officers were able to detain the shooter. Evidence of shots fired was also recovered at the scene. No one is believed to have been injured in this incident.

The incident remains under investigation and no other information is available at this time.

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Iowa City Public Works Facility continues to receive national recognition

Friday, January 13, 2023 - 1:00pm
Contact: 
Ron Knoche
Neighborhood and Development Services

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...

Human Rights Commission accepts Proclamation for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Friday, January 13, 2023 - 8:00am
Contact: 
Stefanie Bowers

On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Human Rights Commissioner Roger Lusala accepted the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day proclamation from Mayor Bruce Teague.

The day celebrates the life of Dr. King by honoring him on his birthday. This remembrance serves to empower individuals and embolden the Iowa City community to move closer to Dr. King’s vision of a Beloved Community. A Beloved Community is justice, not for any one oppressed group, but for all people.

In accepting the proclamation, Commissioner Lusala shared 10 steps community members can take in 2023 to keep Dr. King's dream alive...

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Cedar Rapids rail company purchases 30 acre lot for rail to truck loading facility in Iowa City

Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 3:30pm
Contact: 
Wendy Ford
Economic Development

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...

Registration open for Good Trouble Youth Activism Summit

Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 12:30pm

The Good Trouble Youth Summit invites students in grades 6-12 to to participate in a series of workshops on different types of activism.

The summit will take place Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, from 2-5 p.m. at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center and will include workshops on Advocacy as Activism on Micro and Macro Levels. Students will be in a community with educators who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) with support from allies. This is a space cultivated to support the needs of BIPOC students while students of other backgrounds are also welcome. All youth will be in...

An image of Martin Luther King Jr. is shown with text: free shuttles for MLK Jr. Day of Service at Mercer Park.

Iowa City Transit offers free shuttle service to MLK Day of Service event

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 2:15pm
Contact: 
Darian Nagle-Gamm
Communications

A free shuttle to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Celebration event at Mercer Park and Aquatic Center will be offered on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023.

The shuttle will service the following areas: the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center, the Iowa City Transit interchange immediately followed by the Iowa City Public Library, the Broadway Neighborhood Center, and the bus stop near the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Nevada Avenue.

The shuttles will begin running at 8:30 a.m. at the Pheasant Ridge and Broadway neighborhood centers, 8:40 a.m. from the Lakeside and...

Celebrate MLK Human Rights Week with free screening of "Selma" at FilmScene

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 2:00pm

FilmScene and GreenState Credit Union will present a free screening of "Selma" in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week. The screening will take place at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 17, 2023, at FilmScene, 404 E College St. #100.

Ava DuVernay's powerful film chronicles the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.

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Salt/Sand mix available for residents during winter

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 1:30pm
Communications

The City provides a limited amount of salt and sand mix available at no charge to all Iowa City residents. The pile is located at the Streets Division parking lot, located off of South Gilbert Street in the parking lot at 3901 Napoleon Lane.

Iowa City residents should provide their own five-gallon bucket and shovel to obtain the mix, which is intended for local residential sidewalks, and not for commercial or contractor use. Materials will be replenished throughout the winter.

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