By Greg Wickenkamp, Iowa City I’m voting for Dan Stevenson for school board because more than any other candidate, he has experience in the classroom and in effectively leading organized […] ...

Your charitable gifts support freely accessible, independent reporting on Iowa news, culture and events. That started to change last year, as the Biden administration announced it wanted to address ...

By Tom Rocklin, Iowa City I’m voting for Dan Stevenson for school board, and I encourage you to do the same on Nov. 4, or ...

By John R. Moyers, Iowa City Three generations of my family have attended Iowa City schools with our grandchild currently in ...

Little Village (founded 2001 and headquartered in Iowa City) is Iowa’s most widely read news, arts and culture magazine. At LV, we believe that the free and independent press is crucial to a healthy ...

Most of the characters in Buried Child do not exist. Not just because the players in Sam Shepard’s 1960s-set American drama are fictional, but because nearly every character, at some […] ...

Halloween is just around the corner, when larger-than-life skeletons adorn front yards and glowing pumpkins sit on every doorstep. These spooky season staples aren’t always indicative of thrills and ...

Dear Kiki, I’m new in town… how can I meet a sexy guy over 50 to hang out with?! Iowan00b Dear Iowan00b, Welcome! I hope you’re settling in well to […] ...

My best friend Valentine will sometimes text me a picture of a page from his old journal. We’ve been friends a long time. Last fall he sent me a page, a beautiful letter — he still writes entries like ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 496 into law in May, after it was pushed through the Iowa Legislature with only Republican votes. Among the bill’s provisions is a requirement that school districts remove ...

Use this index as a guide to find your next favorite meal. This exhaustive list of restaurants, bars, cafés and bistros covers a range of budgets and a multitude of palates—there truly is something ...

Emily and Josh Culbreath performing. Photo care of the artists. As a Midwesterner, a unique point of pride is when the region attracts top-level artists and practitioners from around the world. When ...