When I moved to Iowa City 25 years ago, one of the first things I did to familiarize myself with my new surroundings was ...

The City of Iowa City is holding a food drive on Friday to support CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank. Donations to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Drive will be collected […] ...

On November 22, Oscar winning filmmaker Ed Cunningham (King of Kong, Undefeated) will debut his new documentary Arcades and Love Songs The Ballad of Walter Day in Des Moines. The […] ...

Utopia: the world we’re building— a gallery exhibition opening November 8th A point of optimism, a place for hope. Join us in ...

Lefty’s Live Music’s late namesake, Lefty, onstage during a show. — courtesy of Anne Mathey After a decade as a pillar of the music scene in Des Moines, Lefty’s Live Music is closing. “As our tenth ...

Come down and see what our best buds have to sell! The Raccoon Motel Second Saturday Market happens 1-4 pm on the second Saturday of the month- in our venue. […] ...

Immigrant rights advocates gathered on the West Terrace of the Iowa State Capitol on May 1, 2024, for a vigil to protest SF 2340. — Anthony Scanga/Little Village On Thursday, a three-judge panel of ...

This comic was originally published in Little Village’s November 2025 issue.

People gather in Davenport for the No Kings Day of Peaceful Action, Oct. 18, 2025. — Kevin Richard Schafer/Little Village National organizers estimated that 7 million people participated in 2,700 ...

Des Moines Symphony offered another crowd-pleasing performance last month with the second installment of their Masterworks series, Wisdom – Dvořák 6 & Chopin. Their program once again featured a ...

There’s this Andrea Gibson quote you may have come across in light of the poet’s passing this summer: “When nothing softens the grief, may grief soften me.” In a sense, the task that author John T.

Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump meet with minority leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in a failed attempt to avert a government shutdown, Sept. 30, 2025. — Daniel ...