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Visiting Iowa City for an Iowa game, tailgating is only the beginning
Whether looking to revisit some old college haunts, catch a ball game or rage at a hardcore show, Iowa City has all this to offer and even some highbrow activities to amuse the sophisticate in the crowd. It’s rare to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, Liquor, Music, Politics, Reviews, Travel
Tagged Deadwood, Fitzpatrick's, Fox Head Tavern, George's Buffet, Hamburg Inn No. 2, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Hawkeyes, Joe's Place, John's Grocery, New Pioneer Food Coop, Pagliai's Pizza, Prairie Lights Bookstore, Record Collector, The Airliner, The Mill, The Picador, The Sanctuary, The Vine
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Shape Shifting Reporter Michael Hall
Con artist, chameleon, musician, writer and journalist. Those are some nifty identities to wear on your utility belt. All play off of themselves and all enable Michael Hall to gain access to what he wants out of life and to … Continue reading
Rick Zollo: A Man Comes Around
Rick Zollo has come in from the cold. After spending 30 years casting lifelines from out on the perimeter this would-be writer finally has found an audience. Mind you, Zollo didn’t necessarily care if anyone answered his call, he would … Continue reading
Dave Van Ronk with Elijah Wald ~ “The Mayor of MacDougal Street
In the 1940s, lines were being drawn – a side had to be picked, either for or against – and we’re not talking about world wars here, this is jazz, baby! The “mouldy fig wars” had erupted, pitting the bebop … Continue reading
The Pines ~ “Sparrows in the Bell”
I had some bad cabin fever this past March. The snow and cold had me on lockdown. In lieu of an actual outing I popped in “Sparrows in the Bell,” the Red House Records debut by The Pines. This offered … Continue reading
A March of Their Own
Iowa City – Lindsay Larson can see the finish line. The 22-year-old University of Iowa senior just received her nursing degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army. In return for supplying Larson with an ROTC scholarship, … Continue reading
Showtime’s “Weeds” puts Buzz on Suburbia
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. Showtime has brought the chronic with its new dramatic comedy Weeds. The story concerns Nancy Botwin, played by Mary-Louise Parker, and her fight to maintain appearances and the American Dream after the sudden death … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Agrestic, Alexander Gould, Drugs, Elizabeth Perkins, Hunter Parrish, Jenji Kohan, Kevin Nealon, Marijuana, Mary-Louise Parker, Showtime, Tonye Patano, Weeds
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Dubuque Iowa After Dark
Excuse me but have you seen where Iowa City’s nightlife might have gone? It seems to have been misplaced. I swear it was here just the other night. Turns out it wandered 85 miles northeast to Dubuque. This doesn’t happen … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Liquor, Literature, Music, News, Reviews, Travel
Tagged America's River redevelopment project, Brother Trucker, Busted Lift, David Zollo, DaVinci's, Diamond Jo Casino, Dubuque, Isabella's, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Port of Dubuque, Silver Dollar Cantina, Vision Iowa Fund
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Sustainability Comes to the Classroom
Fairfield, IA – Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield has taken the teaching of energy solutions into the classroom and beyond. The core of the effort is its four-year degree program in sustainability, a first of its kind, begun … Continue reading
The Professor: Greg Carmichael, Combating Global Warming from the Classroom
Greg Carmichael was completing high school when he became interested in the environment, back in 1970 – the year the federal Clean Air Act was enacted. This interest had an immediate and specific impact on his choice of college major: … Continue reading
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