Iowa City’s Trumpet Blossom finds new ways to support local groups
IOWA CITY — Fresh off of unprecedented recognition in Little Village’s CRANDIC awards,...
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Author: Christine Hawes
An evolving eastern Iowa through the lens of LV’s CRANDIC
IOWA CITY — Our worlds are changing so quickly — and one great illustration of that is...
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Three Iowa cities, Chicago show top LGBTQ ‘equality’ rankings
Three Iowa communities garnered perfect scores for their formal LGBTQ-affirming policies, laws and...
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Fairfield artist strives to honor all creative efforts
FAIRFIELD, IA — “Art is the first brush stroke on a blank canvas.” This...
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Queer, BIPOC activists unpack white privilege, white urgency in “Dah Tea”
Burnout among Black activists and community leaders is real, and so is the role that white...
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Iowa City’s WOB rises to challenges of COVID-19, historic bicycling interest
IOWA CITY — Here and there, silver linings exist during the COVID-19 crisis — and one...
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Velvet Lotus kicks off two weeks of fundraising with tattoo session
The tattooing is over — but the fundraising has just begun. Take a look below at the artists...
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Support for Trump increased this year among Black, Latino, LGBTQ voters
The progressive post-mortem is already in on last week’s presidential election, and it’s grim:...
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Velvet Lotus keeps ‘Tats for Tots’ alive despite COVID-19
Annie Ventullo remembers hearing from a school social worker one year, about a child in an abusive...
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Biden victory celebrations merge with “protect the vote” events
Momentum to protect the vote is growing across Illinois and Iowa, with two dozen events planned.
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