IOWA CITY – Developers interested in student housing projects in Iowa City got some relief Tuesday night, but it likely will be short lived. The City Council delayed setting public hearings on two proposals aimed at addressing concerns over large apartments in neighborhoods near downtown and the University of Iowa campus. One would prevent...
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UPDATED 5:05 p.m. to clarify that Lepic-Kroeger is not involved in the project IOWA CITY – Jesse Allen and Tom Kaut have felt the wrath of a few thousand Iowa City residents, but now they’re upset with the city. A $7.25 million building project by their company, Washington Plaza LLC, that is already underway...
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UPDATED 4:40 p.m. to clarify jail time in last paragraph IOWA CITY – Some University of Iowa students are finding their job prospects dampened because of confusion surrounding public urination charges. The problem, according to UI Student Government, is that indecent exposure and indecent conduct are covered under one section of City Code. That...
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CORALVILLE – The city of Coralville took first place in the inaugural “Severson Holiday Charity Challenge,” but it was local nonprofit organizations who were the real winners. And the late Linda Severson is the reason why. Employees from Johnson County and the cities of Coralville, North Liberty, Iowa City and University Heights participated in...
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By Gregg Hennigan and Mike Wiser DES MOINES – Iowa was in the international spotlight Wednesday as the presumed future leader of China rekindled old friendships and, Iowa officials hope, made new ones too. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping was the guest of honor at a state dinner in the rotunda of the Capitol...
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UPDATED 6 p.m. to clarify quote IOWA CITY – Iowa City is considering changes to its zoning code to limit the number of large apartment buildings cropping up in neighborhoods near the University of Iowa campus. The move comes after a series of recent projects have been proposed that would include four- and five-bedroom...
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UPDATED 2:40 p.m. IOWA CITY – Occupy Iowa City members must move out of College Green Park by the end of the month, the city manager’s office said Monday. The city has denied the group’s application to renew the four-month permit that had allowed members to stay overnight in the park since last fall....
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In 1985, a little-known Chinese provincial official named Xi Jinping visited Iowa at a time when there was little economic relationship between the two governments. Xi returns to Iowa Wednesday as the vice president and likely next leader of a Communist nation that has become a major player on the world stage — and...
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IOWA CITY – A divided Johnson County Board of Supervisors Thursday night approved a new rental housing code. The code, which has been a source of friction among the supervisors, was passed with a 3-2 vote. Rod Sullivan and Janelle Rettig voted against it. The code will require certain rental properties in the unincorporated...
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IOWA CITY – A nonprofit organization that accused Iowa City of housing discrimination two years ago is making another pitch for funding for the project that set off the dispute. The Housing Fellowship, which provides housing to low-income people, accused the city of violating federal and state anti-discrimination laws following a split City Council...
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