College students tend to like their wine like they like their “Pokey Stix” — in a big-ass box (Franzia style). But for those classier folk who enjoy downing the liquid from a bottle — yet continually...

Years ago, celebrities carried bejeweled rodents in their handbags. In a more recent time, celebrities adopted Benetton babies. Nowadays, celebrities write books. Some celebrities’ books are readable,...

Day one of North Carolina band Black Skies’ 18-show national tour launched with a scenic drive in Pittsburgh — kicking off the group’s largest musical expedition in its nearly four-year history....

Writer Simon Van Booy claims that most of what he says is drivel, but his avid readers would beg to differ. After a successful reading at Prairie Lights Books two years ago, he will return to Iowa City...

If $54,500 could prevent the potential of a toddler falling from a pedestrian bridge onto a heavily trafficked road, do you think it would be worth spending? Or a dog dangling from a leash over that road? There...

The world is changing. But you’ve probably heard this before; most are familiar with Thomas Friedman’s argument that the world is flat. Or, maybe you’ve read Fareed Zakaria’s book The Post-American...

We hope violent behavior in this city will become a distant memory as a result of efforts being made by the community to cut down on alcohol-fueled fights. The city and the community at large are making...

The Iowa women’s cross-country team will seek its fourth-consecutive NCAA appearance this fall, and it will have to do so after losing the top two runners from the NCAA-qualifying team that placed 24th...

Even the boiling hot temperature and muggy atmosphere in the Field House North Gym could not keep participants from enjoying the annual Iowa Women’s Gymnastics Summer Camp. The nearly 75 girls who took...

L.L. Pelling/Cullen Painting took advantage of having the only future Iowa women’s basketball player on the court. Incoming freshman Trisha Nesbitt finished the game with 12 points, six assists, and...

Behind 37 points from incoming Iowa freshman Jaime Printy, Active Endeavors/McCurrys was able to defeat Coralville Hy-Vee on Thursday night in Game Time League action, 93-82. Printy was able to weave...

Iowa researchers found significant disparities in several aspects of children’s health-care between those who speak primarily Spanish and those who speak English. The results show a significant differences...