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Iowa City, Iowa - FilmScene, a non-profit cinema featuring independent and tought provoking films and events located at the Chauncey Building on January 2, 2020.

FilmScene honored with Governor’s Arts Award

Iowa City-based FilmScene, Iowa’s largest nonprofit cinema, is one of 10 organizations and individuals honored with the Governor’s Arts Award April 29 in a presentation at the Iowa State Capitol. Administered by IEDA’s Iowa Arts Council, “the biennial awards recognize…

Passenger rail could get boost from Quad Cities route

UPDATED MAY 22: Passenger rail talks continue Supporters of expanding Iowa’s passenger rail service hope…

Construction moves ahead on The Fountains

By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Office, living and retail space will be within reach. “It’s really…

Water under the bridge

By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – As devastating as the 2008 floods were to the…

Questions about Obamacare

By Gigi Wood CORRIDOR – There’s nothing easy about it. But Corridor legal, insurance and…

Helping businesses grow

By Sarah Binder IOWA CITY—After helping launch one business and grow another, Marlo Higgins  is…

UI alumna to speak about career, working with Oprah

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—After a tough first semester as a pre-med student at the…

Westdale Mall renderings released

By Gigi Wood CEDAR RAPIDS — A picture is worth a thousand words. On May…

Connecting the dots

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—Though its own website doesn’t show it, ConnectFive is focused on…

Coral Ridge Mall lands new businesses

By Pat Shaver CORALVILLE—Several new businesses are moving into Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville. Sephora,…

Eastern Iowa Airport updates planned

By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Recent record passenger months have highlighted the need for expansion and…

Deere’s growth continues in Cedar Valley

By Dave DeWitte WATERLOO — With its enormous and growing John Deere manufacturing complex, Waterloo…

Iowa City provides facade grants

By Pat Shaver [email protected] IOWA CITY—Visitors to downtown Iowa City may start noticing building improvement…

Coming attraction: FilmScene to open downtown Iowa City cinema this fall

By Pat Shaver [email protected] IOWA CITY— It’s coming soon to a theater near you. Movie…

Corridor team: “We create here”

By Sarah Binder [email protected] CORRIDOR—Before he founded the Collins Radio Co. in Cedar Rapids, Arthur…

Living the good life: 900 women attend women’s conference in Coralville

By Pat Shaver [email protected] CORALVILLE—When Coretta Scott King met her future husband, Martin Luther King…