Residents are calling on Havenpark to institute “a two-year moratorium on lot rent increases” and said park owners needed “to provide clean, safe drinkable water, essential park maintenance, and ...

Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much ...

Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is raiding workplaces across the country, wearing tactical gear (and at times arriving in armored vehicles) just to arrest low-wage workers without criminal ...

Since Iowa’s near-total abortion ban went into effect in July 2024, the number of residents seeking abortion care outside the state has surged dramatically. So has the number of people turning to ...

Iowa’s lone statewide Democrat has launched his bid for governor. He says state government isn’t working, and it’s time to rotate the crops. Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand formally launched his campaign ...

4. Elizabeth Bunnell Read. Elizabeth Bunnell Read, who wrote under the name Lizzie B. Read, was a well-traveled activist from the nineteenth century who lived from 1832 to 1909, long enough to see the ...

The Trump administration’s sudden cuts to Title X funding could affect family planning services for low-income Iowans soon. On the Friday before Easter, Allison Smith, executive director of the Family ...

We’ve built up an important community that has stood up for Iowans. What a world. Amidst all the stupidity and suffering so far in 2025, our team has had one small reason to celebrate: Iowa Starting ...

2. Pullman Bar & Diner. Yelp Rating: 4.4 Address: 17 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA 52240 Price: $$ Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sunday: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Gov. Kim Reynolds was asked about an unevidenced, Elon Musk-backed conspiracy calling Lutheran Services of Iowa a “money laundering operation.” She declined to defend the organization. Lutheran ...

Elijah Wood is one of Eastern Iowa’s connections to Hollywood. Here are 10 compelling facts about the famous Iowan: The 5-foot 6-inch actor with trademark blue eyes, Elijah (middle name Jordan!) Wood ...