Everybody’s Whole Foods in Fairfield supports LGBTQ Pride, Black Lives Matter message
FAIRFIELD — A few years ago, Paul Praither saw a headline that wrenched his heart: a...
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Author: Christine Hawes
Juneteenth celebrations blossom online and throughout Iowa, Illinois
A three-day virtual festival, comedy nights, protests, family-friendly gatherings, concerts, and...
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Iowa City, Quad Cities, Capital City, Cedar Rapids amp up Pride plans
Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City and the Quad Cities have all expanded their Pride Month...
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Des Moines’ history of systemic racism said to be built around housing restrictions
The city of Des Moines intentionally undertook policies in the 1930s and 1960s to limit housing...
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“The Negro Artist,” award-winning poet, opens up at 8 pm virtual reading tonight
While many of his fellow young Black men joined protests after the killing of George Floyd, Caleb...
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Iowa City protesters issue 15 demands
The protesters who have been standing off with the Iowa City Police Department and Iowa State...
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Choose from dozens of virtual, socially-distanced Pride events this year
In a year when more than 400 Pride parades and events have been forced by the coronavirus crisis...
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Corner Store focuses on curbside for its CBD, hemp, natural products
Cedar Rapids’ Corner Store Apothecary, among the state’s leaders in third-party-certified CBD and hemp products, will continue to offer curbside pick-up of its various natural products.
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Toyota of Iowa City offers virtual shopping, home delivery/pick-up
IOWA CITY – Home pick-up and delivery for maintenance, car interiors covered with plastic...
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Drop in documented puppy mills due partly to poor animal welfare enforcement, HSUS says
The number of puppy mills in Iowa dropped from 13 to 5 this year, but the numbers may not tell the whole story, says the Humane Society of the United States in its annual “Horrible Hundred” report.
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