Goonin’ and goofin’ in this week’s Bottom 5.
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By KRUI News Reporter Lauren Siebert lmsiebert@gmail.com On Saturday, March 24th, the KRUI News Team invited Anna Wickes, social media guru of Revival Clothing Store, and Tara Cronbaugh, president, head of accounting and owner of The Java House, into the studio to discuss development in downtown Iowa City. Many Iowa City residents are familiar with the changes that have been taking place in downtown since the 2008 floods, but the city council and local business owners and developers have been working on comprehensive growth plans for the city since 1997. Called the Comprehensive Plan, it defines a vision and a … Continued
KRUI’s Track of the Week is “Break My Heart” by La Sera, a new project of The Vivian Girls’ “Kickball” Katy Goodman. Check out music director Max Johnson’s write-up and listen to the track here!
Jordan Kabialis has the all-new Tuesday Tirade. The 8th seeded LA Kings find themselves up 3 games to none on the #1 Vancouver Canucks…. More riots anyone?
Check out our pictures of Childish Gambino performing on April 16 at the IMU Main Lounge!
By Shari Ellis Jaffri The Mission Creek Festival continued in festive force on Friday, March 30th. Even as early on as 7 PM, Iowa City was thick with celebration in the air with a majority of its residents eagerly ushering in the weekend by choosing to bask in live music. With a lineup of shows worth boasting about at The Mill by Alexis Stevens, The Lonelyhearts, Bowerbirds and Sharon Van Etten, the Mission Creek festival promised a delectable palate to all fortunate music-enthusiasts in town, particularly for lovers of folk music. If it’s any indication of success, The Mill itself … Continued
Blumberg’s Bottom 5 addresses some bad characters in sports.
The Iowa Football team will have a new look in the Fall of 2012. The Hawkeyes had their Spring game on Saturday April 14th. See what Stephen McDonald thinks about the new-feel Hawkeye
By KRUI News Reporter Kuper Bergman In the April 14th edition of Strange Stories, Kuper found that George Zimmerman, the alleged Trayvon Martin killer awaiting trial, now has a Twitter account despite being in jail; police say two people in ninja costumes robbed a medical marijuana delivery man; and a Floridian man beat a rattlesnake with his trusty golf club. Listen to the strange stories below: [audio: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35667540/4-14-12%20Strange%20Stories.mp3]
By KRUI News Staffers Emily Woodbury, Marissa Mehalek, Serena Collins, and Lauren Siebert The KRUI News staff spoke with Nick Troiano who is National Campus Director of Americans Elect, a non-partisan non-profit organization who hopes to host the first national online presidential primary in U.S. history. The organization’s sole purpose is to obtain signatures to get on the ballot throughout the United States and to build the technology to process an online nomination. Listen to the interview below: [audio: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35667540/Americans%20Elect%20In-Studio.mp3]