It felt like they were up against a WNBA team. But if they want a shot in the national tournament, this loss will have to make them better, not bitter.
KRUI’s Logan Melia talks with Canadian indie-rock quartet while at Innings Festival in Tempe.
A series of strikes against the coffee conglomerate’s treatment of workers are currently underway. The current strikes follow Starbucks’s refusal to honor the years-long demands of workers.
Scope Productions x Track Zero brought Lip Critic back to Iowa City. With the band’s unique and unconventional blend of music styles, it’s no surprise that they’ve quickly gained the cult following of punks, raver’s, alt kids, hip hop heads and music lovers alike all across Iowa.
From a Nirvana cover, to NY rap, to the rumbling ashes of black midi’s remains, our KRUI Staff recommends some of our favorite releases from February, 2026!
Take a look inside the National Association of Social Worker’s 2026 “Legislative Day on the Hill” at the Iowa Capitol building through Carson’s eyes and ears.
Read about the writings of Isaac Fitzgerald, Alice Sola Kim, and Saeed Jones that took place during the Mission Creek Festival. (Image via: Buzzfeed.com)
The 8th Annual Literary Magazine and Small Press Book Fair was a big part of this year’s Mission Creek Festival. (Image via: Aadit Tambe)
The Fail Safe is a podcast on a mission to help struggling writers overcome the obstacles that come with the creative writing process. Read about their latest episode with Jessica Hopper and Alissa Nutting. (Image via: http://www.iowawritershouse.org)
Read an email I sent to my professor about the hostile culture in their classroom (Image via: Pixelina Photography)
Black Ocean Press celebrated 10 years last night at the Yacht Club, with Yonatan Gat and some poets from the press.
Learn about these talented authors’ new work.
Here’s why you need to read Lauren Groff’s dazzling new novel, Fates and Furies.
Iowa City Observations is a continuing column in which I venture out into the streets of Iowa City and ask people to inspire me, as well as make probably irrelevant observations about Iowa City itself.
Check out more about Was the Word celebrating and closing Mission Creek Festival.
Literature lovers everywhere tingle when they hear the word Lit Crawl, make no exception for Iowa City’s reader savy inhabitants.
