Find out when and where to see Jolly Old St. Nick this holiday season.
Taking care of your home can be scary! Tackle those household demons with professional help this fall.
Pumpkin patches in the Iowa City area are gearing up for the peak season.
The 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map is out so you can plan trips to see autumn in all its splendor in Iowa and other U.S. states.
Iowa City Patch is celebrating Father's Day 2021 by sharing father-daughter or father-son photos and messages of love.
Publish a photo of pops on the Iowa City Patch for Father’s Day 2021 to share your favorite father-son or father-daughter moments.
Share your favorite mother-son or mother-daughter photo and sentiments, and we’ll feature it on the Iowa City Patch.
Looking for a Iowa City-area pumpkin patch before Halloween? Check out the Patch list.
Pick out that pumpkin and enjoy the many fall attractions Iowa City-area pumpkin patches have to offer.
In celebration of the 50th Iowa City Pride anniversary and Pride month, The City of Iowa City will be displaying Pride banners.
"The City Park Pool is set to be closed indefinitely, through its normal summer season."
Topics this week include opportunities to follow along with the City budget, how to easily get rid of your holiday tree, and more.
Crews will collect natural Christmas trees at the curb on your regular collection day.
Celebrate nature and all that is winter in Iowa with Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department’s Winter Break Camp for youth in grades K-6.
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with friends and family at the Winter Solstice Festival of Light from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21.
During the holidays, we tend to produce more waste than normal with parties, festivities, presents, and big meals.
Topics in this week's video from the city include how to recycle old holiday lights, the popular Holiday Tuba performance, and more.
Administrative offices at City Hall and other facilities will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, 2019.
Administrative offices at City Hall will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in observance of Veterans Day.
On Halloween night I hoped the cold wouldn't keep trick-or-treaters away. A tiny boy beamed and said, "Fanks!" What a champ!
Iowa City Mayor James Throgmorton has proclaimed Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, as Indigenous People's Day in Iowa City.
Iowa City will celebrate its official Trick or Treat Night on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, from 5:30 until 8 p.m.
Southern Iowa was lush, green, and had spectacular scenery. Rolling hills were fun but steep, endless hills? Not so much. I walked a few.
Patch has your complete guide to Fourth of July fireworks shows, parades and other festive events in and around Iowa City.
Irish Americans joyfully celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but the 1840s potato famine that brought them here is not forgotten.
I wasn't sure I'd survive our first Thanksgiving without either one of our kids, who are now grown, but we had a great holiday with friends!
After all these years, I couldn't believe that a man still remembered the discriminatory job signs when he shouted, "No Irish need apply!"
Valentine's Day isn't just a holiday to swoon over the ladies — treat the number one man in your life to these fun and practical gifts.
"Sing, Unburied, Sing," Jesmyn Ward's novel, opened my mind to black suffering. No one has shot me to death for winning a game while black.
The federal holiday affects banks, garbage collection, municipal offices and more.
Some restaurants and stores will be closed or have shorter hours Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and Jan. 1; check with businesses before making a trip.
It's damned frustrating to bake pumpkin pies when the power keeps going out in Iowa City. At least one pie baked before the power went out.
Whether preparations involve decorating, baking goodies or assembling packages for charity, snap a photo and share your story with Patch.
Military veterans can ride free on city transit on Saturday.
Halloween memories from long ago and from when our kids were little. Oh, they were cute! I remember Superman and "the Yiddow Muhmaid."
On the East Coast, buildings tend to be older and more likely to have ghosts. We are the sole owners of the house we live in now.
This seasonal event has been an Ankeny tradition for 35 years and draws over 6,000 excited shoppers and vendors from several states!
At the bike/gun shop next to the Flat Tire Lounge in Madrid, IA, I encountered Randy and Russell Armentrout and heard a great WWII story!
Mother's Day weekend was great! I put 60 miles on my bicycle, rode for a cancer charity (Tour de Brew), and had a very special Mother's Day!
While driving to the Figge Art Museum to celebrate Easter with son, engaged daughter and future son-in-law, semi driver nearly kills us.
Have you ever heard a line that inspired you? I did on MLK Day. It was "You are more than the worst thing that has ever happened to you."