When I moved to Iowa City 25 years ago, one of the first things I did to familiarize myself with my new surroundings was ...

Lefty’s Live Music’s late namesake, Lefty, onstage during a show. — courtesy of Anne Mathey After a decade as a pillar of the music scene in Des Moines, Lefty’s Live Music is closing. “As our tenth ...

This comic was originally published in Little Village’s November 2025 issue.

Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump meet with minority leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in a failed attempt to avert a government shutdown, Sept. 30, 2025. — Daniel ...

Prescribed burn practitioners with the Nature Conservancy’s Trailblazers Academy prepare for a burn in the Broken Kettle Grasslands preserve. — Bethany Kaylor/Little Village “When Americans think of ...

This comic was originally published in Little Village’s November 2025 issue.

Comical levels of villainy have been unleashed in 2025, but it’s easier than ever to be a hero: just care about something. In this issue, Little Village offers a guide to dozens of Iowa nonprofits ...

Utopia: the world we’re building— a gallery exhibition opening November 8th A point of optimism, a place for hope. Join us in ...

A city does not run on autopilot. If a city council is not engaged and proactive, people with too much power and too little accountability make bad decisions that affect everyone. I cannot take a ...

People gather in Davenport for the No Kings Day of Peaceful Action, Oct. 18, 2025. — Kevin Richard Schafer/Little Village National organizers estimated that 7 million people participated in 2,700 ...

There’s this Andrea Gibson quote you may have come across in light of the poet’s passing this summer: “When nothing softens the grief, may grief soften me.” In a sense, the task that author John T.

I’m voting for Dan Stevenson for school board because more than any other candidate, he has experience in the classroom and in effectively leading organized labor. As a former classroom teacher myself ...