Iowa City Daily Links June 13

As always, I'll start with links to stories on this site, but then I'll venture out into the world of other publications. Feel free to suggest links to stories that I might have missed and I can add them during the day.

From Iowa City Patch

Restaurant Week Starts today in downtown Iowa City. Find out more about what restaurants are participating here and what .

Locally grown band, Thankful Dirt, kicked off their tour at an Iowa City garden party yesterday, check out some pictures .

Feast your eyes this high dynamic range photo of the by local photographer and Patch contributor Todd Adamson.

The final of a four part series of Iowa City Patch's interview with Superintendent Steve Murley runs today, and it focuses on .

Other Publications 

The Republican presidential candidate debate is tonight in New Hampshire. See profiles of the candidates here.

Katie Heine of the Daily Iowan writes that patients of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic can now check their medical records online. 

Ian Schmit of the Daily Iowan interviews the news candidate for the Iowa City City Council race this fall, the second candidate in the pool who is under the age of 30.

Although the Iowa City Public Library may not need an expansion, it still could use some improvements according to consultants, writes Josh O'Leary for the Iowa City Press-Citizen.

An informative post of links on the importance of pre-school by the Gazette's Patrick Hogan.  

In a still relevant article from last week, Steve Gravelle of the Gazette describes how local legislators are still fighting in Des Moines over funding the Chicago to Iowa City rail project. 

A nice column by the Gazette's Jennifer Hemmingsen on President Barack Obama’s new White House Rural Council and how it may be too little, too late for rural America.