Moen Developments on the Rise in Iowa City: Daily Iowan Reader, May 17

When much of the University of Iowa community returns to Iowa City in the fall, students will be met with a slew of changes to downtown, led predominantly by the real-estate development company Moen Group. 

And although some local groups have mobilized against the developments, the paths of three projects, including the 14-story Park@201 and the proposed high rise Chauncey will march on. 

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Legislators: Iowa legislature close to approving funding for tuition freeze

The tuition freeze would only apply to in-state undergraduate students.

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La' James facing 10 Iowa Code violations following inspection

The beauty school has been serving Iowans for 75 years.

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Iowa City officials see an increase in people going “gluten-free”

Although gluten-free products are seen as a trend by officials, they say they are not going to stop serving the products soon.

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Iowa airports report increase in passengers

Iowa airports benefit from uptick in the economy and budget airlines.

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DI Story of the Year: Men’s basketball NIT run

The Hawkeyes took another step forward in the third year of the Fran McCaffery era and reached the finals of the NIT.

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Cancer patient honored by Iowa men’s basketball team

Alice Weber was the guest of honor during Iowa’s NIT basketball game against Stony Brook.

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Column: Ants in the vacuum

Washington’s recent controversies have ballooned so preposterously that this week they eclipsed some good news in the debate that has preoccupied the country for years. Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office reported that the current federal budget outlook is far better than expected.

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