President Obama to Visit CR, Iowa City School Audits, and Old Capitol Mall Fights Lead to Changes: Iowa City Daily Links, Jan. 18

It's going to get really cold tomorrow. Has it been really cold yet this Winter?

Anyway, on to the Links!

From this Site

What's that about audits you say? The Iowa City School Board heard at last night's school board meeting that will likely help dictate the direction of changes to the school district going forward.

The school board also voted to put Roosevelt Elementary School building , with some restrictions.

Scott Raynor of Marion Patch just completed a project on what it's like , with the debate over gay marriage still lingering.

is our featured Iowa City Animal shelter animal this week. He's one of those awesome cats that will lumber around your house and rub against your legs on cold days like this one.

In Parent Talk this week, we ask what is to be done .

From Other Sites

Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette also wrote a story on the audit presentation, with quotes from members of the audience.

Mitchell Schmidt of the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported on the approval of an extensive road renovation project on Lower Muscatine Road.

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen writes that the Iowa City Area Development Group is asking the city of Iowa City for $100,000 to help fund a cowork space.

Ben Schuff of the Daily Iowan writes that he loves the passion shown by Iowa coach Fran McCaffery, which he calls "the Wrath of Fran."

Alison Sullivan of the Daily Iowan writes that multiple fight calls at the Old Capitol Town Center bus stop has led to an increased police presence. However, say other city officials, this might just be a bandaid on a more fundamental problem.

Branden Plummer, the Urbandale native accused of assaulting an Iowa City police officer, has been granted a request to have his trial moved out of Johnson County due to extensive media coverage.

Iowa lawmakers are taking a look at TIF laws, reports the Associated Press.

The city of Iowa City has tips to prevent your pipes from freezing.

President Obama will be visiting Cedar Rapids next week.

Daily Links Excerpt (of the Day)

ICAD has been developing its CoLab concept for the past few years and more recently has been gathering start-up support from public and private entities and searching for the right space, which would be located downtown and also would house ICAD’s administrative office. The city’s economic development committee — which includes Mayor Matt Hayek and council members Susan Mims and Michelle Payne — unanimously approved the request Tuesday. It now will go to the Iowa City Council for a vote.

“The reality is, in this economy, I think we have to take some risk in that regard to see if we can’t actually create some real opportunities for some start-ups to occur,” Iowa City Manager Tom Markus said in offering his support for providing the CoLab funding.