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| Murphy-Brookfield
Books 219 N Gilbert St Iowa City, IA 52245 (319) 338-3077 Specialising in scholarly used books in the Liberal Arts |
The owners and staff of Murphy Brookfield are knowledgeable and resourceful
(not to mention good friends), and we think their collection is truly outstanding.
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| The Book Shop 608 S Dubuque St Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 631-1184 Buy * Sell * Trade * Adopt * Search For * Find * New and Used Books |
Our good friend Will Ingles has oodles of books in almost every subject
area imaginable. We're especially fond of his science fiction section, his
cats and his sense of humour. |
| Prairie
Lights 15 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 337-2681 New Books * Events |
The premiere store for new books in Iowa City, Prairie Lights is perhaps
best known for its reading series, events from which are often aired on
KSUI radio. |
| Real Records 203 North Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 341-7800 CDs * Records |
Resourceful, knowledgeable, and helpful, these fine folks
know just which recording you want and very likely have it in stock. Vinyl
and compact discs, and always something good on the stereo - check it out! |
| Oasis Falafel 206 North Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 358-7342 Open 11am-9pm Daily |
Freshly made with soybean oil produced in Iowa, the falafel at this
unique restaurant gets much-deserved rave reviews from every epicure we
know. |
| That's Rentertainment 211 North Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 338-0977 DVD Rental |
Classics? Got 'em. Cult classics? Got 'em en masse. Foreign films, independent films, new releases, whatever you saw reviewed well in this month's Little Village? Got 'em. 99c rentals on Mondays make this place completely irresistible. |
Artifacts |
We never know what we'll find when we walk into our favourite downtown
antiques / clothes / furniture / nifty stuff shop, but we always find something,
and we find the owner helpful and awesome. Might be dangerous to be just
down the street now.... |
| Motley Cow Cafe 160 North Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 688-9177 Open Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm |
The menu changes from season to season to reflect produce and meat that is produced locally and ethically. The new location has an ambience defined by recycled decor chosen with terrific taste and by the obviously happy people being served at the tables. We hear they're expanding to the lunch hours - we can't wait! |
| r.s.v.p. 140 North Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52245 (319) 337-4400 Open Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm Sun 12pm-4pm |
Our favourite purveyors of pretty paper provide invitations, stationery,
greeting cards and gifts, and the owner always seems to know exactly what
would fit each occasion. |
| Gypsy Magic Old Capitol Town Center Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 337-2388 Gifts * Jewelry * Clothing |
Items comic, beautiful, hard-to-find, unique, and intelligent, in
a store owned and operated by sweet and socially conscientious people. |
| Clothworks 2127 Muscatine Ave Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 341-3612 Fabric * Tailoring * Handmade Cloth Goods |
The owner has a truly remarkable gift for design. Even if she weren't
a dear friend, we'd still brag about the work she did on Nialle's whimsical
wedding dress. |
| The Golden Haug 517 E Washington St Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 354-4284 Bed and Breakfast |
Enjoy outstanding hospitality within walking distance of nearly all
these places. (Recently featured in Rachel Ray Magazine!) |
The Red Avocado |
Next door to the Golden Haug, you'll find a place with wonderful atmosphere
and amazing dishes. Every rave review you've heard is true. |
| Cat Clinic
of Iowa City Dr. Brian Hayes (Fellow, Academy of Feline Medicine) 1705 1st Avenue Mini Mall Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 351-2252 |
Dr. Hayes saved Logan's life, working hard and with obvious expertise
to help him recover. We can't recommend him highly enough. - And Nierme
prefers him because he has an ear thermometer. |
| CSPS 1103 Third Street SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 (319) 364-1580 |
Check the list of performers who have appeared at CSPS in the last
15 years - then imagine a beautifully restored space in Cedar Rapids' Czech
Village - next imagine a warm Iowa welcome - and you'll understand why we're
devoted fans. |
| The University of Iowa | This link will take you to the master calendar of events at the University. |
| Dreamwell Theatre |
A local, non-profit, volunteer theatre company. |
| The Englert 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 688-2653 |
The recently restored Englert Theater is one of Iowa City's edgiest and most popular performance places. |