Bill Sackter Honored, A Gay Marriage Milestone, Something Called a Kumato: Iowa City Patch Blogs Week in Review April 1 - April 8

We've had some great blog submissions this past week as usual. Let's check out some of the posts we've had go up on Iowa City Patch go up on this, the week of April 1 - April 8.

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Wild Bill's and Uptown Bill's are continuing experiments in the "social" part of social work.

A three-hour school board meeting is hard to summarize, so I'll just bite off a piece of that meeting for now and talk about other school board and school district issues later.

Four Years of Equality in the Heartland

As Iowa celebrates four years of marriage equality, One Iowa Executive Director Donna Red Wing reflects on our progress.

One Hundred Plus Jobs Available at Sedgwick in Coralville

ICAD Group has the scoop on Iowa City's economy. The big push right now is jobs. Sedgwick Claims Management Services needs 100+ employees. Like, yesterday.

Is it a fruit or a vegetable? Italian or American? Tomato or Kumato?

Barbara Gilleece/ Party Patter/ Save The Earth- Have a Green Party

Enviromentally friendly ideas for your next party.

Incredible New Real Estate App Available - Great for Snooping!

This is a really cool real estate app to check out. It helps you identify property information immediately with one click on your phone.

5 Advantages of New Banking Technology for Small Businesses

Technology advances have brought many changes to the way you bank for your small business. We’ve put together six benefits online banking offers, and how these can help you run your business better.

Roger Ebert Dies

Roger Ebert expressed what was great about movies better than any writer.

First Step to Reducing National Debt

Here's an effort to pokesa finger up a loophole and explains with video the dance step politicians learn to avoid the obvious.

Participating in National Walk to Work Day 2013 Saves Commuters $12 on Average 

To recognize National Walk to Work Day 2013, which falls on Friday, April 5, GoBankingRates.com investigates how walking to work can save commuters an average of $240 a month.

President Obama Is Sexy; The News Shouldn't Be

Voters aren't being served when the national news simply becomes a stew of talking points.

Barbara Gilleece/ Party Patter/ Italian Themed Party Ideas

How to decorate for an Italian themed party.

The Sycamore Mall Farmer's Market is moving to Mercer Park, Iowa City, May 7th, Tuesdays, 3:00-6:00 p.m., till Oct. 29th. The Eastside Neighborhood Association takes up concerns.