In this spring issue, Little Village highlights hobbies that get Iowans off the couch — and the one recreational activity Republicans are determined to keep criminal.
The Iowa City Aerohawks have been gathering by the landfill to fly radio-controlled planes since the Nixon administration, but are now on the hunt for new airspace. Meanwhile, pro wrestlers with central Iowa's 3XW open up about being circus performers, stuntmen and improv comedians all in one. Plus: A free "trishaw" program in Johnson County can accommodate riders of any age and ability, the University of Iowa Powwow returns with fresh determination, a Des Moines artist innovates Emotionalism, Day Party spotlights Iowa City's south side, and a West Liberty writer offers context for the recent surge in cartel violence in Mexico, en español y inglés. Also: Why a decade of Iowa leaders have rejected bills to create a legal marijuana program, and how a provision in the "One Big Beautiful Beautiful Bill" could kill Iowa's flourishing hemp-derived ca
