Alison Gowans

CEDAR RAPIDS – Matt Melone wants to dispel any negative ideas people have about cafeteria food. As the new executive …

  CEDAR RAPIDS — When Haile Duncan saw a ‘Mas Margaritas, coming soon’ sign outside a Boyson Road storefront last …

Boston Fish Seafood Market and Restaurant closed in May, but two new ventures are seeking to carry on that business’s …

Osgood’s Osgood’s, a sandwich shop in the Armstrong building food court at 210 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, is closing. …

Two local organizations, Green Iowa AmeriCorps and Matthew 25, are looking for homeowners to help. Green Iowa AmeriCorps is offering …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When someone broke into a donation box and stole cash at Last Hope Animal Rescue in Cedar …

CORALVILLE – People told Leon Truong it wasn’t a good idea to open a restaurant. But that didn’t stop the …

IOWA CITY – Being a UNESCO City of Literature is about more than hosting a writing program, it’s wrapped up …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When Carrie and Andy Schumacher were considering opening Cobble Hill restaurant in downtown Cedar Rapids in the …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Their schoolmates were out on holiday break, but the members of the Jefferson High School cheerleading team …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Heather Waingrow was a professional truck driver for 15 years before an accident in August 2017 almost …

Breakfast and ramen, and if you’re into that, ramen for breakfast. Bea’s Cafe The Riley’s location at 2727 Sixth St. …

  CEDAR RAPIDS — At Jim and Ann Finneman’s house, getting ready for the holidays means decorating not one but …

IOWA CITY – Less than six months after purchasing two historic houses from the city of Iowa City in August, …

IOWA CITY – Monica Moen loves really good coffee cups and tea pots. So much so that she opened a …