Alison Gowans

When I was an intern for The Gazette, back in 2007, I wrote about a man known around Iowa City …

Rudy the kitten is nine weeks old and does not seem to care that he only has three legs. He …

Two Cedar Rapids breweries took top honors at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, this month. Judges awarded …

I’m not going to lie: I love a good pumpkin spice latte. It may be cliche, but that flavor of …

At the Second Act consignment store, 538 Olympic Court, Iowa City, Halloween season is in full swing. Every October, the …

IOWA CITY — The walls of Angel Ross’s Iowa City apartment are covered with original art. A stack of finished …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When Dakota Crosswhite saw her friend’s business, Tornado’s Pub & Grub, surrounded by water as the Cedar …

VINTON – When their pumps began failing in the middle of the night and the water reached the top of …

The spacious living and dining room of Paul and Jeanne Matthews’ loft condo in downtown Marion used to be filled …

An outpouring on generosity helped Eastern Iowa business and homeowners prepare for the Flood of 2016. Here's a look at the bigger picture: what drove people, how they organized, and what happens next. We also take a closer look at Matthew 25, which grew a lot as a response to flood recovery in 2008, as a potential road map for how such efforts can be sustained.

Kristi Sherzer greeted customers with a big smile on a recent Thursday as she bustled around the small dining room …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A record flood won’t stop the Paramount Theatre from bringing Celtic Thunder to Cedar Rapids. As floodwaters …

I remember vividly the morning I learned Asmita’s dad won the Nobel Peace Prize. It was almost two years ago, …

When the Iowa City Book Festival started eight years ago, it was envisioned as a way to say thank you …