Alison Gowans

One of my best friends has family in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, where 28 people died when militants attacked …

Morgan Reeves vividly remembers the day her elementary school librarian handed her ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.’ The year …

Downtown restaurant Zins is closing after a decade in business. The restaurant opened in 2007 at 227 Second Ave. SE. …

Don’t go to newly opened NewBo eatery The Pig & Porter looking just for pork and beer. You can get …

Jen Kardos has personal experience with the benefits of gardening. When she had postpartum health problems after her third child …

Giant black-and-white photos showing cattle and a dilapidated barn adorn the dining room walls of downtown Iowa City eatery Iowa …

When Vicki Keegan’s husband died suddenly 22 years ago, gardening became her therapy. She started small, with just a few …

A historic home, built in 1860, sits on a double corner lot near downtown Marion. Complete with wide front porch …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Kayla Saxton didn’t want to leave her canine friend at home when she went to the Cedar …

CEDAR RAPIDS — On a recent Thursday evening, the New Bohemia neighborhood in Cedar Rapids was buzzing. More than 600 …

I cried at a concert for the first time last week. The sun was slipping behind the downtown Des Moines …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Stacie Mitchell’s office is filled with toys. Shelves line the walls, crowded with dolls, books, plastic figures, …

CORALVILLE – When he opened the Bar’ber Shop Tavern last July, Daniel Dickel was prepared for some hiccups. Opening a …

IOWA CITY – Follow Linn Street in Iowa City as far north as it will go and step into the …

For the last five months, Laura Adams has been in the hospital after a rare complication post-childbirth. Reporter Alison Gowans follows the 26-year-old as she fights to hold on to her life. This is Part 2 of Laura's story.