Elijah Decious

The location, which will be the restaurant’s only one in Eastern Iowa, is expected to open in spring 2025.

Juicy Crab Island, opened in February at a former lounge along First Avenue, is serving up seafood and soul food.

For years, baker and Eat Shop owner Cheryl Maloney knew she was sitting on a good recipe. But it wasn’t until three years ago that she decided to make gingerbread houses in a much bigger batch than usual.

The Iowa Restaurant Association honored several Corridor-area women blazing a trail at restaurants across Linn and Johnson counties.

Break out your vocal scales — a new karaoke bar has opened in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Save A Lot, 1625 J St. SW, will close next month after nearly 28 years in business.

Peppercorn at the Bank, opened Nov. 18, brings new life to the historic building previously home to the beloved Popoli Ristorante and Sullivan’s Bar.

A new Cedar Rapids restaurant is spending its first Thanksgiving by giving back to those in need, and is asking for the public’s help to make it happen.

Starbucks has opened a new location in Cedar Rapids just as the “holiday cup” season starts.

After seven years at the helm of Brooke Prouty, Uptown Marion Main Street came under the direction of new program director Lacey Shroeder in August. Here’s what she sees in Uptown Marion’s future, and what residents want to see in ongoing developments.

The Paul Engle Prize from the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature represents some lofty virtues in literature. But to 2024 winner Camille Dungy, it’s also a homecoming, of sorts.

It joins Ramen Belly as the only other restaurant in the neighborhood, serving the two meals Ramen Belly does not: breakfast and lunch.

A Coralville brewery has acquired Knoxville’s Peace Tree Brewing, several months after its closure.

No, it’s not a typo. Lion Bridge Brewing has launched Iowa’s first line of THC beverages in a new size and strength since the passage of a new state law regulating them.

A Mexican food truck in Vinton has traded in its wheels for its first brick-and-mortar location.