Elijah Decious

From the owner of Harold’s Chicken, old soul food is finding a new home in downtown Cedar Rapids.

As the co-founder of Community Health Free Clinic retires, the nonprofit’s new CEO expects the need for affordable medical care to grow even more urgent.

One of Orchestra Iowa’s most popular concerts could return to Cedar Rapids after a five-year hiatus if a key fundraising goal is met.

A cafe is closing in Iowa City after a decade in business.

A barbecue franchise has closed its Cedar Rapids location.

A national pizza chain has abruptly closed all of its locations in Iowa.

Annie’s Vietnamese Sandwiches Shop, opened Sept. 2, brings to life a menu focused on the bánh mì — a classic sandwich that marries Vietnamese meats and fresh vegetables with influence from the southeast Asian country’s past under French colonialism.

A new documentary film is unveiling the blueprints of Grant Wood’s treasured Memorial Window in Cedar Rapids, plus the pivotal story of who the artist was before he was world famous.

A Tiffin cafe is growing soon with its first location in Linn County.

A Marion caffeine staple is opening its first expansion soon as another shop in Cedar Rapids moves around the corner.

Variety is the spice of life — and the foundation of The Martini Lounge’s new menu in Cedar Rapids.

At Aaron Moseley and Laura Kerr’s Iowa City home, dozens of ceramic mugs serve as snapshots of the life they’ve shared together.

Roots & Recipes, a new multimedia project for students in Cedar Rapids, is telling the stories of immigrants and first-generation Americans through ancestral foods.

Freedom Festival, best known for planning Cedar Rapids Fourth of July festivities, is continuing to serve those who make freedom possible throughout the year.

With 2025 behind us, here are the food and restaurant stories you ate up this year.