Elijah Decious

Free Week, a new celebration of Iowa’s largest arts and culture district, will open performances, hands-on workshops and live music to the public at over 15 venues throughout Iowa City from Feb. 18 to 22.

Kentucky Fried Chicken has closed its only location in Marion.

A new franchise has opened in Coralville after almost two years in the making.

After two years in NewBo City Market, the vendor known for its brisket, ribs and pulled pork will be moving to Cedar River Landing’s building.

House of Words brings all of the good parts of open mic with none of the bad to build a community for growth between amateur and professional.

After returning earlier this year from a three-year hiatus, the Fork and Knife Feast is hitting its stride with plans for 2025.

The seafood restaurant’s last day open at 796 11th St. will be Dec. 28.

Insomnia Cookies, known at many locations for its proximity to college campuses, has a new location in the new Kingston Yard development.

Aroma Artisan Pizza’s second location, opened in Kingston Yard on Oct. 31, is the maturing pizza shop’s first stand-alone location outside NewBo City Market since it started in 2017.

NewBo City Market has made significant progress towards its capital campaign goal thanks to an $800,000 contribution from the Hall-Perrine Foundation.

Welcome to Bethlehem, an unofficial pop-up city that appears one weekend every year at

Dirty Dough, which opened its first Iowa franchise in January at 2811 Wiley Blvd. SW, Suite 100, has expanded beyond stuffed cookies and into dirty sodas.

The new location will be Freddy’s fourth in Iowa, and its third in Cedar Rapids.

Captain’s Fish and Chicken, opened by owner Ray Aqel at 1616 First Ave. NE in October, has brought a popular new option to the Wellington Heights and Mound View neighborhoods.

The new spot, at 3254 Crosspark Rd. next to Barrett’s Quality Eats, opens on Wednesday, Dec. 11.