Elijah Decious

With a collection dating back to the 1500s, there’s plenty to feast on at the Szathmary Culinary Manuscript Collection at the University of Iowa — one of the top five collections in the country. Thousands of books, manuscripts and pamphlets all seem to have one common theme: We are what we eat.

Some live to work. Others work to live. But Ashley Whittlesey finds the two inextricably linked.

After several cafe partnerships and two openings at the University of Iowa, The Eat Shop is opening a new flagship location in Linn County to serve offerings from every other location -- plus a few new things.

Its store on Twixt Town Road closed on Sunday, Nov. 24.

Resilient Sustainable Future for Iowa City (RSFIC) has been offering grants to support neighbors getting together, form relationships, build trust and solve neighborhood problems together. Now, they’re bringing those stories to the big screen with 90-second documentaries before each movie screening at FilmScene.

After escaping from his owner and living on the lam for several days, a Pleasant Hill water buffalo has been put out to pasture in a rural Oxford animal sanctuary.

After 10 years, a service that delivers handmade cards and letters to those in care facilities around the country has expanded into schools with promising results.

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.