Elijah Decious

A specialty grocery store is opening in the Cedar Rapids neighborhood that became a food desert after Hy-Vee’s departure in June.

A chic new duo opening this week with seating for fewer than 50 -- restaurant on one side, cocktail lounge on the other -- is delivering an elevated vision for ramen in a casual, full-service concept.

After 17 years in business, owners David and Susan Finley have announced the sale of the specialty grocery store with bulk Amish-style offerings, and its attached restaurant.

Over two years after Popoli Ristorante closed for good, a new restaurant with a familiar name is resurfacing at the same location.

A breakfast and lunch spot is closing in Cedar Rapids after 6 years in business.

Mic Check Poetry Fest, Iowa’s premier celebration of spoken word poetry, is bringing big headliners to an event that fosters the dialogue, creativity and community building of spoken word poetry.

After manning multiple kitchens and managing several restaurants in Cedar Rapids, a crew of three new owners are bringing new food and service to a restaurant of their own.

Kalona Brewing Co.’s final day will be Oct. 31, but the closure may not last forever.

A Republican incumbent seeking her second term faces a Democratic newcomer for Iowa House District 83 to represent most of rural northwestern, northeastern and southeastern Linn County — including Palo, Coggon, Central City, Springville, Mount Vernon and Lisbon.

Captain’s Fish and Chicken, opening tentatively this month in the Mound View neighborhood, will bring a restaurant model tested in three other states.

After a decade at Waypoint, where she served as housing services director, J’nae Peterman taking a deep dive to find unified solutions for homelessness that have vexed countless nonprofits and municipalities across the country.

Three years ago, a book starting a dialogue on motherhood was released to the world in “Nightbitch,” her debut novel. This week, hundreds in Iowa City saw one of the first screenings of the book’s film adaptation with A-list celebrities on the silver screen.

Chicken Salad Chick, America’s only fast-casual chicken salad chain, is opening its first Iowa location in Coralville.

A bakery in Central City is bringing long-held family recipes to the public in northern Linn County.

The new location is open for dine in, carryout, drive-thru customers and mobile orders. It joins two other Chick-fil-A locations in Cedar Rapids at the Lindale Mall and Westdale Mall areas.