Elijah Decious

For Cedar Rapids hairdresser Michele Foster, cutting hair is a matter of community service that goes more than skin deep.

See what surprises they serve and how you can win free cookies for a year.

At 17, she was denied the chance to enlist in the Army. A lifetime later, Connie Arens can’t stop serving, because her love of country is more than a feeling — it’s an act of service.

With sushi, pho and an array of Vietnamese cuisine, Uncle Sang’s Sushi & Asian Kitchen is the first of its kind in Solon.

It’s not a biker bar -- it’s a bicycle bar.

Thanks to a grant from AKC Reunite, the Cedar Rapids Police Department has brought on a new canine officer for tracking.

The opening comes many months after the restaurant’s sign first appeared on the space at the strip mall, next to Batteries Plus and Dollar General.

If you ever wanted to be a scientist, now you can. By snapping pictures and scribbling down notes, you can help inform crucial decisions for protected prairies at Indian Creek Nature Center.

The DeWolf Family Innovation Center in Marion, with 23,000 square feet attached to a 237-residence senior living community, hopes to change the approach to aging and dementia care.

See where you can get the iconic grilled cheese outside of Iowa City.

With twice as much space and some new offerings, Tomaso’s offers the same quality pizza at a new Cedar Rapids location.

For many local parents, a new drag queen story time event was a time for parents to teach important lessons to their children. With an overwhelmingly positive response from many parents, tickets for last Wednesday’s event’s small venue sold quickly, prompting English to open a second story time an hour later. Before the events started, about 150 tickets were sold.

For 101 years, the Leo family has been serving family Italian recipes. But after three generations, the Oelwein restaurant owner ponders the future of the family-owned business.

After harrowing journeys with infertility, two Cedar Rapids moms want to make sure no other woman has to endure what they suffered alone.

Daisy’s Garage, opened this week in Marion, brings Cedar Rapids classics to a new spot.