Elijah Decious

This year, 42 restaurants in the downtown and Northside neighborhoods showed up for Taste of Iowa City on Aug. 27. If you’re looking for quality over quantity, check out these options.

After Mission Creek celebrated its last year at the helm of The Englert in April, the Iowa City institution is making one of the first steps in the new direction it has teased for months. Next month, they welcome a new crowd and artist lineup to the stage with the Iowa City Songwriters Festival’s inaugural event Sept. 4 to 6.

Moy’s Food from the Streets, a mobile Cedar Rapids vendor for the last eight years, will open a permanent location in September at 4201 42nd St. NE., Suite 140.

The new conference focused on horror, existential fiction and cult fiction is planning its debut on Sept. 6 at Public Space One, where independent horror publishers and writers from across the Midwest will offer readers and authors alike a chance to connect and discover voices creating some of the genre’s latest books.

The cafe stepped into the space at 450 Fifth Ave. SE in 2021, after Greyhound Cafe closed. Under new ownership, it brought a new breakfast menu to the library.

With local ingredients transformed by seven Iowa City chefs, the ninth annual Farm to Street Dinner in Iowa City’s Northside neighborhood was a capstone on summer dining done well, and permission to move on with the next season.

Oddmama’s Vintage Cafe and Rhapsody are planning openings in New Bohemia.

Bread and Buttered Bakery, a new option for carbs in NewBo City Market, is rising rapidly.

A small three-day festival is planning its inaugural event with a star-studded lineup celebrating the joys and challenges of rural America.

“PIEOWA: A Piece of America,” the debut film by Iowa’s “Pie Lady,” Beth M. Howard, demonstrates the power of pie and its ties to the fabric of Iowa’s culture.

Years before the first trans-Atlantic phone call, and decades before international direct dialing would become available, a Cedar Rapids teenager had a direct line to one of the most remote places on earth.

Pho House in Cedar Rapids delivers high quality and gentle ambience with moderate prices and no need for reservations.

As the Iowa Raptor Project turns 40, its impact on generations comes into focus while uncertainty over its future looms.

This year’s free celebration, set for Aug. 23 from 6:30 to 11 p.m., will feature over 100 vendors, entertainment, special lighted attractions, games, artwork and more.

There’s hundreds of new novelties at the Iowa State Fair to eat and drink this year. We tried the ones that stood out most.