Katie Mills Giorgio

IOWA CITY – These are challenging times. But a beautiful bouquet of flowers goes a long way to brightening someone’s …

Lately, Charlina Hurt has been feeling that a home is not a home without a gnome. Hurt, 54, of Cedar …

HIAWATHA – Lisa Dolphin and Suzie Johannes say they are on a mission to help families. They opened ProActive Pediatric …

NORTH LIBERTY – North Liberty feels like home to Emily Hughes and Scott Marks. Thanks to their new business venture, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Singing, dancing, stepping and spoken word poetry filled the gym at Washington High School for an assembly …

MARION – D-BAT Marion has been open officially only for about a week, but the new indoor baseball and softball …

CORALVILLE – Austin Kopp has been a golf enthusiast since he was about four years old. It’s no surprise then …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Jill Reicks and Therese Gansen, owners of Inspired to Sew, find joy in creating a small business …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Lindsay Sullivan opened KidCreate Studio in March 2019 as a place for children to learn the basics …

NORTH LIBERTY – Diventures in North Liberty opened a brand-new facility last month not far from Interstate 380, complete with …

On Black Friday, you would have been more likely to find Charlina Hurt shopping for tools at the local hardware …

CORALVILLE – Rhiannon Morris, who goes by Rhi, knows all her customers by name. ‘It’s strange but I also remember …

Jen English has a big family. And every time she would plan a birthday party or family celebration, she’d feel …

MOUNT VERNON – Bauman’s has been a fixture on First Street in Mount Vernon for 110 years. Generations of shoppers …

With November right around the corner, you may hear talk of ‘Movember,” a global initiative to raise awareness of men’s …