Katie Mills Giorgio

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 …

Anne Armitage and Alan Peterka are putting down roots in a historic building in Czech Village – the new location …

When Melissa Sweet was asked to illustrate a book by Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander months ago, she said no. ‘I’ve …

  SWISHER — Different patrons point to different items as being their favorite at Kava House Cafe in Swisher. Karen …

Michelle Niermann might be new to the position of president and chief executive officer at UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids. But she …

MARION – The motto at Jules Bakery is life is short, serve dessert first. Owner Juli ‘Jules” Hardin is taking …

Amor Towles knows how to pull readers deeply into a narrative. Readers in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area …

Shawn Graham knows a lot about growing trees in Eastern Iowa. As the owner of Next Generation Landscape Nursery, which …

Lori Erickson’s travels have taken her all over the world. Little did she know when she started writing decades ago, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – As president and CEO of Think Safe, with headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Paula Wickham and her staff …

After being a renter for many years, Stephanie Catlett decided to put down some roots in a home of her …

MARION – ‘When we walked into this space I just had a vision for what it could be,” John Schultz …

A recent report from the Iowa Department of Public Health shows parents throughout the state are less likely to have …

‘We use to be able to just put a sign out front that we were hiring, or use word of …