Katie Mills Giorgio

Karlee Frein and Bre Degelau have been friends since elementary school. ‘We grew up six houses apart from each other …

One could say that BJ Trickey is part of a bowling dynasty. ‘I’ve been in bowling all my life,” he …

Andrea Brommelkamp occupies one of the most visible positions at Veterans Memorial Stadium. But you won’t see her in a …

Jennifer Rippey Thompson of Cedar Rapids has a bohemian sense of style. She channels that style into creating bohemian inspired …

Most people know that owning an older home comes with fixer-upper challenges. Few people, however, would be willing to take …

Fans of the uber-popular Netflix series ‘Orange is the New Black’ likely spent a good portion of the last week …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Ben Driscoll once thought he wanted to be a musician when he grew up. But in the …

It’s not surprising that with the rise in interest in fan fiction in recent years, an author would explore the …

Rainbow Rowell’s characters – from a workaholic wife/mother who worries that putting her career first has ruined her marriage, to …

A  new local fundraising event is encouraging attendees to leave their checkbooks and credit cards at home and instead be …

Author Emily St. John Mandel isn’t one to write in a straight line. ‘I have always written non-linear narratives with …

Maureen Corrigan thinks there’s a good chance her mailman is retiring this summer thanks to her. That’s because Corrigan, on …

So-called ethnic markets – retailers who sell food and other items from other cultures – would seem to be a …

Gina Ballestrasse-Ernster loves old things. She lives in a house that was built in 1893. She loves antiques. She rescues …

The summer travel season is starting to pick up. And while the Internet seems to be in the business of …