Quentin Blazicek is one of four Cedar Rapids fathers who enrolled last fall in the Caring Dads program, a 17-week support group offered by Waypoint for dads who want to improve their relationships with their children to end or avoid controlling, abusive or neglectful behavior.
In the 36 years between the first ‘Top Gun’ movie in 1986 and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ now in theaters, one Marion man has identified Iowa’s 40 ace pilots and collected 365 models of the planes they flew.
For the next month, $2 will be donated to help affordable housing for every selfie taken on a new public art installation.
After he came to Cedar Rapids from the Congo at age 10, Mugisha Gloire dedicated his life to helping others like him. Now, he's providing the keys to success for immigrants.
Apprentice Tea Sommelier Judith Leavitt shares her love of tea with others with tea tastings.
See Iowa City’s vibrant marketplace that has fostered new vendors and connected a wide range of diverse communities.
The Kiwanis Miracle League at Prospect Meadows in Marion gives kids and young adults with disabilities a league of their own.
William “Bill” Alberhasky was the second-generation owner of the iconic Iowa City family-owned business John’s Grocery. His oldest son, Doug, described his father as an innovator and having a great sense of humor. The business has been in the Alberhasky family for more than 70 years.
After a monthslong battle with the insurance company, Jodi and John Philipp were finally able to begin clean up at their 13-acre farm in Benton County that was destroyed in the August 2020 derecho.
One photo at a time has amounted to a life well-lived for George Henry, who lives in Cedar Rapids. A World War II bomber pilot, a river guide in Utah and Colorado for 45 years and a lifelong photographer capturing people and animals around the world, he’s retained the photo negatives that show a life captured positively.
Even while undergoing the rigors of chemotherapy for his stage 4 colon cancer, Phil Decker was among the select few who qualified for and completed this year’s Boston Marathon.
About 89 veterans will take the day trip to Washington, D.C., to be honored in ways many have never seen before.
Herky the Hawk and Cedar Rapids Kernels’ Mr. Shucks share what it takes to be a good mascot and talk about the craziest things they’ve done.
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