Alison Gowans

The Reflections collection also includes kits with themed photo and activity cards and DVDs. They are designed to prompt conversations and reminiscing between people with dementia and their caregivers or other friends and family.

Find these seven titles for young adults by Latinx authors at Cedar Rapids Public Library that readers will want to dive into all year long.

CEDAR RAPIDS – Jerome and Briana Smallwood had to cancel a Philly sandwich research trip to Philadelphia due to the …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When he got a call from the health department, Ali Mason took it as a compliment. That …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It was about 15 degrees Wednesday morning, and Wachawaseme Ale was watching younger brother Abraham Irakoze climb …

Willie Ray’s Q Shack Willie Ray Fairley is opening Willie Ray’s Q Shack 2.0 , with a new location coming …

Vera and Pista Vadas survived the horrors of the Holocaust in Hungary, successfully got out of Hungary when a Communist …

Saying goodbye is not easy. After more than seven years at The Gazette, I’m moving on to try something new. …

Here’s Chew on This, this week’s restaurant news in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas: Tiki Tacos ‘N Burgers …

Jodi and John Philipp were driving home from a cancer treatment session in Iowa City to their home in Van …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When Ryan Evans, Wade Leslie and Marv Anselm decided to open their new restaurant, Pedaler’s Fork, in …

After nine and a half years, Ramsey’s Wine Bistro is closing in Marion. The wine shop and cafe will shut …

CEDAR RAPIDS – On Christmas Eve, after singing hymns in the cold, members of First Congregational Church of Christ turned …

Brick & Iron A new restaurant is open in Coralville. Brick & Iron is located at 104 E. Seventh St., …

Friends Ashley Riehl and Ashley Blegen didn’t mean to start a small business. When they posted their first photo of …