Steve Gravelle

From online retail giants to local takeout, last year’s home quarantine period saw a boom in home-delivery services. That wave receded this spring as vaccination numbers grew, but larger Iowa markets are likely to see continued growth in the service.

The market’s late-summer produce stock includes tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, lettuce, cabbage, cucumbers and kale grown on-site, along with dill for pickling and eggs from the family chickens.

A longtime neighborhood landmark with a new identity, the ROC Center was just getting organized last summer when the Aug. 10 derecho boosted the new not-for-profit’s visibility.

Kathryn Miller maintains a space in northwest Cedar Rapids to meet with clients, but the backyard of her home in Central City is where she grows most of the flowers she crafts into bouquets and larger arrangements for weddings and receptions.

After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic emptied public gathering spaces, Cedar Rapids’ NewBo City Market is returning to its pre-pandemic self.

Christopher Krause opened the Men’s Room in Cedar Rapids in September 2015.

A year ago, with no vaccine in sight, many wondered if large gatherings in theaters, music venues and sporting events ever would return in large numbers, and push those industries to financial viability.

A new federal rule to reduce erosion and runoff from urban development could boost demand for compost as the 2013 construction, …

Eastern Iowans who need some help with daily life reminded legislators to keep them in mind when the session opens …

Linn County residents could start voting in as little as two weeks on bringing casino gambling to the county. County …

Linn County is being asked to support renovation of a west-bank downtown landmark. County supervisors got their first look Monday …

Prompted by last year’s mass shootings, state lawmakers will consider improving availability of mental health services when the Legislature convenes …

John Harris will chair the Linn County Board of Supervisors this year, board members decided Wednesday. Harris, a Palo Republican …

The manager of an Elkader tavern is charged with threatening and trying to hold captive a teenager working with sheriff’s …

A new effort by churches and a synagogue in Cedar Rapids and Marion is offering another shelter option for homeless …