By Cindy Hadish/for Radish Magazine CEDAR RAPIDS – Operating a brewery is energy-intensive, but the owners of Lion Bridge Brewing Company in Cedar Rapids have forged a sustainable future based on their environmental beliefs. “It’s definitely at the forefront of our business ideals; how can we be more efficient and greener,” said Ana McClain, who […]
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Final photos: End of Cooper’s Mill in Ce
CEDAR RAPIDS – A long line threaded in front of the Best Western Cooper’s Mill Hotel this morning as the hotel’s liquidation sale began. Flooded both in 2008, after which it reopened, and again in 2016, the business, at 100 F Ave. NW, was acquired by the city for more than $5 million last fall, […]
Final photos: Last days of the Marion Ma...
MARION – An iconic cafe will close its doors on Jan. 31, 2017. The Marion Maid-Rite has been a fixture at the corner of 10th Street and Seventh Avenue for more than 30 years, selling its signature Maid-Rite sandwiches, piles of thin-sliced onion rings, tenderloins, hand-dipped malts, pies and other favorites. Since the announcement of […]
Pizza/coffee combo uncovered in Amana Co...
By Cindy Hadish/for City Revealed Two separate businesses operate in harmony under the same roof in Amana. Serena’s Coffee Shop and P.H.A.T. Daddy’s are both located in the former Brick Haus restaurant at 728 47th Ave. Rather than compete, the two complement one another, with Serena’s focus as a full-service coffee bar and P.H.A.T. Daddy’s […]
Trader Joe’s to open next year in Coralv
Fans of Trader Joe’s chocolate, cheese, cookie butter and more will have a new option in Iowa. The new store, announced Monday, Nov. 28, will open at the Iowa River Landing in Coralville in late 2017. Currently, the only Iowa store is the Trader Joe’s in West Des Moines. The new store will be located […]
Pre-opening party at new Natural Grocers...
Natural Grocers opens the doors to its new Cedar Rapids store on Nov. 23, 2016, but a select group of customers tried food samples, signed up for drawings and shopped early for two hours on Nov. 22. Store manager Josh Smith said about 200 people were expected for the pre-opening party at the new 15,000-square-foot […]
Natural Grocers set to open in Cedar Rap...
By Cindy Hadish/for the Corridor Business Journal Change is underway in Eastern Iowa’s local foods scene. Just as a natural foods grocery chain plans four new Iowa stores, a local food co-op has closed its virtual doors and winter farmers markets kick off another season, with the absence of one longtime market. Colorado-based Natural Grocers […]
New Pi offers free Thanksgiving food sam...
New Pioneer Food Co-op will offer free food samples from its local farmers to preview Thanksgiving in Cedar Rapids, this Sunday, Nov. 6, and next Sunday, Nov. 13, at its Coralville store. The Cedar Rapids location opened in 2014 at 3338 Center Point Rd. NE. The Coralville store is located at 1101 Second St. You […]
Tips for local food entrepreneurs and fa...
The annual Iowa Organic Conference is coming up Nov. 13 to 14, 2016, in Iowa City, with early registration ending Monday, Nov. 7. Learn more about the conference from Iowa State University Extension & Outreach: There is still time to register for the 16th Annual Iowa Organic Conference that will be held on Nov. 13-14 […]
Iowa Valley Food Co-op ending five-year ...
Iowa Valley Food Co-op is closing its virtual doors. The Cedar Rapids-based co-op, which uses an online ordering system to connect local producers and customers, will end after the Nov. 2, 2016, distribution day. Grass-fed beef, locally grown vegetables and farm-fresh eggs were among the many items sold through the co-op, which offered distribution sites […]