By Cindy Hadish/Corridor Business Journal CEDAR RAPIDS – Gastronomic changes are coming to a Cedar Rapids hot spot. Several new restaurants are planned for the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District, while other food establishments have ended their run. One of the most noticeable differences involves a replacement for Capones restaurant and bar, which closed […]
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Homegrown Holidays: scenes of the season
No holiday can be picture-perfect, but even with Iowa’s bone-chilling weather, we can find reasons to be grateful. From the last few weeks, here are scenes of the season that make me appreciate being a homegrown Iowan. During the holidays and into the New Year, may you find joy in all of the little things […]
New owner on board for Mount Vernon’s Li
MOUNT VERNON – Lincoln Cafe owner Matt Steigerwald appeared almost relaxed on the popular restaurant’s closing day. Maybe because he knows the cafe will be in good hands for the foreseeable future. Steigerwald, 47, just completed the sale of the restaurant to Rachel Sauter, a former employee who still has family in Mount Vernon. “It’s […]
Photo gallery: Last gasp of autumn
I feel somewhat cheated. After enduring an especially hot Iowa summer, it seems we’ve jumped straight into winter. It’s rare that we would get a full three months of fall, as the calendar dictates, but it would have been nice to have more than a week or two, (or was it just a day or […]
Construction underway on Lowe Park amphi...
MARION – Linn County Master Gardener, Devon Dietz, captured these great photos of the amphitheater construction at Lowe Park, on North 10th Street in Marion. I just spoke to Tom Barnes, president of Barnes Manufacturing in Marion, which is in charge of building and installing this grand structure, with its oak-leaf-design canopy. He said the […]
Witness the creative side of the season ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Brucemore is offering a fun way to experience the scary, and sometimes silly, side of the season. Visit the historic estate to view the Scarecrow Invasion and see dozens of decorated installments created by businesses, schools and organizations. Here is some of what you can see for free during the next two […]
Saving the family farm, phase two: the m...
CHELSEA – As a reporter, you’re often thrust into unfamiliar territory. Whether it’s covering a shooting in a dark alley or stem cell research at a medical institute, you’re expected to know enough to ask the right questions to make sense of the situation. I’m hoping that experience serves me well as we embark on […]
Viticulture full circle: harvesting grap...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Who can blame Kirkwood Viticulture Instructor, Lucas McIntire, for being in what I can only describe as a state of grape Nirvana. At our most recent class, the weather was Iowa-perfect and early grapes were good to go, allowing us to not only harvest the fruit of the vineyard, but to take […]
Saving the family farm: next step, the a...
CHELSEA – These past several weeks have been exhausting, heartrending, gut wrenching and occasionally, enlightening. Anyone who has had to prepare an estate auction for a close relative can probably relate. In this case, my uncle, Craig Musel, should be out on his farm, doing what he loves. In past years, that would mean getting […]
Slice of Americana awaits at Iowa farmer...
When Keith and Karen Lackore ran out of neighbors to bestow their extra large, extra sweet, candy onions, they turned to an alternative close to home. “They can only eat so much,” Karen joked about the couple’s neighbors, while selling vegetables at the Oxford Farmers Market. The Lackores were first-time vendors at the market, which […]