One of the things I love about the Iowa State Fair is that you always run into someone you didn’t expect to meet. This year was no different: while refilling drinks for folks at the Iowa Pork...
Where are the best diners in Iowa? Here’s the list, as chosen by Iowans.
Have you ever wondered what “once in a blue moon” means? Since there’s a blue supermoon looming on the horizon, literally (it’s going to appear at its peak on August 30), we wanted to dive into...
The state's first Black woman judge, a longtime mayor and a health-focused community organizer are this year's three new honorees inducted into the Iowa’s Women’s Hall of Fame.
School started last week. It was crazy—but, like, actually crazy. Typically, before it actually starts and during our back-to-school meetings, we go over the standard back-to-school spiel: Be...
Iowa City Starbucks workers went on strike for the second time this summer, this time taking recurring issues with their site’s manager to the picket line. The Iowa City Starbucks, located at...
Soon, Iowa will be hosting thousands of American white pelicans on their way from Canada and the northern Midwest to Mexico, the southern US and Central America.
The Students First Act will continue to hobble Iowa’s public schools while providing subsidies to private school parents who typically have the resources to cover the cost of their children’s...
As we head into the last few months of 2023, raise a glass and mark your calendar for these wine and beer festivals happening across the state. Cheers!
Want to try something new at the 2023 Iowa State Fair? Here are all 64 new food, dessert and drink options (and they're not ALL fried and on a stick).
