Elijah Decious

After seven years at the helm of Brooke Prouty, Uptown Marion Main Street came under the direction of new program director Lacey Shroeder in August. Here’s what she sees in Uptown Marion’s future, and what residents want to see in ongoing developments.

The Paul Engle Prize from the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature represents some lofty virtues in literature. But to 2024 winner Camille Dungy, it’s also a homecoming, of sorts.

The historic Iowa River Power building will soon come back online as a new restaurant in Coralville, planned for a 2026 opening.

The Texas-themed steakhouse recently broke ground on the space, which previously served as a parking lot for the closed AMC Theatres cinema at 2435 Edgewood Rd. SW

This election, early voters in the county have been using a simple but effective app developed locally that’s speeding up lines.

The Iowa Farm-to-Table Dinner Series, launched Tuesday at the Wilson’s Ciderhouse & Venue, may not be starting a new trend. But it is reclaiming what “farm-to-table” means as a new alliance of state agencies work to tell a story that is fundamentally Iowan.

A chic new duo opening this week with seating for fewer than 50 -- restaurant on one side, cocktail lounge on the other -- is delivering an elevated vision for ramen in a casual, full-service concept.

Over two years after Popoli Ristorante closed for good, a new restaurant with a familiar name is resurfacing at the same location.

A breakfast and lunch spot is closing in Cedar Rapids after 6 years in business.

Mic Check Poetry Fest, Iowa’s premier celebration of spoken word poetry, is bringing big headliners to an event that fosters the dialogue, creativity and community building of spoken word poetry.