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Iowa Pizza Restaurant Named One of the Best in the Nation
New York Times has a thing for Iowa restaurants. Last year, the publication looked at essential restaurants across the nation. The Des Moines Register reports that the Times selected The Webster in Iowa City as one of the best in the nation. Now, the Times is recognizing an Eastern Iowa pizza restaurant as one of the finest around!
North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Reynolds was set to speak on Iowa’s child labor laws faces $65,000 in federal child labor fines
A North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Kim Reynolds was scheduled to hold a news conference about Iowa’s child labor laws is facing tens of thousands of dollars in federal child labor fines. Reynolds was scheduled to speak at Sugapeach Chicken & Fish Fry on Pacha Parkway last Monday, but...
An Iowa Donut Shop is One of the 10 Best in the Country for 2024
USA Today has released more results from its '10Best Readers' Choice Awards' for 2024, and we're happy to report that another Iowa business has been recognized!. Coming in at number five on USA Today's list of the best donut shops across the country is a place called The Bakery Unlimited in Winterset! The article reads:
Texas Roadhouse is selling mini rolls at Walmart stores, but you won't find them in Iowa
Texas Roadhouse’s beloved bread rolls will be easier to enjoy at any time — if you’re in Indiana, Ohio or Kentucky, that is. The steak and American cuisine restaurant chain launched a 12-pack of mini rolls with a honey cinnamon glaze to be baked at home, only available for purchase at Walmart stores, USA TODAY reported.
Two Eastern Iowa Women Both Win Top Prizes In Scratch Off Games
I really want to win the lottery one of these days. Even if it's a simple $5. It just sounds like the excited I need and you probably need too. Two women in Iowa not only have the feeling of winning money from the Iowa Lottery but the feeling of winning a lot of money.
Maxwell's only grocery store closes its doors after 6 decades of service
MAXWELL, Iowa — Logsdon's Grocery, the only grocery store in Maxwell, about 15 miles south of Nevada, closed down Saturday after six decades of service. With the closure, residents will have to travel to Nevada to reach the next closest full grocery store, or visit Maxwell's Dollar General. Jay...
Here's where to find some of the best fried chicken in Iowa, from Balltown to Donnellson
Frying foods from doughnuts in ancient Egypt to fish in the Iberian Peninsula has been around for centuries. Many food historians credit Scotland, Western Africa and even China as the origins for fried chicken. English cook Hannah Glasse published the first recipe for fried chicken in 1747 in her book “The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy,” a bestseller with 947 recipes.
Eastern Iowans Name Their Favorite Area Food Trucks
Now that summer is here, it's the perfect time to celebrate all the awesome food trucks that we have here in Eastern Iowa! Here are some of my favorites, as well as recommendations from members of the Cedar Rapids Area Support Local Group Facebook page:. Stone Wall Brick Oven Pizza.
Iowans close to the Nebraska border, take up pickleball with Smash Park's new location
Iowans on the southwestern border of the state may want to check out the new Smash Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The entertainment venue popular for its pickleball courts and combination of food and recreation announced the opening of its new location in the La Vista suburb of Omaha in a news release on Thursday.
South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota ‘Empty the Shelters’ Events Coming
If you've been looking for the right time to add a furry member to your family, you're in luck. The BISSELL Pet Foundation is getting ready to host its Empty the Shelters reduced-fee adoption event, which will include nine South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota facilities. The event runs from July...
This weekend in Iowa: fashion, trek and arts fests. Plus rooftop readings, skate-park vibes and a craft invitational
The last weekend of June is jam-packed with events in Central and Eastern Iowa. The Des Moines Arts Festival returns to the capital with art and food vendors, live music across two stages and nearly 30 free interactive art activities. Another DSM highlight is the continued theater run of The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, which, “meditates on Black women’s experiences from the perspectives of mind, body, and spirit.”
One Iowan is Traveling to All 99 Counties in Search of the Best Pork Tenderloin
The pork tenderloin sandwich is so distinctly Iowa. It's tough to find the equivalent even in other nearby states like Illinois and Wisconsin. While you don't have to go very far to find a delicious tenderloin sandwich, where do you go to find the best?. That's the self-made mission of...
8 Iowa Restaurants Have Been Awarded for Their Wine Selection
If you're on the hunt for a restaurant with amazing wine, you have quite a few options here in the state of Iowa! Earlier this week, Wine Spectator revealed their 2024 Restaurant Awards, and eight Iowa restaurants were recognized for their wine selections! The article reads:. "Wine Spectator's Restaurant Awards...
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