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Eastern Iowa is Home to the Best BBQ Ribs in the State
The next time you're craving great BBQ ribs, you won't have to travel far! A new article from Love Food says that nobody in Iowa does ribs better than Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack in Iowa City!. Located at 1940 Lower Muscatine Road, Jimmy Jack's is known for their award-winning BBQ...
The Kalona Sales Barn experience: Farmers, pie, cows, goats and gravy
Even if you were raised an Iowa town kid like me, you have to love the farm-rich sights, sounds, tastes and smells of the small-town livestock auction house. You’ll find the best of these at Kalona Sales Barn on auction days. Here you can marvel at the animals herded...
Eastern Iowa Coffee Shop Employees Vote To Unionize
It's been a trend that's been going on for a little while now. Starbucks employees across the country have been unionizing. Only one Starbucks location in Iowa successfully voted to organize and unionize, until recently. This doesn't mean your coffee is going to change or you're going to get worse...
From the Bread Garden to NoDo and the Chef's Board, these Johnson County locales hit the spot
One thing becomes abundantly clear in the quest for the best sandwich spots in Iowa City: the love knows no bounds. Many restaurants and cafes have at least one option for sandwich lovers alike. From classic favorites to experimental, here are five great places in the Iowa City area to...
Experience Bridgerton’s Musical Magic Live in Iowa
It appears that the third season of “Bridgerton” has finally found itself into our Netflix queue. The first half of season three dropped on Netflix on Thursday, May 17th. Unfortunately, we won’t be getting the second half of this eight-episode season until June 13th. This absolutely gorgeous...
Go Fossil Hunting at this Iowa Hidden Gem
Exploring is kind of my thing and this last weekend was no different. This time a small road trip to meet the in-laws for Mother's Day led to the exploration of an ancient area full of what are known as Devonian Fossils. In fact, there are so many in this area that you are literally stepping right on them as you venture through this "valley" of a spillway. Even more exciting my trip didn't take me to a different state but was found in Coralville, not far from Iowa City.
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