For over 25 years, bikes have been a part of Ira Ryan’s life either through riding, fixing or building them. Ryan is now the co-owner of … […]
Former IC resident Ira Ryan discusses path to crafting award-winning bikes

For over 25 years, bikes have been a part of Ira Ryan’s life either through riding, fixing or building them. Ryan is now the co-owner of … […]
Autumn harvest is upon us and with it comes the 13th Annual Field to Family Festival, a weekend-long series of events that celebrates local foods and support programs like Farm to School and Local Food Finder. […]
Local entrepreneurs will discuss their successes and some of the lessons they have learned this evening during “Startup Stories,” a panel discussion held at the… […]
James Spring has lived in the woods for 35 years. He grew up in nature, and now lives with his wife Jane in the timber near Burlington. Spring’s connection to nature is evident in his work: He creates intricate illustrations of birds and plant life and is known internationally for his carvings of birds. […]
Lindsey Helsper, owner of Heart of my Home Granola, was encouraged by a Brazilian foreign exchange student to sell her homemade goods at the farmers market. She… […]
Diane Volrath makes flowers out of stained glass which she sells at the Saturday Farmers Market in Iowa City, her studio in Camanche, Iowa, as well as 100 retail locations across the U.S. and Canada … […]
Opening a restaurant takes a lot of work: picking the location, remodeling the building, meeting codes, signing contracts, designing a menu and taking a big hit… […]
Shanti Sellz moved back to Iowa in 2012 to start her own farm, Muddy Miss, located in Hills and is now in her third full growing season. In 2013 she partnered with … […]
Sam Caster, a barista at Prairie Lights’ cafe, recently started a side project with his wife Emma: Brass Ring Coffee coffee stand. They debuted Brass Ring this week… […]
About six years ago, at the age of 21, Aaron Hall began baking bread. He was inspired by the work of his brother, Austin Hall, and the fact that, in his opinion, there wasn’t any good bread around. He currently makes pizza at the Lincoln Wine Bar in Mount Vernon, where he uses the oven to bake bread for the restaurant and also Salt Fork Kitchen in Solon. He also helped start the Full Moon Cafe and recently began selling his bread twice a week at the Wine Bar. […]
On March 1, nearly 1,000 people gathered at the Port of Los Angeles to kick off the first ever Great March for Climate Action. Near the petrol… […]
On the east wall of the office hang paintings of ships with green seas and yellow skies. The opposite wall holds six brightly-colored abstract pieces that could… […]