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LV Recommends: Local food producers with a regional reach
Regionally recognizable products lovingly crafted by your very own neighbors…
Watch: Live from Flat Black Studios ft. William Elliott Whitmore
The new series Live from Flat Black Studios, a collaboration between Little Village and Flat Black Studios, kicks off today with this track from William Elliott Whitmore, “Hard Times.” This comes just as early bird tickets go on sale for Grey Area 2019. Whitmore will be returning to play the fest again in its third […]
LV Recommends: Glorious carbohydrates in the CRANDIC
Set your alarms, people. Every day at 9 a.m., the skillful bakers at Deluxe Cakes & Pastries unload…
LV Recommends: New restaurants taking the CRANDIC by storm
New restaurants pop up every week in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area, but only a special few stand out…
2019 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) guide for the Iowa City area
Your guide to CSA providers for the upcoming growing season…
This Week in the Village: March 17-23
Catch up on the biggest headlines, videos and photos published by Little Village in the past week. Dark money group steps up support for new fee on solar panels Published Monday, March 18 A dark money group has increased its efforts to support a bill (SF583) that would let utility companies impose new fees on […]
LV Recommends: Syrup sourced from a maple tree near you
Iowa is not generally thought of as a hot-bed of maple syrup production, but it does have a few commercial producers across the state. The sap-collection season is relatively short, starting around late February or early March and lasting for roughly three weeks
LV Recommends: Good eating by the bowlful
Research says the closer food rests against the rim of a dish, the more likely eaters will perceive their meal to be sufficient. Consider a large plate, with plenty of its outer surface area untouched by food. Now, consider a bowl, filled to the brim. The bowl evokes a sense of security, of enoughness.
Natural wine and feelin’ fine: Uncorking the latest wine trend
If you’re keyed into the food and beverage world, chances are you’ve caught whiff of one of the buzziest new terms: natural wine. It’s certainly a movement that’s grown in popularity over the past few years. But ask a wine professional, merchant or server at your favorite restaurant about natural wine and you’re likely to […]
Raise your glass to these no-proof and low-alcohol cocktails
Adults love their adult beverages, but not always the buzz that comes with it. With sales of alcohol dropping around 1 percent in the U.S. in 2018, an increase from 2017, Americans seem to be joining a growing European movement: eschewing boozy cocktails, beers and wines for low- or no-alcohol beverages.
LV Recommends: Five local restaurants where the special reigns supreme
The specials at these restaurants won’t let you down…




