Cindy Hadish's stories

Anh Le, owner of Anh’s Bread Therapy and Tea House, prepares tea in December inside her shop in Czech Village. PHOTOS BY CINDY HADISH

Anh’s Bread Therapy blends Asian traditions with Czech pastries

Iowa is half a world away from Vietnam, but Czech Village feels like home to Anh Le. Ms. Le originally from Saigon, owns Anh’s Bread Therapy and Tea House, 77 16th Ave. SW, in the historic Cedar Rapids business district.…

Newsmakers: MediRevv acquired by Tegria

AUG 16 Following a four-year investment partnership, MediRevv, a Coralville-based health care revenue cycle management…

Newsmakers: Shopping ahead

MAR 1 With online grocery sales projected to reach $250 billion by 2025, Corridor stores…

Iowa winter farmer’s markets kick off this month

Outdoor farmers markets in Iowa generally end their seasons in October, with indoor markets closely…

Buying the Farm

Kristy and Bob Walker each made a wish list of features to include in the…

End of an era: Czech Village meat market closes

The legacy of a Czech Village meat market isn’t lost on Steven Prochaska, who is…

Restaurant survived pandemic and derecho: Ongoing road construction could end it

More than four years ago, Jess Johnson opened Runt’s Munchies, a diminutive restaurant in a…

Runt's excavator

Frontier Co-op program gives workers a second chance at employment – and life

Alisia Weaver is unsure where she would be without her job at Frontier Co-op. With…

NIH innovation grants propelling Viewpoint Molecular forward

Millions of dollars in federal funding helped leverage private investment in a growing Corridor-based radiopharmaceutical…

MediRevv acquired by Tegria

Following a four-year investment partnership, MediRevv, a Coralville-based healthcare revenue cycle management company, has been…

Breaking barriers

As a Black woman entrepreneur, Ashlee-Symonne Mooney felt her skills were underestimated at times, but…

Reconstructed railroad bridge connects past to new trail in Marion

A bridge that once shouldered cattle cars, passenger trains and more is now taking on…

Gardeners encouraged to share a row with those in need

Gardeners unsure of what to do with their surplus bounty can participate in the Share…

Resurrecting Sinclair: Derecho-damaged Coe building has a Brucemore connection  

Work is underway to restore windows broken and damaged during Iowa’s 2020 derecho at one…

Sinclair Auditorium Coe College

Czech Village New Bohemia District (finally) holds luncheon

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had been two years since the Main Street District…

Not only surviving but THRIVING

New businesses are bringing new energy to the Cedar Rapids Main Street District, as many…