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"It contributes to the historic district downtown. We want to look at how to celebrate its form and determine the highest and best use. We're looking at exciting uses like a boutique hotel." ...
City leaders have agreed to pay a developer $450,000 to relinquish ownership of the Walesbilt Hotel in downtown Lake Wales.
Iowa's capital city is filled with interesting experiences, whether you're looking for something educational, relaxing, or ...
STUART — Being the best is something this city is getting good at. For at least the third year in a row Stuart was named one of the best coastal small towns in America in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ ...
From a new arcade + bar in Parkside to a cocktail bar coming to Southside, here are 6 new openings you need to know about👇 ...
A decades-old hotel that overlooks downtown Des Moines could be converted to rental housing for low-income adults, city documents show. The Des Moines City Council at its meeting today is scheduled to ...
Thousands of Iowans gathered in downtown Des Moines as part of a nationwide protest in opposition to the Donald Trump administration. More than 1,200 protests were organized across the country on ...
The centerpiece of Pella’s Dutch charm has to be the Vermeer Windmill, standing tall at 124 feet and holding the distinction ...
The bakery’s boterkoek (Dutch butter cake) delivers a dense, tender crumb with a subtle almond flavor that somehow manages to be simultaneously simple and complex—like a perfectly crafted sentence or ...
More than 1,000 people rallied through downtown Iowa City on Saturday despite cold temperatures, cloudy skies and wind, demanding that the government keep their "Hands Off" of what they care most ...
Emotions are running high in one Central Iowa county over the presence of carbon pipeline land surveyors. Members of the community are banding together and said they will do all they can to prevent ...
The Municipal Grand Hotel, located in the former Broughton Municipal Building, is set to open in May. The hotel will feature a community-focused lobby bar, Municipal Bar, serving coffee ...