Iowa City

As many of you have probably heard, Iowa City is hosting its very FIRST Fashion Weekend next week! (May 8-10)  As a small preview to this awesome event, this week some of our lovely contributing writers visited a few of the downtown...

Year after year Iowa City is ranked as one of the best places to live in the country, and its vibrant business district is always featured as a top trait. This is exactly why you should look no further...

March Madness has arrived, and for our household that means non.stop. basketball.watching.  We know that it's the same for many of you and your families, too! As we cheer on our Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Tournament this weekend,...

My internal alarm clock went off right at 7:00am on the dot and I woke to a crisp, cool (almost too cool) October morning.  I made my way into my daughter’s room to get her up and ready for...

It's Memorial Day Weekend, which for some means an extended weekend and possibly one that is filled with BBQs and time with family and friends.  We have some great events happening throughout the area this weekend...these are our top...

First things first: mind the gap.  If you've never been to London, you may not know what I'm talking about. In fact, I myself had never heard the phrase until I stepped off the plane in Heathrow airport.  I...

“I’ll never be able to tie my shoes; it’s too hard!” Sound familiar? As parents, it can be difficult to navigate through the various struggles our children encounter as they grow. We want to encourage and help–heck, we may even...

Preeclampsia is a high blood pressure disorder in pregnancy that affects as many as 500,000 pregnancies in the United States each year. Yet, many people who have not been affected by this potentially fatal disease have never heard of...

Spring is here. The weather is getting warmer. The grass is getting greener. My Pinterest boards are filling up with landscape design and gardening tips. There is just one problem: my thumb is brown. I love the idea of a...

We are one month into the school year, and the learning curve is still like a roller coaster. For every moment when I get the hang of things, there is a moment of weakness where I mutter, "I hate you"...