A small business with big ideas, the Write Place is a team of professional writers and graphic designers working with businesses and self-publishing authors. On the heels of celebrating their 25th anniversary last year, the company has evolved from a one-woman,...
For Cranberry Stone Bakery owner Sharesa Van Arendonk, being a baker had always been a childhood dream. But careers in real estate and education, including a two-yearministry program in Vienna, Austria, temporarily put that dream on hold. When the opportunity came for...
Pella is known for its charming streetscapes lined with historical buildings and Dutch architecture. Visitors are delighted and locals beam with pride over the town’s unique beauty. Whether you’ve lived here for 40 years or have come for your first visit, we can think...
She beat me to the Brew where we were meeting for coffee. I walked in and was greeted with a smile, a wave, and a “hey girl” from a gal wearing black and white polka-dotted glasses and a bow in her blonde hair. She had just won the coveted Best of Red Rock award, “Top...
About the same amount of time it would take you to drive to Des Moines, Marion County Bank sold all $100,000 of discounted Pella Bucks last Monday evening to kick-off the Christmas shopping season in Pella during “De Kerstdagen/Tour of Stores.” “It’s not...
You know that feeling you get when you’re forced to replace a leaky dishwasher or the furnace because it blew, well, getting a new bike is the exact opposite. Kris Van Gent, owner of Iowa Bike Co., said that he sells bikes every day, “but you get a new...
