By Deirdre Ryan, Marion Times | July 23rd, 2015 | For many family-owned businesses, getting things 'off of the ground' can be tricky ... and even a lengthly process. But for the Giving Tree Theater in Marion, that luckily, has not…
By Cassie Buschm, Marion Times | July 16th, 2015 | Uptown Marion hosted a hugely successful fundraiser on Thursday, July 9, in downtown Marion. The inaugural "Eat. Drink. & Be Marion." was a food and pub crawl. This first-time event did…
By Alison Gowans, The Gazette | July 10, 2015 | Three local businesses each won $8,000 in “Open 4 Business,” a statewide competition sponsored by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Main Street Iowa. Lion Bridge Brewing Co. in Cedar Rapids,…
By CBS 2/FOX 28 | Tuesday, July 07, 2015 | MARION, IA(CBS 2/FOX 28)—One Corridor city is getting a bit of a makeover, and project leaders are looking for the perfect art pieces to display in a place you’d least expect…
By Lissandra Villa, The Gazette | July 4, 2015 | MARION — It could be change again, as soon as next spring, for the Marion Public Library when a new building could be under construction, officials said. The Marion Public Library…
By Deirdre Ryan, Marion Times | July 2nd, 2015 | Anytime you give with all of your heart, you usually get that back," stated Jeanne Matthews, owner of the Memorial Hall and new Alley Gallery, located at 770 11th St. in…