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Best Dressed in the Midwest
It can be difficult when shopping for clothes to find comfort, style, and a full range of sizing. Faced with this challenge herself, LaShanda Wilks started LaLa Boutique first online, then due to its popularity moved into a physical space where she offers thoughtfully selected apparel with all sizes in mind. North Liberty is the…
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What Do You Wanna Do With Your Life?
Imagine a program for middle and high schoolers that helps guide them through future career options. And how in better preparing them with local opportunities those young people are more likely to remain in the area after graduation. What if I told you this program is free? Director Kristine Bullock and Coordinator Megan Lehman talk…
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Bon A-pet-treat!
What began as an effort to provide more holistic, better food options and products to pet owners quickly became a means for connecting with the community. Through donations, fundraising and volunteering, Leash on Life co-owners Julie Phye and Laurie Smith spread around their goodwill to aid in both animal and people causes. Because, as Julie…
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Take a Bite Out of Dine
The delivery economy has only grown over time, though not everyone has their own drivers to run goods and many of the available options are not local. Adam Weeks, co-founder of Chomp, says a better option based in and serving to the needs of the community was overdue. North Liberty is the headquarters of local…
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Workin’ at the Car Wash
Boasting enough fancy high tech to make NASA stop and take notice, and with sustainability and community in mind, Courtney McClellan and Mike Flynn are excited for their debut business venture, Speedy Mike’s Car Wash, to take off. North Liberty is the headquarters of local media, regional financial and national transportation companies and home to…
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Have Style, Will Travel
What do many of the folks from the MLB Field of Dreams event, Chris Soules from The Bachelor, news anchors from CNN, producers of the Oprah Network, U.S. senators, and even the President of the United States, Joe Biden, have in common? Aubrey Holsinger, the owner of Flip Salon & Spa, has done some styling…
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Take Time to Heal
Remember being young and seemingly impervious to injury, or, if injured, able to just walk it off? Dr. Brittney Davis, at Rock Valley Physical Therapy, says that so often she hears patients say, “I used to be able to do this.” But it takes keeping things in perspective as well as time to correct those…
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With Enough Space to Dream
How many of us can boast our first job as being with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, otherwise known as NASA? Local resident and mechanical engineering student at Iowa State University, Sarah Stewart, was selected for an internship this summer through the Goddard Space Flight Center where she will be putting her skills to…
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Small-Town/Small Animal Feel
Having a pet is no small undertaking. They require continual care that quickly adds up in cost, and they take our time and patience as perpetual children with their own personalities and needs. Dr. Wayne Ahern, of Animal Kingdom Veterinary Care Center, says it’s the human-animal bond that makes it so worthwhile, though, and there…
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Let Them Hear and Be Heard
While not fixed to any specific age, hearing loss is most often experienced by those 60 and older. Dr. Del Concha, of Concha Audiology, says it’s with this group that he connects best. He maintains from his native background an affinity for elders as the keepers of wisdom. North Liberty is the headquarters of local…
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