DES MOINES, IOWA (May 31, 2023) — The Iowa Restaurant Association has opened nominations for its top hospitality honors including the Restaurateur, Chef, Employee (host, server, bartender, etc), Philanthropist, and Rural Operator of the year. A full list of awards is available on the Association’s website and the public is invited to nominate outstanding individuals in any category.

OTTUMWA, IOWA (April 20, 2023) — Main Street Ottumwa’s popular “Ladies Night Out” returns Friday, April 28! The event will run 2-8PM with a trolley running 4:30-7:30PM. Complimentary tote bags can be picked up outside Coal Palace Café, The Antler Guys Mercantile Co, and the Main Street Ottumwa office.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 15, 2023) — Bryan Shorter can’t help but get nostalgic when he looks back on all of the good times he had with family and friends at Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream growing up in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Now, he wants to bring those same experiences to a new generation in the Lone Star State.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 29, 2022) — Brothers Dave and Doug Vandergist have been in the pizza and party business for over 25 years. The brothers began their Happy Joe’s journey at age sixteen, and today, Happy Joe’s CEO Tom Sacco describes the franchisees as “people who he can always count on.”