Hit These Links: Quad City Tastemakers Tell Locals to #GetBaked

ATTN: Iowa writers, entrepreneurs, and bloggers – Travel Iowa has a blog that seems underutilized, especially considering how accessible it is to small business owners. I wrote this post about an awesome new venue in the Village of East Davenport called Baked Beer and Bread Company: From the partnership that brought you Brew in the Village:…

Time-saver: Mississippi Valley Fair review

I almost died this weekend. That is, I’m pretty sure I did. Attending the 93rd annual Mississippi Valley Fair was as depressing as it was nostalgic. When I was a kid, all the rides were huge and colorful, with flashing lights, and smiling operators. For a couple of weeks in the late summer, we practically…