Iowa New in Town Podcast
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Let the Dessert Doc Give you the Cookie Cure!
“With cookies and cakes, I’m bringing happiness to someone.” That sums up Rachel Lucs, and her philosophy with her careers both as a doctor of physical therapy and the creator and owner of Dessert Doc in Ankeny, Iowa. When you get to know Rachel, you’ll understand that she cares about people and puts smiles on…
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No time to exercise the dog? Let Big Bark Mobile Dog Gym come to you!
Anthony Hilleshiem watched a Tik Tok video and saw a cargo van that had been converted into a place for dogs or exercise and thought that he could do that, and do it better! So, he invested $5,000 and got a 6×12 trailer and is putting the finishing touches to make it a dog gym…
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Dinky Drinky Donkeys Will Make Your Event Kick Ass!
Chris and Adrianne Vry of Story City, Iowa have a successful business with their flower farm. But since they owned 2 donkeys, they went a little rogue and decided to try something that Chris had seen at a corporate event in Arizona: Beverage Burros. So, from the flower farm, to the Funny Ass Farm, they…
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Paranormal Investigations with Ft. Dodge’s own Spirits Unleashed
When you hear or see something strange, the first thought is to pass it off as your imagination or just chalk it up to “seeing things”. John Lyons, Daniel Spafford and Sam Hicks are here to let you know that it may be more than that. These three have been researching paranormal events and hauntings…
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Mad Murphy’s Meat Rub: Reasoning for the Seasoning
Rod and Amy Murphy have taken a leap of faith and decided to begin a business from something Rod has been doing for many years: making barbecue. When Rod was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, he realized why his blood sugar was spiking. The rubs he was using were loaded with sugar. This inspired him…
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Custom Cookies and Cupcakes? Moriah has You Covered!
Anytime of the year is a great time for sweets, but the fall may be the best time. Cookies and cupcakes are everywhere you look, but in Iowa City, Moriah Ha, owner of Sweet Treats by Moriah, is taking custom orders to make you your favorites, right from her home! “I’m someone just down the…
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Iowa Folk Duo Gets Grammy Considerations
On the Iowa New in Town Podcast, host Mark Rixner welcomes folk artists Kathryn Fox and Chad Elliott, the duo behind the Weary Ramblers. Both musicians brought decades of experience to their collaboration—Fox with a classical background in viola and piano, and Elliott as a seasoned singer-songwriter and visual artist. Their partnership, forged during the…
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Feel like Heaven at Ethereal Beauty Lounge
Monica Eischeid decided to make her own salon with a light, open feel with a heavenly vibe. It was this concept that led to one of the newest hair salons in Central Iowa, Ethereal Beauty Lounge on Ingersoll Avenue. Here you can get a new style or skin treatment in a relaxed unassuming environment from…
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Farm Boys are Bringing the Barbecue to YOU!
Bryce Walter started as a small business owner and was doing just fine, “I was making six figures,” recalls Bryce. Why would anyone leave that sort of gig behind? For Bryce, it was a simple equation. Time with family equaled happiness and that just wasn’t happening. So, in a bold move, he left it behind…
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Bondurant’s New Walk Up Soda Shop is a New “Twist”!
What happens when the “soda fountain nerd” meets and falls in love with an “idea girl”? They create something awesome, or course, and that awesome thing for Tiffany and Justin Simmons is Twist Soda, a walk up “Sip Studio” located on Main Street in Bondurant Iowa. This carbonated couple found their careers were not as…