The Iowa State Fair is known to be the best fair experience you can get, from the rides to the grandstand, which is lining up to be absolutely stacked this year - with one of rock's biggest names just announced to be joining the lineup.
Over the course of the nine years that I've lived here in Eastern Iowa, I've eaten at some amazing local restaurants. Unfortunately, not all of those restaurants have survived.
Big Grove Brewery in Cedar Rapids will officially open to the public next Thursday, December 14th, but we were lucky enough to get a look inside the new space a little bit early!