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Matthew 25's new lunch cafe provides free, healthy meals to those who can't afford them using the donations of other customers.

Thumbprint Soap is an artisanal soap company located in Cedar Rapids, IA. Thumbprint soaps are formulated for sensitive skin, free of the harsh chemicals you find in many commercial soaps, and made with only high quality ingredients.

In the early hours of July 23^rd, 2014, a passerby noticed smoke and flames coming from the Chrome Horse Saloon & Slop House, a restaurant housed in the over 100-year-old ZCBJ building in downtown Cedar Rapids. The fire department responded quickly, but it was too late. Due to the intensity of the fire, by the time it was extinguished the building had suffered large amounts of smoke and fire damage, making it uninhabitable. The cause of the fire: spontaneous combustion of the restaurant’s greasy rags and towels in the middle of the night.

The internet is not always right. Today we want to correct the internet legend that tells us the only way to taste a Mochi Water Cake is to travel to Japan. That is just silly. You can try this delectable at Silhouette Bakery & Bistro in St Paul, MN! Not only do they make them, we believe Silhouette Bakery is the only place on the planet that has figured out how to get beautiful floral designs into the center of these “water” cakes.