IOWA

While the expansion of Little Rebels Learning Center in Reinbeck is a big deal for owner Robin Moore and her team, it’s an even bigger deal for the town, city officials say. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 

Farm Shed, a breakfast-all-day eatery and market pantry, opened last week in Cedar Falls. The business was founded by Jenette Weinberger. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Linzee Barr and her fiance, Tonya Stratton, were both working at Keystone Place at Forever Green, Barr as a chef, Stratton as dining room manager, when they decided to quit and focus on their own business, ZZnT food truck. Cedar Rapids Gazette 

Jodi Schuning’s dream has come true in the form of Council Bluffs’ newest restaurant, the Porch, located at 2327 S. 24th St. Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil

NATION

Studies confirm that women continue to do more housework than men. That makes sense, given new research suggesting that while messiness has no social consequences for men, women are judged for it. New York Times 

A BuzzFeed News journalist investigated whether two women had been Photoshopped into a photo of a tech summit hosted by fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli in Italy. Buzzfeed