The Muscatine Fire Department recently upgraded its ambulance cots to treat patients more accurately. Each of the cots in the department’s ambulances has been updated with a weight scale that will provide an accurate weight for a patient after they have been loaded onto the cot. “Weights are essential in EMS (Emergency Medical Services),” said Gary Ronzheimer, Muscatine Fire Red Shift Battalion Chief and the Training and Operations Supervisor. “We administer medications based on a patient’s weight, so we are eliminating the guesswork in administering the correct dosage. Read More...
Mark your calendar: Christopher John Rogers is releasing an exclusive Target capsule collection later this spring. The CFDA Award–winning designer is joining cult-favorite brands RIXO and ALEXIS for the latest iteration of the retailer's limited-edition Designer Dress Collection, which will feature an array of vibrant and punchy statement dresses that celebrate each designer's signature style. Target debuted its Designer Dress Collection concept last year with a collaboration that featured three women-led brands: Lisa Marie Fernandez, Cushnie, and LoveShackFancy. Read More...
Looking to whip up an exotic dish of your own at home? These local grocers and markets carry those hard-to-find spices and unique ingredients you’ll need. (Note: Some of them double as restaurants, with a small eating area inside.)
Planet Ozone
The area’s largest Mediterranean market is attached to an environmentally friendly gas station and features foods from the Middle East, as well as the organic Tabuleh Café. “Most of our products you can’t find unless you travel to Miami or Orlando,” says owner Mohammad Hussein. Read More...