

Holiday pop-up shops open as part of 'Small Business Saturday'
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE INTERVIEW IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- It's "Small Business Saturday" and the opening weekend of the Holiday Pop-Up shops in Iowa City. One of those shops belongs to Born Leaders United this weekend. They've been running since 2003. While their retail is clothing they have smiley faces to spread a message of positivity. The founder of the brand says they've been crawling to walk to run in terms of getting out there in the community. But he insists it's
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WITCHING HOUR: IOWA FASHION DESIGNERS DOCUMENT THEIR JOURNEY TO NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
People gathered at MERGE on the afternoon of Oct. 21 to view a documentary of two eastern Iowa fashion designers as they maneuvered their way through New York Fashion Week. This event was held as a Witching Hour event put on by the Englert, 221 E. Washington St., and Little Village. “I wanted to show that it is possible for people from Iowa to do this type of thing,” said Andre Wright, the founder of Born Leaders United. “We wanted to capture the story of what actually happen