GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Grinnell Food in The New York Times

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Grinnell Food in The New York Times

Those of us that know the town of Grinnell, know that despite it's relative small size, the variety and quality of local restaurants is top notch. Now the whole country knows, thanks to a spotlight on one of Grinnell's newest and best spots, the Prairie Canary, in The New York Times!

James Kopeck for the NYT

“We needed to have something for everyone,” from meat-and-potatoes to more adventurous dishes, said Ms. Groben, 31. She grew up near Grinnell (population, about 9,200) and made a splash with her previous two restaurants, about 55 miles west in Des Moines. “Grinnell is a really unique town because it does have the college, so there are people living here from different parts of the country, even the world,” she said. “We also have our more rural or farming community, people who have lived in Grinnell for generations.”

Check out the Prairie Canary's website as well!

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.