Bojangles plans new Iowa restaurants with its national expansion Elijah Decious, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Aug 26, 2026 9 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Southern fried chicken restaurant is planning to open new restaurants in Iowa as it eyes northern and western expansion.kAmq@;2?8=6D[ 2 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2\32D65 492:? <?@H? 7@C :ED 49:4<6?[ 3:D4F:ED 2?5 DH66E E62[ E@=5 %96 v2K6EE6 :E :D D62C49:?8 7@C @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ 3F:=5 =@42E:@?D :? @C 2C@F?5 r652C #2A:5D[ x@H2 r:EJ[ s6D |@:?6D 2?5 r@F?4:= q=F77D]k^AmkAm%96 3C2?5 :D C64CF:E:?8 7C2?49:D66D E@ 56G6=@A ?6H >F=E:=@42E:@? 28C66>6?ED :? 4:E:6D @C E6CC:E@C:6D] x7 E96 C:89E 7C2?49:D66 :D 7@F?5 D@@?[ q@;2?8=6D 4@F=5 @A6? :ED 7:CDE x@H2 C6DE2FC2?E 2D 62C=J 2D a_ag]k^Am kAmqFE 2 =24< @7 7C2?49:D66D H@?’E ?646DD2C:=J AC64=F56 E96 3C2?5 7C@> >@G:?8 E@ x@H2[ 244@C5:?8 E@ qC@@<D $A6:CD[ G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 7C2?49:D6 D2=6D 7@C q@;2?8=6D] p=>@DE @?6\E9:C5 @7 E96 492:?’D 4FCC6?E C6DE2FC2?ED 2C6 4@CA@C2E6\@H?65]k^Am People are also reading… Is Iowa losing its religion? Church closures mount in rural communities Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region AJ Pritchard wins over Shirley Ballas on ‘DWTS: The Next Pro’ Nebraska lights up ‘Lanterns,’ a new TV Western Iowa State lineman explains woodworking hobby, custom locker As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming 5 fast facts on new Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers After two years of learning, Jenna Meitzler is ready to lead Iowa volleyball’s offense Climate change reshaping daily life in Europe’s hottest town Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in cancer vaccines St. Luke’s patient accused of destroying $50,000 worth of computer systems Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes journalists Iowa State's Killyan Toure has surgery, out until January kAm%96 >@G6 4@>6D @? E96 966=D @7 C2A:5 8C@HE9] $:?46 E96 C68:@?2= 492:? =2F?4965 :ED ?2E:@?2= 6IA2?D:@? :? a_aa[ :E 92D 8C@H? E@ h__ =@42E:@?D — 23@FE d_ @7 H9:49 2C6 ?@E :? :ED EC25:E:@?2= D@FE962DE6C? E6CC:E@CJ]k^AmkAm%96 3C2?5 92D @A6?65 ad C6DE2FC2?ED 24C@DD `a DE2E6D :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 @7 a_ae 2=@?6[ :?4=F5:?8 :ED 7:CDE C6DE2FC2?ED :? |:49:82?[ }6H *@C< 2?5 ~<=29@>2] %96 ?62C6DE q@;2?8=6D =@42E:@? E@ x@H2 :D :? }@C>2=[ x==:?@:D[ H:E9 ?@ =@42E:@?D :? 2?J @7 x@H2’D @E96C ?6:893@C:?8 DE2E6D]k^Am kAmq@;2?8=6D 2=D@ :D :?E6C6DE65 :? 6IA2?5:?8 E@ @E96C |:5H6DE6C? DE2E6D =:<6 x?5:2?2[ |:DD@FC: 2?5 (:D4@?D:?] $A6:CD D2:5 E92E :E’D 62D:6C 7@C E96 C6DE2FC2?E E@ DE2?5 @FE 2>@?8 4@>A6E:E@CD :? >:5D:K6 4:E:6D 2?5 >2C<6ED E92? :E :D :? >2;@C 4:E:6D]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm“(96? H6 :?:E:2==J =2F?4965 E9:D[ H6 =@@<65 2E D@>6 >:5D:K6 >2C<6ED =:<6 %2>A2 2?5 ~<=29@>2 r:EJ[ E96? 3:886C 4:E:6D =:<6 w@FDE@? 2?5 s2==2D] (9:=6 H6’C6 92AAJ H:E9 E96 C6DF=ED[ H6’G6 567:?:E6=J 366? >@C6 DF446DD7F= :? E9@D6 >:5D:K6 >2C<6ED 3642FD6 :E’D 62D:6C E@ 364@>6 >@C6 @7 2 9@FD69@=5 ?2>6[” $A6:CD D2:5] “xE’D 2 =@E 4962A6C E@ 25G6CE:D6 :? s6D |@:?6D E92? :E :D :? w@FDE@?]”k^Am kAmpD q@;2?8=6D 6IA2?5D @FE @7 E96 $@FE9[ 96 D2:5 >@C6 @7 :ED C6DE2FC2?ED 2C6 6I4=FD:G6=J @776C:?8 3@?6=6DD 6?EC66 @AE:@?D =:<6 49:4<6? E6?56CD 2?5 D2?5H:496D — 2 >6?F E92E :D D:>A=6C E@ AC@5F46 2?5 2AA62=D E@ J@F?86C 56>@8C2A9:4D]k^AmkAm“%96 EC6?5 2>@?8 J@F?8 A6@A=6 :D E6?56CD[ E6?56CD[ E6?56CD[” $A6:CD D2:5] “x7 H6 42? >@G6 :?E@ 2 ?6H >2C<6E[ =6E’D 92G6 E96 4@?DF>6C AFE FD :? E96 4=2DD:7:42E:@? @7 2 #2:D:?8 r2?6’D[ 2?5 ?@E 2 z6?EF4<J uC:65 r9:4<6?]”k^Am kAmx? C646?E J62CD[ @E96C 49:4<6? 492:?D =:<6 #2:D:?8 r2?6’D[ s2G6’D w@E r9:4<6? 2?5 r9:4<6? $2=25 r9:4< 92G6 @A6?65 =@42E:@?D 24C@DD 46?EC2= 2?5 t2DE6C? x@H2] |@C6 6DE23=:D965 4@>A6E:E@CD[ =:<6 r9:4<\7:=\p[ 92G6 2=D@ 4@?E:?F65 E@ 8C@H H:E9 ?6H =@42E:@?D :? r652C #2A:5D 2?5 r@C2=G:==6]k^Am kAmx? a_ad[ r9:4< } |2I[ 2 z2?D2D\32D65 72DE\42DF2= 492:? E92E 42==D :ED6=7 “w@>6 @7 E96 r9:4<6? $2?5H:49[” 2??@F?465 A=2?D E@ 7=@4< E@ D6G6C2= x@H2 >2C<6ED :? 2 ?6H H2G6 @7 |:5H6DE6C? 6IA2?D:@?]k^Am kAm%96 6IA=@D:@? @7 E96D6 EJA6D @7 C6DE2FC2?ED >2J 36 5F6 E@ E96 4@?DF>6C A6C46AE:@? @7 A@F=ECJ[ $A6:CD D2:5]k^AmkAm“r9:4<6? 92D E9:D 92=@ 67764E E@ E96 4@?DF>6C — E92E :E’D 36EE6C 7@C J@F E92? @E96C AC@E6:?D @FE E96C6[” 96 D2:5] “%92E 92=@ 4@?E:?F6D E@ 5C:G6 56>2?5] (:E9 q@;2?8=6D[ E96C6’D 2 =@E @7 H9:E6 DA246 @FE E96C6]”k^Am kAmp?5[ H9:=6 q@;2?8=6’D @776CD `_ D2F46D 7@C :ED E6?56CD[ J@F >2J ?@E ?665 :E]k^AmkAm“~FC E6?56CD 2=C625J 92G6 3@=5 7=2G@C[ D@ J@F 5@?’E ?665 D2F46[” 96 D2:5]k^Am 0 Comments Related to this story Most Popular Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash A 75-year-old woman died and two other people were seriously injured Friday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 30 in western Iowa. One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses WHO-TV's weather team, with Jeriann Ritter in center front, Jason Parkin right rear. (Photo courtesy of WHO-TV) St. Luke’s patient accused of destroying $50,000 worth of computer systems CEDAR RAPIDS — A Waterloo man is accused of causing $50,000 in damage to biomedical computer systems Friday at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Ho… Area’s first 7 Brew coffee shop officially opens Monday in Cedar Falls CEDAR FALLS — Popular coffee chain 7 Brew will have the grand opening of its drive through lanes Monday. The to-go only caffeine stand at 6003… After five theft convictions, nursing home worker faces licensing sanctions (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Nursing) Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video World pays tribute to ‘north star’ Dolly Parton after death from cancer 'Why do the good people have to go?' Opryland Hotel tourists react to Dolly Parton's death 'Why do the good people have to go?' Opryland Hotel tourists react to Dolly Parton's death USS Abraham Lincoln to Dock in Thailand After Record Deployment and Mental Health Concerns USS Abraham Lincoln to Dock in Thailand After Record Deployment and Mental Health Concerns Trump Threatens To Double Tariffs On Canadian Vehicles Trump Threatens To Double Tariffs On Canadian Vehicles
Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash A 75-year-old woman died and two other people were seriously injured Friday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 30 in western Iowa.
One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses WHO-TV's weather team, with Jeriann Ritter in center front, Jason Parkin right rear. (Photo courtesy of WHO-TV)
St. Luke’s patient accused of destroying $50,000 worth of computer systems CEDAR RAPIDS — A Waterloo man is accused of causing $50,000 in damage to biomedical computer systems Friday at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Ho…
Area’s first 7 Brew coffee shop officially opens Monday in Cedar Falls CEDAR FALLS — Popular coffee chain 7 Brew will have the grand opening of its drive through lanes Monday. The to-go only caffeine stand at 6003…
After five theft convictions, nursing home worker faces licensing sanctions (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Nursing)
