The six weeks of Lent start on Wednesday. Here's a look at some Iowa City churches and community centers holding fish fries during the Lent season

Lent is a time of fasting or restraint for many Christian denominations. But area fish fries are expecting a glut of business today with Ash Wednesday. People in the Capital Region will be eating a decidedly different style of fish fry than the rest of the country: Folks around here favor a spear of battered cod that overshadows the bun.

The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of