CEDAR RAPIDS — Residents of a southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood once again pleaded their case to halt Cargill’s proposal to build an industrial railyard next door to their homes and a nature corridor. More: Neighbors say truth on their side About 25 people spoke during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, with […]
Buying a kroj wasn’t on my radar when I visited the Czech Republic several years ago. The traditional folk costumes, with elaborate designs worn in years past for weddings and other celebrations, are now uncommon in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, outside of dance troupes or folk festivals. Being involved in Czech-American organizations, we’re occasionally […]
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Dozens of residents walked the nature corridor Sunday where ag giant Cargill plans to build an industrial railyard in a residential neighborhood. Led by State Sen. Rob Hogg, (D-Cedar Rapids) more than 50 people toured the site south of Otis Avenue, west of Cole Street SE, approved last […]
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS — If all goes according to schedule, residents in southeast Cedar Rapids will share Thanksgiving next year with their new neighbor: a 12-track, 200-car industrial railyard. After hearing more than 3 hours of public comment — with many opposed to the railyard — the City Council voted unanimously to amend […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — A crowd greeted Elizabeth Warren back to Cedar Rapids for a Saturday night town hall. More than 600 people turned out at Taft Middle School, 5200 E Ave NW, on Nov. 16 to see the Massachusetts senator, one of the leading Democratic presidential candidates. Speaking for nearly an hour, Warren touched on […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A crowd marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by tearing down a smaller version built by students. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library partnered with Metro STEAM Academy, Iowa BIG High School and Alburnett High School to build the 60-foot-long wall earlier this year. […]
The Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program’s 18th Annual Organic Conference will be held Sunday, Nov. 24, and Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, at the University of Iowa’s Iowa Memorial Union. Keynote Speaker Alex Heilman, of Mercaris, will address the profitability of organic agriculture, now and into the future. Mercaris is a leading source of organic […]
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS — Ignoring concerns voiced during a nearly 4-hour meeting, the City Planning Commission sided with Cargill’s plans to build an industrial railyard in a quiet southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood. The commission voted 4-3 to amend the Cedar Rapids future land use map from urban low intensity to urban high intensity […]
With snowfall twice this week, Iowa already appears to be in the throes of winter. That march will continue this weekend as Daylight Saving Time ends and we “lose” an hour of daylight, while “gaining” an hour of sleep. Remember to “fall back” and set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Nearly 50 entries entertained crowds of spectators who lined New Bohemia and Czech Village streets to catch a glimpse of the 2019 Halloween Parade. With a theme of “Scary Things that go Bump in the Night,” witches, zombies and other ghouls rode on floats and handed out candy to costumed children […]