CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — History was on display as St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church celebrated 150 years during its annual Czech Goulash Day on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. Founded by Czech immigrants in 1874, the parish retains its connection to that Bohemian history through the festival, with Czech food, music and more. Czech Goulash Day features […]
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Photos: Czech and Slovak presidential vi...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Nearly 1,000 people watched Sept. 27, 2024, as the presidents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia dedicated the Buresh Immigration Clock Tower at the entrance to Czech Village. Read more at the Corridor Business Journal The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and […]
What you need to know to attend the Czec...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In a monumental event, presidents of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia will attend the dedication of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s renovated clock tower this Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The event is a reprisal, of sorts, of the landmark visit by three presidents to dedicate the museum […]
New Bohemia businesses take hit during r...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Kenyon Thorp describes the road construction barrier in front of her family-owned business as a “metal cage.” Since the 6-foot-tall fencing was installed last week alongside the Ideal Theater & Bar, 213 16th Ave. SE, and other New Bohemia establishments on 16th Avenue SE, sales have plummeted by 80 percent, said […]
Bever Park Bike Parade offers throwback ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In a nod to the annual bike races held at Bever Park starting in the 1970s, children, and some adults, rode Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in the Bever Park Neighborhood Association’s bike parade. Dozens of bicyclists participated in the fourth annual bike parade, along Bever Avenue SE, in front of the […]
Czech festival coincides with 150th anni...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A popular annual festival featuring Czech food and entertainment returns to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church as the parish celebrates its sesquicentennial. Czech Goulash Day is set for 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, on the church grounds at 1224 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids. See photos from a […]
Clock tower transformation underway in C...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Work has begun to transform the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library clock tower into a Prague-style astronomical clock. A dozen hand-crafted figurines recently arrived from Slovakia to be installed in the tower, along with fully digitized clock workings from the Czech Republic. Details of one of the figurines can […]
Union Pacific’s vintage steam locomotive
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Crowds gathered along the route as Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” steam locomotive left Cedar Rapids Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, on its way to Illinois. Big Boy No. 4014 departed on its “Heartland of America Tour” Aug. 28, from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and made it to Iowa this week. The steam locomotive stopped […]
Czech immigration mural rededicated in n...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A decades-old mural depicting the Czech immigrant experience was rededicated at its new location in the Cherry Building in New Bohemia. David and Lijun Chadima, owners of the building at 329 10th Ave. SE, a 1919 former dairy equipment facility in New Bohemia that is now home to artists and local […]
Dad demands safety changes after 5-year-...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — John Thompson doesn’t know whether or not he and his wife will send their daughter back to school Tuesday, after their 5-year-old walked away from kindergarten on just her second day. Thompson’s wife texted him to say their daughter got into a car with a random stranger after leaving Pierce Elementary […]