UPDATE Oct. 14, 2023: After temporarily reopening in September 2023, Sykora Bakery closed just days later. Owner Craig McCormick said he plans to reopen again, but a date has not been set. By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The kolaches and other Czech pastries are back, as Czech Village landmark Sykora Bakery has […]
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Photos: 2023 Market After Dark
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A sea of humanity flooded downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Aug. 26, during the popular Market After Dark. In its eighth year, the nighttime farmers market, hosted by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, could possibly set another attendance record, after its record-setting year in 2019, with more than 50,000 guests. […]
New details announced for Market After D...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Organizers today announced new details for the popular Market After Dark in downtown Cedar Rapids. Rain, and lightning, put a damper on the event last year, which attracted more than 50,000 people in a record-setting year in 2019. See photos from the 2022 Market After Dark. This year, the eighth annual […]
“Rock Star” Iowa veterans honored during
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two World War II veterans were recognized during a special ceremony Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Seminole Valley Farm Museum. Mike Bisek, 100, of Cedar Rapids, and Gordon Emmons, 97, of Marion, were presented with service pins at the museum’s annual World War II Remembered event. Twenty years ago, it wasn’t […]
Time-honored musical tradition makes a m...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Tournament of Drums, which traces its history back to 1950, was held Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at a new location. The annual competition, featuring seven drum & bugle corps from across the United States and Canada, moved to the Prairie High School stadium for the first time. Known as the Hawkeye […]
Ushers Ferry celebrates 50 years with ol...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Hundreds of visitors took a step back in time as Ushers Ferry Historic Village celebrated its 50-year anniversary. The “birthday bash,” Saturday, July 1, 2023, on the 10-acre site at 5925 Seminole Valley Trail NE, featured the Hawk A Model A Club, Iowa Brass Band, Old West Reenactors — Hole in […]
Photos: 2023 Freedom Festival Parade
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — This year’s Freedom Festival Parade escaped the rain that dampened festivities the past two years, even as severe thunderstorms threatened the area. More than 50 entries entertained the crowd that lined downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 24, 2023, as temperatures quickly soared into the 90s. Canceled in 2020 due to […]
Sokol Cedar Rapids celebrates 150th anni...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Members of the Sokol Cedar Rapids unit that traces its history back to 1873 brought back a longtime tradition to celebrate its sesquicentennial. Related: Sokol unit to mark milestone anniversary in Iowa The group hosted a pork and dumpling dinner on June 17, 2023, complete with its namesake menu items, plus […]
Czech Sokol unit celebrates milestone an...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Sokol Cedar Rapids will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a longtime tradition. The group, which traces its history in Cedar Rapids to 1873, plans a pork and dumpling dinner to mark the occasion from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2023. Advance tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members for […]
Longtime Czech festival on hold in Cedar...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just one year after making a post-pandemic comeback, the St. Ludmila’s Kolach Festival is again on hiatus. Organizers say the popular festival was suspended for 2023, as the school where the kolaches were baked has been demolished to build a new parish center. They hope construction is finished to bring the […]