CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Headliners, including Iowa PBS gardening show host Aaron Steil, have been announced for the 2023 Linn County Master Gardener’s Winter Gardening Fair, along with a new feature. Registration is now open for the 18th annual event, set for 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at the Kirkwood Regional […]
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Iowan searches for niece adopted at birt...
Every year, the Cedar Rapids woman hopes for a Christmas miracle. Her niece was born on Dec. 23, 1963, or around that day, and was adopted by a Catholic couple in Cedar Rapids. The woman, who asked not to be named to protect the privacy of her sister — the girl’s mother — said efforts […]
West African restaurant makes move in Ce...
NOTE: Tee’s Liberian Dish, 529 Fifth Ave. SE, is open 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12:30-8 p.m. Saturdays. Call (319) 364-0105 for catering and special orders. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It’s definitely not another fast-food joint. Tee’s Liberian Dish uses totally fresh ingredients in its authentic West African cuisine, making the […]
Holiday traditions continue in Czech Vil...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Czech holiday known as Svatý Mikuláš was marked a few days early in Czech Village. The tradition, known in the United States as St. Nicholas Day, is celebrated in the Czech Republic on Dec. 6. Czech Village in Cedar Rapids has long held its annual celebration on the first Friday […]
Czech festival celebrates centennial in ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The St. Wenceslaus Church Czech Goulash Day marked a milestone of 100 years on Sept. 25, 2022. Brisk winds did not deter from sunny skies and pleasant temperatures, as crowds lined up for food, music, games and more to celebrate the festival’s centennial. See photos from the 2021 Czech Goulash Day […]
Czech festival in Iowa to celebrate 100 ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church will celebrate a century of its popular festival Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, with the return of Czech Goulash Day. See photos from the 2021 Czech Goulash Day Czech Goulash Day, celebrated in various forms since 1922, features its namesake goulash – what some might consider a beef […]
Photos: A stormy Market After Dark in Ce...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Rain, and lightning, dampened the middle of the 2022 Market After Dark in downtown Cedar Rapids. Lightning spotted just before 8:30 p.m. led organizers to delay the live entertainment until the storm had passed. The event, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, resumed after the storm delay, but […]
Popular Market After Dark set to return ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Market After Dark, which attracts tens of thousands of people to downtown Cedar Rapids, is scheduled to return on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Related: See photos from the 2021 Market After Dark The event, which includes a variety of food and product vendors interspersed with live entertainment and adult beverages, was […]
Hope grows two years after devastating d...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A low-key commemoration of Iowa’s 2020 derecho will take place to mark the two-year anniversary of the devastating windstorm. A Resiliency Day is planned for Aug. 10, 2022, organized on Facebook by Tamara Marcus and Eric Gutschmidt. “Two years ago our lives were upended during the derecho,” the Facebook event notes. […]
Driver charged after protesters hit in C...
A driver who police say struck pedestrians who were peacefully protesting in downtown Cedar Rapids has been charged with two criminal offenses. According to a press release, David Alan Huston, 53, was charged with assault by use or display of a dangerous weapon (vehicle) and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. Related: Cedar […]