Czech heritage is celebrated during two events that coincide in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. The St. Wenceslaus Czech Goulash Day, held at the church at 1224 Fifth St. SE, features kolache sales, raffles of a quilt, $1,000 cash and other prizes, bingo, live music, games and the popular Czech goulash meal […]
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Photos: RISE for Climate Action
CEDAR RAPIDS – Nearly 200 people joined together in Greene Square Park on Saturday, Sept. 15, as part of an international effort to address climate change. The RISE for Climate Change action was one of 900 events held internationally to raise awareness of the Global Climate Action Summit happening in California. Speakers emphasized the importance […]
Photos: Market After Dark 2018
Even without American Idol winner Maddie Poppe, this year’s Market After Dark was expected to attract 30,000 people to downtown Cedar Rapids. While attendance numbers will be available later, crowds consistent with the past few years jammed the streets to visit vendors and buy beverages and food during the nighttime farmers market. View photos of […]
No Maddie Poppe, but large crowds still ...
Fans of American Idol winner Maddie Poppe were crushed to learn she won’t perform as scheduled for the Aug. 25 Market After Dark in downtown Cedar Rapids. The 20-year-old Clarksville, Iowa, native had signed on to give the free performance before winning American Idol earlier this year. She explained on Facebook that she was contractually […]
Photos: Czech Village Blues 2018
CEDAR RAPIDS – Czech Village Blues hit the right notes in its second year as a collaboration between Friends of Czech Village and the Linn County Blues Society. This year, the stage moved to A Street SW, rather than blocking off the main thoroughfare of 16th Avenue SW, offering easier access for both cars and […]
Second annual Czech Village Blues to ben...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A long-awaited project will be boosted by an upcoming concert in Czech Village. The second Czech Village Blues is slated for Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, to benefit the resurrection of the Riverside Roundhouse, home to farmers markets for decades. Friends of Czech Village, which is spearheading the effort, teamed last year with […]
Historic building will be demolished wit...
NOTE: The City Council meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in the Council Chambers, third floor of City Hall, 101 First St. SE. Sign up to speak by completing the sign-up sheet in the back of the Council Chambers before the meeting begins. If you cannot attend, messages to the City […]
Midwestern native chosen to lead Czech m...
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, named a new president and CEO today. Cecilia Rokusek will succeed Gail Naughton, who retired earlier this summer after 16 years of leading the renowned museum. Related: Gail Naughton’s Memorial Day remarks See other Czech news in Iowa, here, and learn more […]
Demonstrators protest VP Pence visit to ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Demonstrators braved sweltering heat Wednesday to protest Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids. Nearly 100 people stood across the street from the headquarters of the largest employer in the city while Pence, accompanied by U.S. Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA,) spoke to workers inside. Less than a handful […]
Photos: Kolache baking and tour of Bohem...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Czech School students learned how to bake kolaches today, with help from the expert kolache-makers from St. Monica’s Circle at St. Wenceslaus Church. Students rolled balls of the dough, used a glass to form a perfect circle in the center and filled the dough with poppyseed, cherry, apricot and prune filling, […]