CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After returning to the traditional day last year, the annual SaPaDaPaSo — St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society — parade will again be held on March 17. In 2022, organizers cited a challenge with finding volunteers during the workweek in moving the parade to the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, but returned […]
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Cedar Rapids Czech community mourns the ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just last year, Marj Nejdl was honored with an exhibit of her exquisite Czech folk art at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. Nejdl died Monday, March 10, 2025, after suffering complications from a stroke. She was 88. Designated a “Living Iowa Treasure” by the Iowa Arts Council, Nejdl […]
Cedar Rapids Czech School tradition retu...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A beloved Czech School tradition is being revived after it was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Czech School Chili Supper will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025, in the St. Ludmila Church Bingo Hall (lower level of church building) at 211 21st Ave. SW, from 4 – 6 p.m. Cost […]
National retailer plans opening in forme...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Jim McVeigh spends most of his days in the same building where he operated a grocery store for more than 25 years, but his time lately has been spent preparing for the next tenant. Save-A-Lot, 1625 J St. SW, closed in December 2024, and in the coming months, a new business […]
Convent designed by acclaimed architect ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Clearing the way for “green space,” a mid-Century convent designed by acclaimed Cedar Rapids architect Leo Peiffer has been demolished. The Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation Commission placed a 30-day hold on the demolition permit for the 1960s convent in October 2024, but the hold expired in November, and the building — […]
Cedar Rapids plans to remove Czech Villa...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As the city of Cedar Rapids moves forward with plans to make major changes to the Czech Village area, some pieces of its past will be removed. Sidewalk tiles, advertising former Czech Village businesses and organizations, will be removed from a pedestrian walkway next to the former Sykora Bakery, 73 16th […]
Chapman Fun World spotlighted in new boo...
Note: Justin Beahm will have a book signing at Half Price Books, 1400 Twixt Town Rd NE, Marion, from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2025. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Filmmaker and writer Justin Beahm remembers racing to the spaceball cages as soon as his parents paid admission at Chapman Fun World during his youth. “It […]
Cedar Rapids Schools survey omits cost b...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District’s survey, hitting mailboxes this week to garner feedback on the district’s proposed bond referendum, includes one glaring omission. While nearly half of the bond costs would go toward a new school outside of Cedar Rapids city limits, the survey’s list of projects disregards those details. […]
Former Safari Lounge in Cedar Rapids und...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two experienced restaurateurs are planning their latest venture in the former Chappy’s Safari Lounge building in southwest Cedar Rapids. Jimmy and Ally Ramirez hope to open Buchonas sports bar, 229 16th Ave. SW, sometime in March 2025. Built in 1966, the spot was the longtime home of Safari Lounge and later […]
Cedar Rapids casino opening date, other ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Casino supporters plan a New Year’s Eve celebration to mark the opening of the forthcoming Cedar Crossing Casino on Dec. 31, 2026. The date was announced during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new casino on Feb. 7, 2025, attended by nearly 100 guests and onlookers. “This has been a vision for […]