CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It’s been a soft opening this weekend for a new soft-serve ice cream shop. Dottie’s Ice Cream & Soda, 3304 First Ave. NE, opened for business on May 30, 2026. “We made it,” owner Cassie Kehe said of the opening, which achieved their target goal to open this month. Kehe was […]
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Change in store for Cedar Rapids Dairy Q...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Dairy Queen story continues to unfold in Cedar Rapids, with one DQ earning its place as a local historic landmark and the other ready to turn the page on a new chapter. On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, the Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously approved the second and third readings to […]
Tale of two (Dairy) Queens
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two of the last original walk-up Dairy Queens in Cedar Rapids are taking divergent paths. One, at 3304 First Ave. NE, has closed and will not reopen after owner Jill Muckler died last year. She had been the third-generation owner of the popular spot, where customers of all ages — sometimes […]
History of Cedar Rapids Dairy Queen cite...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Already a cornerstone for the Mound View neighborhood, one of the remaining walk-up Dairy Queens is seeking an official designation with the city of Cedar Rapids as a local historic landmark. Dairy Queen #4, at 501 16th St. NE, had the first review of its local landmark application in front of […]
Popular neighborhood cornerstone celebra...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — One of the most popular attractions in the Mound View neighborhood in northeast Cedar Rapids is celebrating a milestone. Dairy Queen, 501 16th St. NE, marks its 70th year on Aug. 1, 2025, having opened at its current location in 1955. “It’s nostalgia,” owner Karla Sibert said of not only the […]