CEDAR RAPIDS – The weather could not have been more picture-perfect for this year’s EcoFest, on Saturday, April 20. Sunny skies and pleasant temperatures greeted throngs of visitors who attended the free festival in and around NewBo City Market, the Cherry Building and CSPS Hall, along Third Street SE. The annual event, in honor of […]
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Spring plant sales popping up in Eastern...
(UPDATED May 21, 2019, with Native Plant Sale) You know gardening season has arrived when local plant sales begin. Local sales offer a great way to jump-start your gardening efforts, with plants grown by master gardeners and others with expertise for Iowa’s conditions. Vegetable seedlings, fruits, herbs, perennials and more are sold for just a […]
One of last original NewBo City Market v...
CEDAR RAPIDS — One of the original vendors at NewBo City Market plans to move to Czech Village in June. Then called Bark & Bloom, the plant boutique opened when the market launched at 1100 Third St. SE in 2012. Related: Popular eatery leaves NewBo City Market Now known as Moss, with a second site […]
Not haunted; couple leaves behind their ...
Randy Pittman wonders if he might garner more interest in the brick Victorian mansion he and his wife are selling in Bonaparte, Iowa, if they could claim it was haunted. As it stands, though – fortunately or not – “it’s the most comfortable house I’ve ever lived in,” Pittman said. “It’s absolutely not haunted.” He […]
Cedar Rapids confronts flooding, again
Preparations by the city of Cedar Rapids lessened the likelihood of major damage this week, even as the Cedar River rose to a major flood stage. The National Weather Service predicted the river to crest Tuesday, March 19, at 18.3 feet – more than 2 feet above the level considered “major” flooding. That number is […]
Customers protest Alliant Energy rate hi...
Holding signs reading “Don’t feed Alliant’s Greed” and “Family of 5 trying 2 survive,” several dozen people took to the streets of downtown Cedar Rapids to protest Alliant Energy’s rate increases. The company has filed applications proposing to increase retail electric and natural gas rates for customers in seven classes, including an increase of 24.45 […]
Photos: Beto O’Rourke visits Raygun in C
Beto O’Rourke made the rounds at locally owned New Bohemia shops before settling down in front of a crowd of 200 at the Raygun store in Cedar Rapids. The former Texas congressman bought two record albums Friday, March 15, at the Analog Vault and popped into EduSkate on his first trip to Iowa as a […]
February was snowiest on record in Iowa
No surprise: no areas of Iowa are experiencing drought heading into the coming spring. The average statewide snowfall for February was 22.6 inches, making this February the snowiest on record, with more than 40 inches of snow falling in northern parts of Iowa. While the risk of flooding has not completely subsided, the state is […]
Czech koblihy and other signs of the sea...
March is a busy month for Czechs in Iowa. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library hosted a potluck for members of the museum and the Czech Heritage Foundation that coincided with Masopust, a carnival celebrated before the beginning of Lent. To help celebrate, museum President/CEO Cecilia Rokusek used a family recipe for koblihy, […]
Popular eatery leaving NewBo City Market
CEDAR RAPIDS – Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill is leaving NewBo City Market, as of Feb. 27, 2019. No explanation was given for the departure, with the following announcement on Facebook that afternoon: “We regret to inform everyone, Zaytoon has been told to vacate the Market. It is completely out of our hands. We’re moving out today. […]