(Editor’s note: Check with the establishments on updated hours/closures when planning your trip.) By Cindy Hadish Visitors traveling the extraordinary landscape of the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway also can experience a flourishing local foods scene. Restaurants, such as The Grind Cafe and Lounge in downtown Sioux City and the quirky Dixie Quicks in Council […]
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How to avoid tick bites
At this time of year in Iowa, the rain brings an onslaught of bugs. The Iowa Department of Public Health notes that tick season is underway in Iowa. Here is more about today’s announcement from the department: The mild spring with frequent rains means tick-borne disease season is underway in Iowa. The Iowa Department of […]
Houby Days 2017 photo gallery
CEDAR RAPIDS – It literally rained on our parade at this year’s Houby Days in Czech Village, but the annual festival offered many bright spots, as well. For those most interested in the event’s namesake mushrooms, winners were announced in the morel contest: Team TMT (Tom Slade, Morgan Driscoll and Tyson Gosnell) won both the […]
Mother’s Day at Noelridge Greenhouse cel
This is a special year for the Mother’s Day Showcase at the Noelridge Park Greenhouse in Cedar Rapids. The annual event takes place this Sunday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Noelridge Greenhouse, 4900 Council St. NE. Admission is free. Related: Noelridge Park wins landscape contest This year’s date is exactly […]
Mount Vernon’s Lincoln Winebar contempla
By Cindy Hadish/for City Revealed Mount Vernon’s popular Lincoln Winebar is acclaimed for more than its wine. Pizza has been one of the prime attractions since 2012, when its wood-fired Stefano Ferrara brick oven was imported from Italy. Emblazoned in tile with the winebar’s motto in Italian “Il Cibo È Importante,” the phrase on the […]
Deadline announced for Iowa’s Heritage a
Last year, our family was honored with Heritage Farm recognition for the family farm near Chelsea, Iowa. The state’s Heritage and Century Farm program offers a wonderful opportunity to research the past while celebrating the present and looking forward to the future of Iowa’s family farms. A June 1 deadline was announced today for this […]
Houby Days festival to celebrate 40 year...
Back in the day, mushroom hunters would bring coolers full of morels to sell on street corners during Houby Days, an annual Czech Village celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Laws in recent years have restricted those sales, but Houby Days (Houby is the Czech word for mushroom) continues its annual tribute to the beloved morel […]
Farmers market season set to begin in Io...
The weather might not feel quite right just yet, but this weekend marks the official kick-off to Iowa’s farmers market season. Hiawatha traditionally leads the pack, starting on the last Sunday in April, followed by markets in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and more. Every spring, I spend weeks reaching out to market managers to compile […]
Czech legend offers Three Kings frost wa...
It’s easy to become complacent during springtime in Iowa, when temperatures are moderate and the last frost seems to be long gone. Forecasts in the coming days, however, show that Iowa’s weather is never a sure thing, as some parts of the state could see overnight lows in the 30s. The Three Kings frost warning, […]
Spring plant sales offer taste of Iowa s...
It’s the time of year Iowa gardeners eagerly anticipate. Spring plant sales provide a taste of what’s to come and a promise of the potential offered in the coming growing season. Following are upcoming plant sales in Eastern Iowa. Leave a message if your group has a plant sale to add to the list. Edible […]