CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In a nod to the annual bike races held at Bever Park starting in the 1970s, children, and some adults, rode Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in the Bever Park Neighborhood Association’s bike parade. Dozens of bicyclists participated in the fourth annual bike parade, along Bever Avenue SE, in front of the […]
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Cedar Rapids farmers market mooves to Ol...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Under sunny skies Wednesday, the longtime farmers market at Noelridge Park relocated to the entrance of Old MacDonald’s Farm in Bever Park. About a dozen vendors set up under the tree-lined street, including Bever Ave Bakery; Pasta of the Prairie; Three Acre Farms; Corridor Mushrooms and more. The “moove” was made […]
City of Cedar Rapids removes early-1900s...
Visitors to Bever Park in southeast Cedar Rapids this season may notice a void where a stone bridge stood as a landmark for more than a century. The beloved bridge, one of the few remaining historical pieces from the early days of the park, was removed by city crews in March, with stones in good […]
Greener pastures: Iowa farmers markets m...
By Cindy Hadish/for the Corridor Business Journal The real estate adage – location, location, location – is equally important for the success of farmers markets, with several in the area changing sites this season in search of greener pastures. A longtime farmers market held for decades at Noelridge Park in northeast Cedar Rapids is moving […]