CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A popular annual festival featuring Czech food and entertainment returns to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church as the parish celebrates its sesquicentennial. Czech Goulash Day is set for 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, on the church grounds at 1224 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids. See photos from a […]
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Clock tower transformation underway in C...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Work has begun to transform the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library clock tower into a Prague-style astronomical clock. A dozen hand-crafted figurines recently arrived from Slovakia to be installed in the tower, along with fully digitized clock workings from the Czech Republic. Details of one of the figurines can […]
Union Pacific’s vintage steam locomotive
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Crowds gathered along the route as Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” steam locomotive left Cedar Rapids Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, on its way to Illinois. Big Boy No. 4014 departed on its “Heartland of America Tour” Aug. 28, from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and made it to Iowa this week. The steam locomotive stopped […]
Czech immigration mural rededicated in n...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A decades-old mural depicting the Czech immigrant experience was rededicated at its new location in the Cherry Building in New Bohemia. David and Lijun Chadima, owners of the building at 329 10th Ave. SE, a 1919 former dairy equipment facility in New Bohemia that is now home to artists and local […]
Dad demands safety changes after 5-year-...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — John Thompson doesn’t know whether or not he and his wife will send their daughter back to school Tuesday, after their 5-year-old walked away from kindergarten on just her second day. Thompson’s wife texted him to say their daughter got into a car with a random stranger after leaving Pierce Elementary […]
Changes announced for upcoming Market Af...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The popular Market After Dark makes a return to downtown Cedar Rapids this Saturday, Aug. 24. The event runs from 6:30 to 11 p.m. with more than 125 vendors, live entertainment and more. See photos from last year’s Market After Dark. Changes include additional beer tents and a new craft beer […]
Opposition forms to Cedar Rapids school ...
NOTE: Early voting on the 10-year PPEL extension begins Aug. 21 at the Linn County Public Service Center, 935 Second St. SW. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. See more information about the election on the Linn County Auditor’s website. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Some of the driving forces behind the defeat […]
Photos: Historic Lighthouse Inn destroye...
NOTE: A GoFundMe has been started for the owner of the Lighthouse Inn, with a goal of $30,000. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A landmark supper club, said to be the oldest in Iowa, has been destroyed by fire. The Lighthouse Inn, on the edge of Cedar Rapids at 6905 Mount Vernon Rd. SE, opened in […]
Museum plans reprise of Czech and Slovak...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library has confirmed the visit of the presidents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, echoing a monumental day that took place more than 25 years ago. On a chilly day on Oct. 21, 1995, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Czech President Václav Havel and Slovak […]
Cedar Rapids School District proposes co...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In an abrupt deviation from its facilities master plan, the Cedar Rapids School District is proposing to immediately start the process of building two new elementary schools on the city’s west side. Chad Schumacher, the district’s director of operations, told the School Board at its July 22, 2024, meeting that Van […]