Articles Tagged: New Bohemia District

A pair of new murals came to fruition in August through creative means after their Colombian artist was denied entry to the United States.

Savannah Blake, photojournalist at The Gazette, shares the story behind this reflective photo.

Oddmama’s Vintage Cafe and Rhapsody are planning openings in New Bohemia.

For decades, the Riverside Roundhouse was a staple of Cedar Rapids’ historic Czech Village neighborhood. The circular structure, built in 1963, served as a neighborhood center for farmers markets, weddings and community events. Then came the flood.

For the third time in two years, The District: Czech Village and New Bohemia is looking for a new executive director after its most recent director, Jennifer Borcherding, resigned.

The planned expansion at NewBo City Market has been delayed by unexpected construction costs.

NewBo City Market Executive Director Julie Parisi will step down Aug. 15.

A redevelopment project for decades, the Cedar Rapids neighborhood’s significant investments in recent years has neighborhood at inflection point nearly 20 years after the 2008 Flood which brought it renewed vibrancy.

This summer, the Schwartzkopf Gallery’s first international artist expounds on a classic poet’s wisdom about longing through several series spanning written and visual mediums.

The Geonetric Building in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo District has been sold to WRH Inc., a South Amana-based civil contractor.

EntreFEST, a conference for Iowa entrepreneurs, hosted its first-ever pitch competition Friday in Cedar Rapids, with $15,000 in cash prizes. The first-place winner, from Cedar Rapids, is a regenerative farm that’s growing produce of cultural importance.

NewBo City Market will partner with a Johnson County nonprofit to bring a new community grocery store to Cedar Rapids.

Hundreds of new multifamily units are expected to open up this year as demand grows for downtown living.

The $14.9 million Alliant Energy LightLine bridge will connect the historic NewBo and Czech Village districts.

A fundraising campaign continues while a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for September.