Monica Vernon of Cedar Rapids announced Thursday she is stepping down as executive director of The District: Czech Village and New Bohemia to spend more time with her family. But she will continue as administrator of the self-taxing district that pays for improvements in the district.
The Czech and Slovak Prudential Society is fundraising $25,000 for a new sign outside of its hall. So far, the organization has raised over $5,000 and is granting certain benefits for donors depending on how much money they give.
Restaurant in Czech Village specializes in upscale Midwest comfort food
“You don’t often get the chance to reprogram 130 acres in the middle of your city,” council member Tyler Olson said of the effort to craft a greenway plan to transform the 130-acre space along the west side of the Cedar River.
Cedar Rapids is putting public funds toward a new SSMID incubator program that aims to spur underdeveloped business districts to invest in projects that drive their own growth.
Czech Town Station brings a full menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner to the Czech Village.
Families Helping Families of Iowa, a Cedar Rapids nonprofit that helps foster children in Iowa, is hosting its first Football Pub Crawl on Nov. 10.
Cedar Rapids is one step closer to protecting Czech Village from rising Cedar River waters with a massive $27.2 million pump station that will transport rainfall runoff from Czech Village over a levee and into the river.
The space was previously occupied by Anvil Meat Market & Deli, which closed in September.
For the first time in recent memory, drag queens served looks and dance moves with dinner in Cedar Rapids.
Sweetie’s Ice Cream Parlor serves up a sweet tooth nostalgia thattranscends generational differences.
The festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and includes more than 80 creatives, all from Iowa, sprawled across the NewBo and Czech Village neighborhoods in Cedar Rapids.
If awarded $27 million by the state, Cedar Rapids envisions a project that will enhance the greenway around the Cedar River in Czech Village and NewBo as a recreational hub and tourist attraction with flood control, housing and other amenities.
Sweetie’s Ice Cream Parlor, an extension of Sweet Mercantile on the corner of 16th Ave. SW and C Street SW, opened May 5 for candy, sodas, ice cream, milkshakes, floats and sundaes.
The Czech Village’s upscale restaurant for comfort food is pivoting to embrace its vision as a restaurant group.
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