Articles Tagged: Time Machine

Annual gatherings celebrated Syrian-Lebanese heritage in the Midwest

The Shakespeare Garden in Ellis Park in Northwest Cedar Rapids has been home to two different busts of the famous Bard for which the garden was named.

Cedar Rapids theater building sported 42-foot sign, 1928 to 1965

Flight over Iowa in 1929 was not part of original flight plan

2 Cedar Rapids men knew what to do in 1897

Montezuma couple were suspects in bank theft ... until their bodies were found

Race car driver Gus Schrader broke speed records, earned his nickname, died on the track

Cedar Rapids policed city from the air for 35 years

The huge skillet is a testament to the small-town ingenuity and fortitude that has been part of Brandon since it was platted in 1854 and incorporated as a town in 1906.

First Street Parkade opened 62 years ago on Dec. 17, 1961

Hitmaker brought his music to Iowa from 1942 to 1963

Artistically decorated train cars filled with Quaker Oats samples helped sell oatmeal in the 19th century.

The famed Iowa-Minnesota football trophy began with a bet between governors hoping to ease tensions.

Gazette’s arts columnist answered the phone for a surprising interview

From burgers to taverns to elegant Italian to popular Mexican