Cedar Rapids
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Iowa’s Best Colleges, According To Their Food Options
Find out which Iowa college gets produce from a local farm—and which is famous for their Rice Krispie treats.
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10 brunch spots in Iowa with bloody mary bars
If you are looking for a great spot to enjoy a delicious bunch with family and friends and appreciate a savory bloody mary, then you’ve come to the right place. Check out these eateries across the state that go above and beyond the brunch basics and offer bloody mary bars/cocktails that could be a whole…
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5 hidden restaurants in Eastern Iowa that are worth the drive
These Iowa restaurants are a little off the beaten path—but totally worth the trek for a special dining experience.
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5 Iowa arena football and indoor football teams to watch this summer
If you’re looking for some summer football, check out these five Iowa arena football and indoor football teams. It’s not the exact same game as you see in the fall. But with its shorter field, fast-paced action, and ability to run up the score quickly, arena football and indoor football are great ways to get…
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Exploring 10 awesome Iowa farmers markets
Check out the biggest and best farmers markets in Iowa where you can snatch up beautiful bouquets, fresh produce, and some unique artisan-made goods.
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Watch the 3 Iowa minor league baseball teams in 2024
Watch an Iowa minor league baseball team in a city near you. Baseball season is upon us, and while Iowa has no Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in residence (unless it’s the day they’re playing at the Field of Dreams), we’ve got three minor league baseball (MiLB) teams to watch—all unionized since 2023! Check out…
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Celebrate with these 14 free Juneteenth events in Iowa in 2024
Juneteenth is officially a Monday this year, but events have already started in some places, with many this weekend, and others throughout the month. Check out the list below to find an event near you:
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22 LGBTQ+ Pride events in Iowa (3 brand new!) in 2024
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. If you’re looking for Pride events in Iowa in 2024, here are 22 of them. The first Pride was in 1970, on the one-year commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising, which happened outside of the Stonewall Inn—a bar in New York City—on June 28, 1969. To be sure, LGBTQ+ activists had…
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Hy-Vee will close stores in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Davenport, creating food deserts
Midwest grocery chain Hy-Vee is closing three stores in low-income neighborhoods, which will have the effect of creating three new food deserts in Iowa. Hy-Vee announced this week it would be permanently closing three stores— a northeast Cedar Rapids store on First Avenue NE, a north Waterloo store on Logan Avenue, and a west Davenport…
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Hail Mary: Iowa has two women’s tackle football teams you can see this summer
Do you like football? Do you like women’s sports? Have we got great news for you this summer! Women’s tackle football has been around Iowa for the last two decades, and teams (and leagues) have come and gone in that time. (Diehards will remember the Iowa Crush, which played under the now-defunct Independent Women’s Football…
