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Support Local Businesses With the Cedar Rapids Christmas Calendar
There's a new way to support small businesses in Cedar Rapids this holiday season! Introducing... the Cedar Rapids Christmas Calendar!. The Cedar Rapids Christmas Calendar is a new promotion that works just like an Advent Calendar. It features 25 doors, and each day you just tear off the door with that coincides with the date. What's inside of the calendar? The official website reads:
A Popular Local Bakery is Moving Back to Cedar Rapids
That One Cupcake Place is in the process of moving! According to a recent article from the Cedar Rapids Gazette, the shop is relocating from 766 N Center Point Rd in Hiawatha to 1121 Blairs Ferry Rd NE in Cedar Rapids. That One Cupcake Place was started by owner Teresa...
Welcome to the Richest City in the State of Iowa
What does it mean to be 'rich'? Well to many it means to "have a lot of money." I kid, of course. You can be rich in many aspects of your life with very little money in your bank account. But let's say you are monetarily rich. First of all, congratulations. You're buying the next time we go out. But also, where are you most likely to live here in Iowa?
Mega Millions Tickets in Iowa Will More than Double in Price
Iowa lottery officials are betting that you won't mind paying more for a Mega Millions ticket. According to CBS2 the cost of a Mega Millions ticket is about to go up. How much? How about more than double? Lottery officials announced this week that it will cost $5 to play Mega Millions starting in April of 2025, up from the current $2 per ticket. Mega Millions along with Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, including Iowa. CBS2 reports that the price increase is just one of many changes to the Mega Millions game.
Come Clean Iowa! Which Hygiene Products Are Off Limits to Your Partner
I recently asked the state of Iowa if there were hygiene products they would never share with their partner and I found out that I am definitely in the minority for most of these products. It should be noted that there are some hygiene products you really shouldn't share. They can put you at a bigger risk for certain infections and they can obviously spread a LOT of germs.
NFL Players Try to Sing Carrie Underwood and It’s … Uh, Really Something [Watch]
NFL players are great at football, but could some of them have a hidden singing talent?. Not these members of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys, who stepped up and did their best Carrie Underwood impressions. Last Sunday night, the Steelers hosted the Cowboys in one of the most anticipated regular season matchups of the early season.
Pizza Hut to Allow All Ages to Participate In Book It! Reading Program
Pizza Hut plans to serve up a million free pizzas as it honors one of its longest running promotions that encourages kids to read. But it's not just about the kids this time. Sometime in 1984, Pizza Hut launched its own reading program called Book It! The idea was to encourage school-age kids to read books and earn free pizza.
Relationship Goals: Lainey Wilson’s Cutest Moments With Boyfriend Devlin Hodges
Lainey Wilson and her boyfriend Devlin "Duck" Hodges are a few years into their relationship now, and they seem happier than ever. She speaks very highly of her man, even bragging about his new career on Taste of Country Nights recently, and the two are adorable with one another on the rare occasion that they are spotted together.
Spirit Halloween Is Transforming Into Spirit Christmas This Year
Spirit Halloween is getting into a new spirit this year — the Christmas spirit. The retail popup has announced plans to test out a Christmas-themed store, aptly called Spirit Christmas. Similar to its spooky counterpart, the jolly new concept will occupy vacant buildings across the nation to bring shoppers...
Iowa Teachers Face Off in Spicy Taste Test on ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’
The Jennifer Hudson Show team went out to Iowa City for a segment called 'Knock Star' where they surprise fans at their front doors with challenges and prizes. Not only was this nationally broadcasted talk show team IN Iowa, they were showcasing a local product. Jennifer Hudson teamed up with...
Spirit Halloween Locations To Sell Christmas Items + Become Christmas Stores
It happens every year: Spirit Halloween stores takeover vacant commercial buildings for a month or two, and then move right back out at the end of October. They isn't much of an incentive for the stores to stick around longer than Oct. 31. This year, however, Spirit has different plans...
Totally Rad ’90s Slang That We Used Back in the Day
The '90s were a unique time to be alive. Things seemed simpler. Technology was just starting to really take off. We were introduced to dial-up internet and gaming, yet we all still had house phones. It was a time where we watched TRL and Friends on our box TVs, while magazine posters of boy bands and our favorite artists hung on our bedroom walls. The style was a mix of grunge and hip hop. It was sweet.
The 20 Saddest Country Songs of the 1990s
The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. For starters, some of the genre's all-time best storytellers and vocalists were at the top of their game during this period. Acts like George Strait, Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson were releasing some of their career songs in the '90s, and late legends like Naomi Judd and Joe Diffie were releasing the music we know and miss them for today.
Tragic Collision: One Dead After Tractor and Train Crash in Winneshiek County
One person is dead after a fatal collision in Winneshiek County earlier this week. On Monday, October 7th at approximately 2:32 PM, a crash took place at the intersection of Highway 24 and 128th Street, according to reports from the county sheriff's office. A tractor and train collided at this...
Chick-fil-A Opens Third Location in Cedar Rapids This Thursday!
Good things come in threes or so it's said. If you've enjoyed Chick-fil-A at any of the locations in Cedar Rapids. You may be happy to learn a third location will open its doors this Thursday. The first two locations are at:. 1) 217 Collins Road, NE, (Lindale) Cedar Rapids...
Dramatic Audio Released of Pilot’s Wife Landing Plane After He Has Heart Attack
A husband and wife flying themselves to from Nevada to California suffered a catastrophic emergency while in the air. The husband, Eliot Alper, was the only trained pilot on board when he began to have a heart attack mid-flight. His wife, Yvonne Kinane-Wells, was left to the controls, not knowing what to do.
Jana Kramer Deletes Video After ‘Sickos’ Sexualize Her Daughter
Jana Kramer is learning to be more mindful about the content she posts of her kids — and calling out predators who sexualize child-focused content on the internet. The singer recently uploaded a video to Instagram that shows her 8-year-old daughter Jolie dancing around at home with her siblings.
7Up Releasing Limited-Time Shirley Temple Flavor — Here’s Where to Buy
A childhood drink we all indulged in is finally getting the attention it deserves. 7Up has announced that they will be releasing a Shirley Temple flavor. "Where was this when I was 10 years old?" one person writes on X, summing up what we are all thinking. Where Can You...
Lisa Marie Presley Housed Her Dead Son’s Body for Two Months
Lisa Marie Presley says she took her time deciding where to bury son Benjamin Keough. For two months, she stored the body in a 55-degree room inside her home in California. Daughter Riley admits the circumstances were grim and dark. She also describes a time when her mother showed the body to a tattoo artist so he could duplicate a tattoo.
‘Wanted’ Sheep Finally Captured by Police After Obeying Stop Signs
A sheep that had alluded police for several days by land and water has finally been nabbed by officers and local fire department crews. Multiple sheep have been roaming the area near Brackenridge, Pennsylvania for the past several days following their escape from a farm. Just this past weekend, WPXI had reported a different runaway sheep had led police officers and firefighters on a six-block chase in Beaver Falls before being captured.
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