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Willie Ray’s heading to Spencer to provide free food for flood victims
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - For Willie Fairley, owner of Cedar Rapids restaurant Willie Ray’s q Shack, service is at the heart of what he does. From serving food to families affected by the derecho, to driving all the way down to Texas to help after an ice storm, he’s always searching for the next opportunity to give back.
A Popular Farmers Market Vendor is Opening a Cedar Rapids Cafe
Get ready for a new cafe in SE Cedar Rapids! Thanks to a new article from The Cedar Rapids Gazette, we now know that The Salsa Guy is set to open a brick-and-mortar location!. According to the official Facebook page, The Salsa Guy offers "fresh, high-quality, locally produced salsas, guacamoles, salad dressings, and BBQ sauces." You can typically find them serving up delicious breakfast burritos on 2nd Ave during the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Markets, but they also sell their products inside of local Hy-Vee stores. I know this because I buy a container of their Summer Salsa from the Oakland Road Hy-Vee at least once a month. It's SO GOOD.
Step back in time at the Soul Train Dance Party in Iowa City Senior Center
Get ready to groove at the Soul Train Dance Party, set to light up the Iowa City Senior Center (ICSC) from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2024. Hosted by the one and only ICSC Original Mature Groovers, this dance party promises an evening of non-stop fun and funky beats.
PHOTO GALLERY: Car enthusiasts celebrate Independence Day at Freedom Festival Car Show
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It's Independence Day in eastern Iowa and folks celebrated with cars and pancakes at the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids. The Freedom Festival Car Show rolled into town on Thursday to showcase some of the area's latest -- and oldest -- classic cars. It also included vehicles, like:
Food safety tips when cooking meats for your 4th of July cookout
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As you prepare to fire up the grill this weekend for 4th of July cookouts, you'll want to take steps to ensure the safety of everyone eating the food. One Hy-Vee meats manager told Iowa's News Now if you're using multiple different kinds of meats, keep them separate and wash your hands in between handling them to avoid cross-contamination.
Iowa City author Nina Lohman draws inspiration from chronic pain in book 'The Body Alone'
Eight years ago, Nina Lohman set out to write an essay about her chronic headaches, which came on suddenly in grad school and still deals with today. Initially, she wrote to give her pain and struggling room to breathe. As she continued to journal, the content blossomed, inspiring her to share her experiences with the world. ...
Fourth of July grill safety: Spark fireworks, not grease fires
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As Eastern Iowans prepare to cook up some burgers and meat this holiday weekend, safety starts before grills are even turned on. To prevent a grease fire this 4th of July, make sure you take the time before your guests even arrive to clean your grill.
Modern jazzman Blake Shaw to play at Iowa City Jazz Festival
Cornell College and Mount Mercy College jazz professor Blake Shaw has taken the stage at the Iowa City Jazz Festival for several years — and will again this year as the 2024 event runs from July 5-7. All of Shaw’s stage performances will include reworkings of jazz classics created...
Garden Walks with Judy: Lavender fields, serenity in purple
Leaving behind Saturday’s housework and chores, the unmown lawn, and weeds beginning to top the flowers, my three daughters and I headed for Oxford, Iowa to see the Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging Farm. It was a great escape!. Rows and rows of purple blooming lavender greeted us as...
Ingrid Jensen’s career demonstrates the unifying power of music
Music festivals offer a chance for audiences to open themselves to new experiences they have never heard of. Renowned jazz artist Ingrid Jensen seeks to continue this tradition of discovery at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. The festival will light up downtown Iowa City with a wide variety of jazz...
Blues & BBQ, a Summer Staple, Returns on July 13
North Liberty’s summer tradition in Centennial Park is July 13, 2024, the 16th year of Blues & BBQ presented by Veridian Credit Union. Here’s everything you need to know, but there’s even more at northlibertyblues.org. The five Ws. Who: You, and everyone you know. What: A day...
Angela Harrington at Panka Peruvian Restaurant
Angela Harrington is a developer, hotelier and civic promoter of the I-80 corridor from Des Moines to Iowa City. We asked her to lunch and met at Panka Peruvian Restaurant, a marvelous, minority- and female-owned café on Ingersoll. Mariella Maya’s restaurant upgraded recently after she closed her rotisserie chicken...
Herky on Parade Statue Features Linn-Mar Student Artwork
The creative touch of a Linn-Mar student is being showcased in Iowa City and during the Coralville Fourth of July parade this summer. “Herky de los Muertos,” a design crafted by Linn-Mar junior Autumn Zaehringer, is both a celebration of diversity and a showcase of student creativity as part of Herky on Parade, Iowa’s largest public art installation.
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