czech village

Dinner on the Bridge

Tickets on sale for 2025 District Dinner on the Bridge

The District: Czech Village & New Bohemia will bring back its Dinner on the Bridge event on Sept. 11, after pausing in 2024 due to construction. The annual event is scheduled to take place on the 16th Avenue Bridge of…

Ideal Social Hall opens amid NewBo venue rush

Inside the newly renovated Ideal Social Hall in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village/New Bohemia district. PHOTO…

329 building to add NewBo housing option

The 329 building planned by Ahmann Companies will fill a gap in Cedar Rapids’ 12th…

CR businesses avoid major flood damage, but challenges remain

City workers survey floodwaters and businesses on the other side of a line of Hesco…

Tour spotlights urban living in NewBo/Czech Village

By Angela Holmes When Cedar Rapids native Beth DeBoom saw a demolition notice on the…

New study pinpoints areas of opportunity for CR

Residents take in a show at the McGrath Amphitheater during a 2015 edition of Uptown…

The man behind the brand

By Pat Shaver CEDAR RAPIDS–Dan Schuster’s company is one of the less­er-known businesses that has…