The city of Cedar Rapids will be featured on an upcoming episode ofPBS' John McGivern's Main Streets.McGivern and his crew ...

Jacqueline Hunter has been museum educator at the African American Museum of Iowa since August. She will begin her new role ...

Called “Black Memorabilia” and “Black Americana” at times, blackface characters and apparel have had a long run in America. Now, the African American Museum is confronting their legacy head-on.

Cedar Rapids radiates goodness. Home to the world's largest cereal producers — Quaker Oats and General Mills — this city preserves its heritage at the National Czech & Slovak Museum ...

The museum moved to its current home in 2003. The flood of 2008 forced the facility to close for several months and in May 2024, the museum reopened after a year of renovations. According to the ...

The African American Museum of Iowa has named Jacqueline Hunter its next executive director. Hunter, who currently serves as ...

The African American Museum of Iowa, 55 12th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, was founded in 1993 with the mission of preserving and ...

Leaders in the Quad Cities were nearly unanimous in their disappointment in the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to award a new casino license to Cedar Rapids.

Adolescents today are forced to juggle a myriad of responsibilities, but Fancy Farm teen Connor Drury, 18, demonstrates how perseverance and patience constitute the most rewarding path.

Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids had been repeatedly ... The Figge Art Museum has established a new John Deere Gallery, featuring selections from ...

A wrap-up of news from around Iowa this past week, including legislative bill hearings, new ownership for a business in Waterloo and state board approval for a Cedar Rapids casino.

Events include the Gamblers, annual fundraiser at the National Railroad Museum, and a home show for all your renovation needs.