A new exhibit at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second Street in Davenport, will feature works from one of Iowa’s most well-known artists. The Figge will open Marvin Cone: Painter, an exhibition ...

Ada-based Erhardt Construction and Grand Rapids-based Construction Simplified ran the construction. Construction progress on the expansion as of December 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Muskegon Museum of ...

The Grants Team will host Nonprofit Know-How: Grants in 2025 on Friday, Jan. 31, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. This free workshop will provide insights into grant ...

Ted Kooser, of Garland, Neb., served two terms as U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2005.

“Art has a unique ability to serve as a bridge between people of disparate backgrounds and beliefs,” art collector and museum patron Jorge Pérez told Observer in an interview last year.

Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — A fried chicken restaurant is reopening after a long absence in Cedar Rapids. Signs for the restaurant have reappeared at 4330 16th Ave.

In mid-July, news came out that the restaurant Barrel House would be closing its Cedar Rapids location for good. Located at 102 2nd St SE, the eatery opened in May of 2022. The space did not remain ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — The Grand Rapids Childrens Museum is ready! It's Winter Break and the kiddos need something to do to keep them busy. Check out all of the events including live music and ...

"I think it was a really unique bond that they shared," said Dr. Mirelle Luecke, the supervisory curator at the Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids ... d sign it on the wood so that the ...

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