Club Basix has brought gaiety to Cedar Rapids since 1997, from dime draws and darts league to drag shows and derecho aid
Since late 1997, just off of 1st Ave, you can look out your window and pick out Basix, Cedar Rapids’ only gay bar (as of now), with ease. It’s been out and proud from the start. The first day it was open, original owner David Thompson mounted Pride flags around the entire roof. “I boarded up that middle…
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Letter from District 3 candidate Marco Battaglia: Abolishing ICE is the conservative position
By Marco Battaglia, candidate for U.S. House Iowa District 3 Representative Abolish ICE. If you don’t hold this position, do not claim to be a constitutional or fiscal conservative. For…
Letter to the editor: Rob Sand and Josh Turek are dead wrong about trans athletes
Running statewide in Iowa is a heavy lift for Josh Turek and Rob Sand. I’m sure that they’ve arrived at their position on trans women in sports based on careful…
Letter to the editor: V Fixmer-Oraiz is a forward-looking candidate for District 4
By Aaron Silander, Iowa City I wholeheartedly support V Fixmer-Oraiz in the Democratic primary for County Supervisor in District 4. I see V as a forward-looking candidate with the ability to bring…
Letter to the editor: Joe Reilly listens, builds consensus and then acts. He’ll do the same as a supervisor
By Rachel Eisenmann, Iowa City I know that Joe Reilly will be successful as a Johnson County Supervisor because of his measured approach in partnerships. He listens first and then…
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Album Review: Teller Bank$ — ‘Hate Island’
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Album Review: Younger — ‘Y3K’
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Album Review: Mark Haugen — ‘Maybe Next Year’
Maybe Next Year by Mark Haugen “There are anchors and balloons, tell me which one are you?” This was the first lyric to spring from Mark Haugen’s latest album cycle.…
Album Review: Jacob Lampman — ‘Jacob Lampman’s Ego Death’
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Fully Booked at ICPL: Pride Month picks for kids
It’s Pride Month, and a great time to introduce the kids in your life to quality titles on LGBTQ+ history, highlighting the struggles and triumphs of queer icons while offering…
Fully Booked at DMPL: You’re a winner, baby! LGBTQ+ books with literary awards
Last year, I prioritized reading books that were nominated for literary awards as a way to diversify my reading. I was pleased to see that LGBTQ+ authors and stories were…
Fully Booked at DMPL: Dynamic dinosaur books
Lately, I’ve had dinos on the brain. Luckily, as a youth librarian, I’m not alone — after all, kids and dinosaurs go together like mac and cheese! I try to…
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It’s official, I’ve reached an age when books set in the past are set in my past. With Susan McCarty’s 2008 I found myself so deeply rooted in a former…
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With Merle Hay’s food court set for closure, the owner of Vietnam Cafe is fighting for a life beyond the mall
For over 15 years, Brenda Tran’s cafe has served Vietnamese and Chinese staples to the Merle Hay patron. But as developers plan to close the food court, Tran now awaits…
Review: Bar Martinez boasts thoughtful cocktails, an intimate space and a bathroom fit for the pope
I’m in a bathroom in Highland Park at 11 p.m. on a Friday night. The walls are painted deep red, and the room is lit almost exclusively by prayer candles.…
Iowa is home to a colorful variety of THC beverage and candy brands. They could all disappear come November.
Last year, after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Congress finally passed a stopgap funding bill — and ignited a ticking timebomb for the billion-dollar THC beverage industry. A…
Czech Village’s new, women-owned bookstores bring two different vibes to the neighborhood
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