The results are in! Browse the winners of Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC competition in the Food & Drink category, representing voters’ favorite restaurants, bars, growers and innovators […]
Best of the CRANDIC 2020
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: Habitat for Humanity ReStores
Q&A with Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore Co-Directors Thorin Peugh and Aaron Kiesey and Communications Coordinator for Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity Galen Hawthorne. Both ReStores won Best Appliance […]
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: Iowa City Landscaping
Q&A with Andy Swartzentruber, landscape designer for Best of the CRANDIC winner Iowa City Landscaping What is your absolute favorite native tree and why? Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa). This is […]
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: The Men’s Room Hair & Beard Parlor
Q&A with Chris Krause, founder of the Men’s Room Hair & Beard Parlor in Cedar Rapids, voted Best Barber in the 2020 Best of the CRANDIC awards. How long have […]
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: Artifacts
Artifacts was voted Best Vintage/Consignment Store in Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC awards. Todd Thelan has owned Northside corner store Artifacts since 2003. This year he knocked a […]
Best of the CRANDIC 2020: Goods & Services
The results are in! Browse the winners of Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC competition in the Goods & Services category, representing voters’ favorite businesses and service providers in […]
Best of the CRANDIC 2020: Community
The results are in! Browse the winners of Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC competition in the Community category, representing voters’ favorite people, places, organizations and innovations in the […]
Best of the CRANDIC 2020: Arts & Entertainment
The results are in! Browse the winners of Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC competition in the Arts & Entertainment category, representing voters’ favorite artists, groups, venues and organizations […]
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: Theatre Cedar Rapids
Theatre Cedar Rapids was voted Best Community Music or Theater Group in Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC competition. Theatre Cedar Rapids traces its history back nearly 100 years, […]
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey
Caleb Rainey was voted Best Poet/Spoken Word Artist in Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC awards. “The oldest poem I can think of was one in elementary school. Obviously, […]
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: Iowa Freedom Riders
The Iowa Freedom Riders were voted Best Social Justice Advocate in Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC awards. “What do we want?” “JUSTICE!” “When do we want it?” “NOW!” […]
Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: KRUI 89.7 FM
KRUI 89.7 FM was voted Best Radio Station in Little Village’s 2020 Best of the CRANDIC awards. Things are constantly changing in Iowa City as students move in and move […]

