Mary Kay McGrath honored with No vak Plaza at Czech Village
The Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District completed Mary Kay McGrath’s vision at No vak Plaza at 48 16th Ave SW near Czech Village. The site features Mu cha Meets Iowa mural and a garden honoring her family, with 300 trees and varied plantings. Her family and Cedar Rapids officials praise her legacy of community work and historic preservation.
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McGrath
16Th Ave
Jefferson High School
Mount Mercy University
Czech Village
New Bohemia
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Iowa
Ali Hval
SSMID
Jim Novak
Mary Kay
Novak Plaza
Alphonse Mucha
Hval
Vernon
Peren
Jeff Morrow
Cedar Rapids
Mary Kay Novak McGrath
Geoff Stellfox
the Gazette
Lindsay McGrath-Vasquez
Pat McGrath
UI WILD programs endure as lease review nears
UI and US Army Corps ownership of Macbride Nature Recreation Area enters a lease review ahead of the 2029 expiry. The committee will engage the community by May 1, 2025 while UI WILD programs including the Iowa Raptor Project continue this summer. Periodical cicadas draw researchers from the UK with multiple broods emerging in Johnson County.
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UI Recreational Services
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Wildlife
School of the Wild
Iowa City
Army Corps
Macbride
Barbara Wilson
Clay
US Wild
Iowa Wildlife Camps
Recre
Ation
Amy Corps
United Kingdom
Johnson County
Eas
Office of Strategic Communication
Gazette
Solon
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Gavin McGrath
Jaymie McGrath-Hobson
Lindsay McGrath- Vasquez
Heaven
Tiffany O’donnell
O’donnell
Marissa
Payne
Thegazette
Phaza
Macbride/UI
Estry
UI Facilities Management and Landscape Services
Rec Services
UI College of Education
Kevin Kregel
Vanessa. Miller
Macbride Nature Recreation Area