Butch's Smack Your Lips BBQ wins pork at Cedar Rapids Roundup
Butch's Smack Your Lips BBQ takes Best Pork and ties for Best Sauce at the 17th Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup, earning $2,250 for pork and $500 for sauce. Johnson's BBQ ties in sauce and wins Best Ribs. Mojo's Rib Shack and Pigfoot Barbecue Co. place second and third in ribs. Second in pork goes to Chicago Barbecue Co. Texas Thunder places third in pork. Famous Dave's wins People's Choice. Judges include Kurt Friese and Howard James, among others.
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Johnson’s Bbq
Chesapeake
Mount Laurel
N.J
Johnson’s
Mojo’s
Rib Shack
Coolville
Ohio
Pigfoot Barbecue Co
West Salem
Pizzeria Targeted by Nude Club Misname Shows Mixed Identities
Cedar Rapids businesses face confusion as Woody's Pizzeria receives up to 15 nightly calls for Woody's Performing Arts and Theater Co. a nude dance venue opened May 20 with no listed phone. The juice bar charges a cover, allows outside food and drink, and dancers perform without alcohol service. Local managers plan to contact the directory to resolve the listing.
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Cedar Rapids
Woody's Pizzeria
Jacelyn Dr
Kcrg-Tv9
Woody's Performing Arts & Theater Co
Woody's Performing Arts
Sixth St. SW
Qwest Directory Assistance
KCRG
Woody’s
Des Moines
Davenport
Fair boards keep Iowa traditions alive through endless volunteer work
The Gazette profiles Iowa fair boards and volunteers who devote hours to planning and running fairs, noting more than 100 fairs statewide and the Iowa State Fair drawing over a million visitors. Leaders like John Harms and Dave Humker describe deep, lifelong ties to 4H and fair culture, with lifelong dedication and family involvement across generations.
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Marlene Lucas
Gazette Fair Board
Iowa
Savoring surprises in older Cedar Rapids house
Cedar Rapids couple Melissa Breitbart and Alan move into a 1920 house on Pleasant Drive. As they race to finish repairs before July 14, moisture peels fresh paint and plaster cracks emerge. They delayed unpacking to tackle ceilings, stairways, and wallpapered walls while balancing family life with work.
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Edar Rapids
Melissa Breitbart
Melissa
Alan
Rockwell Collins
James
Mia
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Meadowbrook Lane
Pleasant Drive
Alan Breitbart
GW. Fox
Hale Bridge preservation aims for 2005 end relocation
Jones County plans to relocate the Hale Bridge three-span bowstring arch to connect Wapsipinicon State Park with a new Anamosa trail. Officials say a 0.7-mile trail will run along Shaw Road and a $336,000 funding package is largely in place aided by local fundraisers. The spans, stored on private property, require reconditioning before erection and may be moved via a Chinook helicopter.
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Ortan Love
Hale
Wapsipinicon River
Jones County
Rose Rohr
Monticello
Wapsipinicon State Park
Anamosa
Department of Natural Resources
Aaron Chittenden
Chittenden
Shaw Road
Sion
Rohr
Jones County Historic Preservation Commission
Commission
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