Homecoming parade downtown Cedar Falls celebrates UNI’s 150th anniversary
By Anelia K. Dimitrova It took a century and a half of history and happenings to get from the founding of the University of Northern Iowa in 1876 to the…
Renovated Seerley Park reopens, community celebrates with ribbon cutting, jazz fest
Mary Brammer: Recognition is not why you do what you do By Anelia K. Dimitrova The “grand old man of Iowa education,” Homer Horatio Seerley, would have been proud of…
From athlete to artist: Former UNI shot putter Sarah Byrd creates sculpture, exhibits work on Main Street in Cedar Falls
By Anelia K. Dimitrova Sarah Byrd loves telling stories. Some she has written down in a notebook she wants to develop one day in a published book. Others she commits…
‘Jazz in Seerley’ to commemorate the ‘new’ Seerley Park, Sept. 21
The outdoor jazz festival to be featured event celebrating park’s renovation Now in its fourth year, Jazz in Seerley will bring outstanding jazz to the Cedar Valley while celebrating a…
Sturgis Falls parade 2025: A thriving and treasured tradition
By Anelia K. Dimitrova View gallery of parade photos If all the smiles and all the hand waves, and all the laughter, and all the good vibes sent in the…
Hearst Center exhibit, documentary showcase Gary Kelley’s life and art work
By Estelle Johnson Special correspondent to the Cedar Falls News Hub The life and work of Cedar Falls’ prolific artist and illustrator Gary Kelley is on full display this summer.…
Sturgis Falls 2025 kicks off: Main Stage comes together in downtown Friday morning
By Anelia K. Dimitrova Ready, Set, Summer! This is this year’s theme for Sturgis Falls 2025, which sounds just right. In Cedar Falls, the kick off of the summer season…
Turning 10, Dry Run Creek to play at Sturgis Falls, Cedar Basin June 27
By Anelia K. Dimitrova Making music has been a life and a dream for Cedar Falls native Brian John McCarty. In fifth grade, as a member of a barbershop quartet…
Meet Liverpool Legends, a Grammy-nominated Beatles tribute band, slated to headline Sturgis Falls Celebration on June 27
By Estelle Johnson Special correspondent to the Cedar Falls News Hub It sounds fabulous and it is. In Cedar Falls, Iowa, you can hear many of your favorite Beatles hits…
Still sweet after 20 years, the Snozzberries to perform at Sturgis Falls June 28
By Estelle Johnson Special correspondent to the Cedar Falls News Hub A popular classic rock Cedar Falls cover band will turn 20 at Sturgis Falls, the town’s annual festival. The…