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Cedar Rapids sells out
In a controversial turn, the city’s Chamber of Commerce plans to auction off four expensive paintings it owns that have been at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
Best hotel in America is . . .
Conde Nast Traveler’s annual readers’ poll votes our local Ritz-Carlton as the best in the U.S. — again.
Parke County’s Covered Bridges Festival
Take that, Madison County! Indiana’s nostalgic bridges are celebrated for a full 10 days.
Traverse to Traverse City
Two great reasons to get to northern Michigan: cheap hotels and to-die-for pie.
Zombies invade Iowa
Sure, it’s Halloween season, but these “zombies” are looking to break into film.
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