The restaurant cited barriers to profitability as they worked to get off the ground through the pandemic and derecho. Operators thanked their loyal customers, referring them to Midnight Smoker BBQ in NewBo City Market for “top notch ‘que.”
Over its five-year course in the Czech Village, Chef Samuel Charles made a name for Rodina by pioneering Midwest comfort food as its own distinct category of cuisine. He was named Chef of the Year in 2021 by the Iowa Restaurant Association and earned a semifinalist nod for the 2023 James Beard Award.
Cedar Rapids residents received a mailer earlier this month from Rick David and Barclay Woerner, two of nine candidates running for four seats on the Cedar Rapids school board. The Gazette’s Fact Checker looked at 11 claims on the mailer about incumbents Cindy Garlock, Dexter Merschbrock, Jennifer Neumann and David Tominsky.