Bailey Cichon

Cedar Rapids

Social Video Producer at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Fascinated by American culture | Social Video Producer for @gazettedotcom | Opinions shared are my own

Articles

Curious Iowa: What does it mean to be Iowan?

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Many have characterized Iowans over the years. Meredith Willson showed the world “Iowa Stubborn” in his 1957 musical “The Music Man.” W.P. Kinsella’s “Shoeless Joe,” cemented in cinematic history as “Field of Dreams,” branded Iowans as dreamers and doers. Grant Wood’s work showed the quiet persistence of folks living in a state where agriculture reigns king. So, what does it mean to be Iowan today?
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Candidate Announcement Edition

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa. This week on the podcast, we have a slate of candidate announcements to talk through for state and federal offices.
This Cedar Rapids restaurant brings Asian favorites to one all-you-can eat buffet

2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This Cedar Rapids restaurant brings dishes from Vietnam, Japan, China and the United States to one all-you-can-eat buffet. Golden Apple Buffet, 2811 Wiley Blvd. SW, Ste 200, opened in March and diners responded with a strong Cedar Rapids welcome. Lines snaked out of the buffet’s doors and spilled onto the sidewalk.
On Iowa Politics Podcast: 2025 Legislative Session Concludes

3 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa. This week on the podcast: the 2025 legislative session ends, plus candidates emerge for 2026 races.
Czech Village streets closed this weekend for Houby Days

3 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The St. Paul Czech and Slovak dancers wave to the community May 18, 2024, during the Houby Days parade at Czech Village in Cedar Rapids. Eastern Iowans, as well as those with Czech and Slovak heritage across the Midwest, came out for the Houby Days festival and parade. (The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.
Boiling Pot brings hot pot, novel dining experience to Cedar Rapids

3 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. At this new Cedar Rapids restaurant, you can build — and cook — your own hot pot. Boiling Pot, 5070 Lindale Dr. NE, opened in March, bringing the city of five seasons its first Asian hot pot restaurant. Eastern Iowans may be familiar with hot pot through MIX in Marion, but Boiling Pot has their own take on the dining experience.
Curious Iowa: How are airport codes designated?

3 weeks ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In the aviation industry, airports and airfields are identified by a code. For example, The Eastern Iowa Airport is CID and the Quad Cities International Airport is MLI. A Cedar Rapids resident wrote to Curious Iowa — a Gazette series that answers readers’ questions about our state and how it works — inquiring about how airport codes are chosen.
Experts urge Iowa gardeners to grow native plants this spring

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A 2023 survey commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with the National Gardening Association, found that 17 percent of adults in the U.S. are purchasing plants native to their region. Similarly, 28 percent are buying plants that are beneficial to native bees, butterflies and birds.
REVIEW: Freedom FEASTival brings food trucks top of mind for easy summer dining

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In its second year, the Freedom FEASTival ushered in the outdoor dining season with a caravan of food trucks. The event was a fundraiser for the week-long Freedom Festival, which runs June 26 to July 4. Diners got a chance to find favorite dishes and sample 14 food trucks in one place, complete with activities for the whole family and a day of musical performances in Cedar Rapids’ Greene Square Park.
On Iowa Politics Podcast: Eminent Domain Edition

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Bailey Cichon

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.