Weekend Road Trip in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

A weekend road trip traveling from Chicago to Cedar Rapids, Iowa ended up being a lot smoother than anticipated. The drive was only about four hours and driving by myself was easy peasy as a first time in Cedar Rapids. I found out that there was a lot more to do in the city than I expected. Cedar Rapids has a ton of small businesses and establishments that I enjoyed patronizing for the weekend. If you’re looking to visit Cedar Rapids, here are some itinerary starters from the

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Supporting Black owned businesses is important when traveling because we can positively impact our community by putting our dollars back into the Black community. This helps not only the Black business owner, but the livelihood of their business itself helping keep it afloat through our support. According to Pew Research Center, U.S. Black business owners only make up about 3% of the overall ownership of businesses from a survey based on 2022 numbers. Oftentimes, their busi

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