Barbecuing may be a Fourth of July tradition, but this Independence Day weekend, the 2022 Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff is taking it to a whole new level.

This year's three-day event, which is free for the public on Saturday, July 2, beginning at 1 p.m., will feature live music, an evening fireworks show and, of course, barbecue, all at Radiator Supply House, 1460 47th Ave.

But it's safe to say that this experience might be a bit different than firing up the grill in your uncle's backyard.

That's because more than 35 professional pitmaster teams from all over the United States are competing...