For the first time since COVID-19 began, Cedar Rapids is once again doling out grants to local arts and cultural nonprofits funded through the tax it takes in from overnight hotel guests. The City Council recently awarded $525,000 to 17 nonprofits.
A slice of federal COVID-19 stimulus funds will go toward Cedar Rapids’ efforts to speed up westside flood control and to turn the former Colonial Center into affordable housing.
The Loftus Lumber redevelopment into a mixed-use facility that is expected to transform a long-vacant block between downtown and the New Bohemia District is slated to get a final green light Tuesday from the Cedar Rapids City Council.
After advancing to a third round of the popular game show “Family Feud,” Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family were defeated in the episode airing Thursday night.
Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family won $20,000 in the episode that aired Tuesday. They’ll move on to a second round, which airs at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Fox. The family will host another watch party at Double Z’s.
Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family competed on the long-running game show “Family Feud.” He can’t say whether or not he won, but the family is hosting a watch party at Double Z’s as the episode airs at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A $6 million ARPA contribution from the city of Cedar Rapids gets the library closer to its goal of raising $25 million to build a permanent facility off 20th Avenue and Wiley Boulevard SW.
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday advanced a rezoning request to make way for Linn County’s overflow shelter to serve the homeless population this winter.
Two former elected officials — Republican Susie Weinacht and Democrat Elizabeth Wilson — are vying for the House District 73 seat to represent a portion of Cedar Rapids and much of the north and eastern sides of Marion.
Ashley Vanorny, who represents District 5 covering much of Cedar Rapids’ southwest quadrant, has been tapped to serve as president-elect of the executive board of the Iowa League of Cities.
The City Council took a final vote against adopting trigger language in the city charter to study ranked choice voting should it become allowable under state law, but supporters question whether that’s allowed without posing the language to voters.
“Put aside your differences and negotiate professionally and ethically to do what is in the best interest of our community, and that is to get back to work,” the council writes as Ingredion and union leaders discuss resuming talks to end the strike.
Any changes to founding charter ‘must be extremely measured and extremely rare,’ mayor says
The city council allocated the funds toward 20 affordable housing and social service projects jointly with Linn County to maximize the dollars distributed through the Democrat-backed American Rescue Plan.
The City Council has extended the Cedar Rapids Charter Review Commission members’ terms through September. A presentation was initially anticipated to take place Tuesday but is now planned for a council meeting next month.
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