Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Folk singer/songwriter savors memories of cereal scents

Muiltifaceted guitar god riffs on his myriad projects

Tamara Marcus is resigning as Linn County’s first sustainability director to launch a new sustainability and equity consulting service serving Corridor local governments, businesses and nonprofits. The majority-Democrat Board of Supervisors is unlikely to restructure the sustainability department.

Red Star Yeast Company in Cedar Rapids has agreed to pay a $37,705 fine and buy local first responders $35,864 in equipment as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over hazardous waste violations.

The Noelridge Park gardens were recently honored with a landscape design award for its winning entry in a nationwide contest.

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.

Linn County and the city of Cedar Rapids are looking to jointly fund a homeless systems manager for up to three years who will collaborate with service providers to streamline gaps in services for the growing population of those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Arson suspected in gutting of Cedar Rapids church built in 1911

A woman was seriously injured and a nearby Cedar Rapids Elementary School was temporarily locked down after a shots-fired incident …

Also, Linn County supervisors award $50,000 in community attraction grants

Stevie Brown brings New York style to East 2 West clothing shop in Cedar Rapids

Kate Graham started Cedar Rapids training business in 1993

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.

Out-of-this-world Pops Concert spins music from classic TV shows and films