With its first full-service restaurant opening in a decade, Rio Burritos is expanding on specialties and coming into its own authenticity with northern Mexican street food.
Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids
Restaurants Aug. 23, 2023 6:15 am856d ago
As Boulder Tap House moves to a freestanding location, Olde Brick House will take its place.
Community Aug. 22, 2023 6:00 am857d ago
A longheld citizen dream to help Latino families prosper in Iowa is coming to life as Linn County residents have come together to form a new nonprofit that aims to help Latinos succeed.
Local Government Aug. 21, 2023 3:36 pm858d ago
No structural integrity issue has been identified with a downtown Cedar Rapids building where bricks fell onto the sidewalk from the facade of a four-story building this weekend, Building Services Director Kevin Ciabatti said Monday.
The Gazette
Local Government Aug. 21, 2023 5:00 am858d ago
Also, electric vehicle charging fee in Iowa City gets second approval
Curious Iowa Mar. 17, 2025 9:36 am284d ago
Of Iowa’s 940 cities, about 200 have city managers or administrators. In many cases, these managers are the highest-paid, or among the highest-paid, city employees. But what do they do and how do they run a city? Here’s a look at a day in the life of several Iowa city managers and how they balance everything from disaster response to patching potholes.
News Aug. 19, 2023 1:26 pm860d ago
An initial inspection of the building on 2nd Street shows no “deeper structural concerns at this time,” but the owner of the building has 48 hours to get an assessment of the structural integrity of the four-story building. In the meantime, the sidewalk on 3rd Avenue, where the bricks landed, will remain closed.
Local Government Aug. 18, 2023 7:12 am861d ago
Outdoor patios on Third Street SE. Food trucks on the Second Avenue Bridge. Those are some of the ways consultants envision Cedar Rapids could enhance connections between its downtown and the district’s surrounding the urban core.
Living Aug. 18, 2023 8:51 am861d ago
Ethan Prentice, a senior at Xavier High School, said he was motivated by wanting to help people and “our community.” The work was his Eagle Scout project.
L. Kent Wolgamott
Music Aug. 17, 2023 6:30 am862d ago
Today’s Queen of the Blues carrying on family tradition
Dave Gil de Rubio
Music Aug. 17, 2023 6:30 am862d ago
Boston-based band coming to Paramount Theatre
Restaurants Aug. 16, 2023 6:15 am863d ago
A new seafood restaurant and a small burger chain are planning new locations opening soon at Westdale Town Center in southwest Cedar Rapids.
Community Aug. 16, 2023 11:17 am863d ago
The Cedar Rapids-based team beat four other teams, including the Muskego (Wisconsin) Water Bugs by four points out of more than 1,300 points awarded.
Restaurants Aug. 16, 2023 5:45 am863d ago
The chain’s signatures include its wings with 14 sauce options, and waffle fries with aioli.
Local Government Aug. 15, 2023 8:22 am864d ago
Matthew 25 has developed a Manufactured Home Disaster Recovery Playbook as a resource that can be used throughout the U.S. to help residents living in manufactured homes recover from natural disasters like the 2020 derecho.

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