Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Jewelry, household items, history on display at Czech and Slovak museum beginning Saturday.

‘We live to fight another day,’ state senator says

The Linn County History Center announced it will receive the 2023 award of excellence for Leadership in History from the American Association for State and Local History this morning.

Grant Wood’s overalls spark dual exhibitions with differing views

The governor, speaking to a gathering of 500 influential business leaders from across Iowa and the Midwest in downtown Cedar Rapids, pointed to a low cost of doing business in Iowa, a falling unemployment rate down to 2.7 percent and a record number of new business entities registered in the state last year.

Ryne “Ryno” Bly, the chef and managing partner at Crosby’s who started with the Nanke group three years ago at Midtown Station, is planning to open Raging Ryno’s this summer.

Iowa OSHA has cited an Indianapolis construction company for safety hazards at the construction site of Cedar Rapids’ $49 million Banjo Block development.

The iconic barbecue restaurant, long run out of its tiny drive-thru only location, did a test run Friday on its new, larger location next door at 266 Blairs Ferry Rd.

A Hiawatha man was convicted of lesser charges for shooting at his ex-girlfriend, who was in her SUV with their 5-year-old son.

Although the flood wiped out much of the neighborhood, it’s on the cusp of recovery with permanent flood protection on the horizon. Investments from residents and developers are slowly but surely bringing it back to life.

This year’s Tribute to Heroes Dinner on June 15 will honor Barb Westercamp, Richard Bice, Howard Purdy and Jessica Camacho.

On Friday, a mother of four with profound hearing loss heard her children’s voices clearer than ever before in her life, thanks to new hearing aids.

Band playing new album and more at Alliant Energy PowerHouse

Planning Commission splits on proposal, which now goes to City Council

ReLeaf Cedar Rapids, the plan to replenish the tree canopy Cedar Rapids lost in the 2020 derecho, was recognized last week with Congress for the New Urbanism’s 2023 Charter Award.