Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Splash pads also ready for hot weather cool-downs

Cedar Rapids Pride will hold its second annual pride parade on June 10, as part of a day filled with youth-focused activities. The parade is set to begin at 1 p.m. in the NewBo City Market area.

The cafe has more than 20 types of smoothies with fruit and vegetable blends, offering supplements and add-ins for collagen, vitamins, protein, energizing and fat burning effects.

See where you can get a $10 gift card in his restaurant tour this summer.

Transportation secretary stopped at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Thursday to highlight federal investments he said will make for a better passenger experience and support job growth.

Country artist right where he needs to be

The long-vacant historic downtown property that formerly housed the Dragon Restaurant may be revitalized and turned into a $4.2 million mixed-use building, potentially serving as the precursor of another go at redeveloping the Guaranty Bank site.

A local developer is looking to transform UnityPoint’s office building that was destroyed in a 2021 fire into a $18.5 million multifamily housing facility. It’s one of several projects seeking state workforce housing tax credits.

Local nonprofit Friends of Noelridge is fundraising to add another mural highlighting the beauty and benefits of native species to the Noelridge Greenhouse. Here’s how you can pitch in.

The Izaak Walton League led efforts in the watershed, collaborating with Cedar Rapids staff in some locations

Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham highlighted Iowa’s need for housing units and population growth during her speech at a luncheon hosted by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance at the DoubleTree in downtown Cedar Rapids on Tuesday afternoon.

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand held news conferences, met with lawmakers and gathered letters from bipartisan leaders to try to stop a bill that would limit his access to state records. Now, with Senate File 478 sitting on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk awaiting her expected signature, Sand is taking his case on the road.

Also, Cedar Rapids shares water quality report

As he prepares to retire at the end of the month after nearly 30 years of service to the community, Les Garner, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation president and CEO, considers his ultimate impact to be “the extent to which I have enabled those people to be better at what they do.”

Linn County Supervisor Louie Zumbach pitched streamlining services with area local governments in his State of the County address while lamenting record-high inflation and downplaying the role of state property tax reform in the fiscal woes facing the county.