Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Li replaces pianist Garrick Ohlsson, who is ill.

Of Willie Nelson’s Wednesday evening performance at Cedar Rapids’ McGrath Amphitheatre, The Gazette’s Diana Nollen writes of the musical icon, “His voice is a little softer, a little more gravely, but in the solo spotlight, offers his own non-stop waves of nostalgia, especially on ‘Always on My Mind.’”

We tried out initial offerings at NewBo City Market’s Food Truck Tuesdays. See our thoughts and find out where else you can grab delicious street food in the Corridor.

Local skaters, guest performers spin into Broadway theme May 20 at ImOn Ice in Cedar Rapids.

A site in the New Bohemia District that has languished for years after the 2008 flood soon will be transformed with commercial space and 34 housing units.

The Linn County Board of Supervisors signaled preliminary interest in having the developer of the Dows Farm “agri-community” site buy and take over management of the farm elements of the property.

Beyond fiscal 2024, permanent funding will need to be identified for the Sustainability Department role aimed at boosting disaster resiliency. But the supervisors’ decision ends months of uncertainty over how to fund the role after they barred the use of ARPA dollars to pilot the position.

The menu displays quite a variety. Sandwiches focus on Philly varieties with options like jerk chicken, as well as reubens, Italian beef sandwiches and po’ boys.

Cedar Rapids woman’s toolshed becomes design studio for Parrott Floral

As part of Building Safety Month, Linn County Planning and Development staff met with sixth grade students at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy in Cedar Rapids to teach them about the role building codes play in infrastructure stability during natural disasters.

Davenport and Iowa CIty hired first women in Iowa in 1977, with Cedar Rapids following in 1986

TIME MACHINE: May 22 fire was one of worst in city’s history, attracting thousands of onlookers

The city of Cedar Rapids has shared an online survey to gather public input on its Downtown Vision Plan, which is being updated for the first time since COVID-19 altered downtown operations.

An early morning accident in Cedar Rapids killed two on Sunday after a car spun out of control and collided with an oncoming SUV. In addition to the deaths, three others were injured.

As an empty nester — her older children are in their 20s — Denia Davis, 52, felt like a part of her had died when her children moved out. Then a family member asked Davis if she would consider fostering her cousin’s infant son.