Cedar Rapids plans to eliminate a rule requiring that five of the nine-member Citizen Review Board identify as people of color after a federal judge blocked enforcement of this policy pending the outcome of a lawsuit alleging the rule is racially discriminatory.
FedEx Ground is looking to hire nearly 300 workers as it prepares to open its massive new automated facility in southwest Cedar Rapids. Many of those workers would be able to stay with the company beyond the holiday season.
Midtown Reserve, part of Epic Catering LLC’s new triplex of restaurants near downtown Cedar Rapids, will be the company’s most upscale offering.
Concert returning to CSPS Hall, where the company staged first shows
Iowa voters will be asked to add language to the Iowa Constitution that states it is a “fundamental individual right“ to keep and bear arms, and that any restraint on that right is invalid unless it meets the stringent demands of “strict scrutiny” in court.
Cedar Rapids Public Library gets the largest allocation at $4 million. That money will go toward construction of a new west side library.
Day said all funds raised for co-owner John Martin and his wife, Denise, will go toward treating Denise’s MAC lung disease and stage 4 COPD.
See how you can support the nonprofit’s first gala in November.
A new vendor has opened in NewBo City Market.
The snack, raised on a small cricket farm in Ames, is available in four flavors: Smokey BBQ, Hot & Spicy, Fiesta and Dill Pickle.
See why Halloween fanatics in the Corridor get their greatest joys each year from the darkest holiday.
As the city of Cedar Rapids continues to recover from the devastation of the 2020 derecho’s hurricane-force winds, the city will purchase a new stump grinder to aid in its efforts. Staff and contracted crews have removed about 7,300 stumps since March.
Black-box stage lays expert action at viewers’ feet
Two former elected officials — Republican Susie Weinacht and Democrat Elizabeth Wilson — are vying for the House District 73 seat to represent a portion of Cedar Rapids and much of the north and eastern sides of Marion.
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