There will be no future landfill after the Marion landfill closes in 2044. SWA confident, but still figuring out options and partnerships
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The city of Cedar Rapids is renovating Sinclair Park to add community garden plots by spring 2023. This is the first step of a larger effort to create a community gardens master plan for another seven to 10 gardens around town.
It was the second shooting in as many days for the city.
Maestro Timothy Hankewich offers his views at start of centennial season
Orchestra Iowa, Broadway’s Errico bring theatrical legacy to Brucemore’s front lawn
A former insurance agent is accused of using altered or false information when submitting an application for life insurance for a client.
To make the most of a disaster scenario and pave a path for a strong recovery, Iowa city leaders say they must uplift the businesses that keep the community’s economic wheels turning. Here’s how some have turned adversity into opportunity.
Educating the public and spreading mission awareness were among the union aims on display at the annual Cedar Rapids Labor Day picnic Monday – organized by the Hawkeye Area Labor Council.
Wellington Heights Community Church has been known as a “church without walls” since it began in March 2020. With renovations complete on the former Paul Engle Center, the group now has a physical space to serve the southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood.
The City Manager’s 1-Bag Challenge has inspired residents to pick up more than 23,000 bags of litter in the last 10 years. To celebrate, the city is holding a litter pick-up event from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McGrath Ampitheatre.
The county-hosted panel discussion on Thursday highlighted the kind of work that would better prepare the community and its residents for future disasters. In particular, panelists said immigrant and refugee populations, elderly residents and smaller communities are the most vulnerable.
Dwight Hughes Jr. dreamed of a city park where Hughes Nursery originally stood for all Cedar Rapids to enjoy. Now, the new park will serve as a conservation area that honors Hughes family history.
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