Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

They say walking a mile in someone’s shoes is the way to better understanding. So perhaps driving a mile in someone’s truck could do the same. Earlier this summer, one Corridor event took this idea and put it to the (road) test.

Truck freight tonnage has been sluggish throughout the year, continuing a trend that was marked prior to the 2024 election, according to the American Trucking Associations’ July tonnage report. However, a dip in freight occurred in the beginning of the year, coinciding with Trump’s inauguration.

Housing insecurity remains a complex issue with myriad underlying causes and challenges, but evidence is mounting that ongoing collaborations and newly established initiatives are starting to make a difference.

Members of the Cedar Rapids City Council have signed onto a letter of support for the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s $117 million bond referendum that goes before voters Nov. 4.

A Cedar Rapids man is facing charges after police say he attempted to meet up with what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex.

Latest addition to Cedar Rapids Mural Trail brightens up the Ground Transportation Center

Owner Tim Palmer, who opened his first restaurant on Mount Vernon Road SE last August after nearly 20 years of slinging burritos and salsa at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market, has opened a second location only a year later.

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market will attempt to break the world record for the largest cereal breakfast on Sept. 20.

A reinspection last week of the Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control shelter found that all issues identified by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship as being non-compliant last month have been addressed or are in the process of being addressed.

Engagement surveys given to new Cedar Rapids school district teachers and “milestone” teachers who have been with the district for five, 10, 15, and 20 years or more, highlighted two areas of concern for staff: student behavior and input in decision-making at the building and district level.

The Corridor’s last remaining Happy Joe’s Pizza location has closed in Cedar Rapids after almost 40 years in business.

The big brother of 16-year-old Michael McCune, who was targeted by four juveniles and fatally shot in 2023, said during a sentencing hearing Monday it’s not fair that he can only look at a gravestone, instead of seeing his brother’s smile that “lit up a room.”

The event will highlight the achievements of honorees Dr. Michael Blackwell of Cedar Falls, Renee Dunn of Dubuque, Ricki King of Windsor Heights and Nolden Gentry of Des Moines.

A pair of new murals came to fruition in August through creative means after their Colombian artist was denied entry to the United States.

Cedar Rapids city staff are in the process of preparing a “strategic parking plan” to identify and address issues in the downtown area.