Tiffany O’Donnell, the top vote getter in Cedar Rapids’ mayoral race Tuesday, is guaranteed a spot in the Nov. 30 runoff election. Amara Andrews finished with a 24-vote lead over incumbent Brad Hart — casting uncertainty over who will take the second spot once provisional ballots are counted.
Completion of the bridge as part of the ConnectCR project, which also will revitalize Cedar Lake and bring new amenities, is slated for 2024. Once finished, it will be named the Alliant Energy LightLine.
Funds will support capacity building, programming, and increased youth access to music learning opportunities for Harmony School of Music, which offers free after-school music classes for area children who may not otherwise have access.
In this week’s Chew on This: Crumbl Cookies is opening its first Iowa store, Unimpaired dry bar opens in Iowa City.
Dale Todd handily kept his seat representing District 3 on the Cedar Rapids City Council Tuesday, prevailing despite competition from newcomer Tamara Marcus.
TrueNorth employee Amara Andrews and Women Lead Change Chief Executive Officer Tiffany O’Donnell emerged Tuesday as the top two vote getters in a four-way race for Cedar Rapids mayor, outright defeating incumbent Brad Hart.
The Caring Dads Program has a goal of helping fathers improve their relationships with their children and end controlling, abusive and neglectful behavior.
The trails will reopen in spring 2022 when the weather allows.
With the arrival of November, Eastern Iowa’s fall sweater weather is expected to change to winter jacket weather for this week.
Police investigating 2 separate shootings Saturday in the city that led to injuries.
The dispute started when Unique Homes filed a lawsuit against Andrews in 2014 over a single-family home they had entered a contract with the company to build in Mahomet, Ill.
The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board attorney said Friday he is looking into potential ethics issues as a complaint has been filed over a mailer criticizing Cedar Rapids mayoral candidate Tiffany O’Donnell for her support for Republicans. Steve Shriver says he resigned after learning Andrews’ campaign coordinated the mailer with a PAC.
Almost $225,000 raised in support of extending the local-option sales tax, which goes to street repairs in Cedar Rapids.
Amara Andrews has raised $181,440 ahead of the Nov. 2 Cedar Rapids mayoral race, dwarfing the totals of incumbent Brad Hart and Women Lead Change Chief Executive Officer Tiffany O’Donnell, who raised $80,783.63 and $136,770, respectively.
The developer’s preliminary subdivision plat was originally scheduled for consideration from the city planning commission on Thursday afternoon
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