Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Mirrorbox Theatre stages Iowa premiere at Theatre Cedar Rapids

Residents may view Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell’s first State of the City address online starting at noon Wednesday

The Granny Basketball League and its members are getting ready to lace up and take the court for an 18th year of six-on-six basketball. League action will begin with the 15th annual Granny Basketball Jamboree on Saturday in Cedar Rapids.

With a $9 million award from the state to fuel key developments, Cedar Rapids will use Reinvestment District program funds on public projects. Though still in the works, it appears the Guaranty Bank redevelopment and Paramount high-rise will have to find funding elsewhere.

See our takes on a dozen new appetizers, entrees and beverages available only during Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week.

One resident of the senior-housing building was transported to a specialty treatment center for smoke inhalation and possible heat-related injuries, according to a Sunday morning news release.

KCRG TV shared Friday that anchor Chris Earl “has decided to leave Eastern Iowa for the warm weather of Florida for a new career opportunity.”

The Wild Game Feast at Faith Bible Church in Cedar Rapids isn’t your average church potluck, though it started out as one.

A live production of "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" is planned for Feb. 24, 2022, at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Composer John Williams has created some of the most majestic, mystical, magical movie scores, from the heart-pounding UFO conversations in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” to the whip-cracking soundtrack for the “Indiana Jones” franchise.

Next to Raygun in the former home of Pig and Porter, Crosby’s brings an extension of Midtown Station to NewBo with a few twists.

The women of Brucemore have been mentioned in previous guided tours, but this spring, their lives and contributions will be the focus of “In Her Step: Women’s History Tour.” The first tour, slated for March 3, is sold out, but on March 15, tickets will go on sale online for the March 31 tour.

About 17 years after it left Williams Boulevard SW, all signs point to Donutland bringing a full-service location back to Southwest Cedar Rapids.

The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale will host a Mardi Gras Gala on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 1400 Inspiration Pl. SW, Cedar Rapids. Tickets are $75.

Area artists are invited to help create a mural on the Five Seasons Parking Ramp that’s intended to celebrate Cedar Rapids’ diverse community and highlight themes of social and racial justice. Artists are encouraged to submit qualifications by April 6 before a final candidate will be selected for mural installation.