Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Hooded man tried to grab a 2-year-old child off the sidewalk, family said.

Many veterans never received a “thank you, welcome home” when they returned from their service. Here is a chance to make up for that. Organizers hope to see a large crowd at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Tuesday evening.

With restaurants facing more challenges than ever, the local co-op could be a solution to the tenuous relationship between independent restaurateurs and third-party delivery services.

Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the police department’s work in Cedar Rapids neighborhoods.

Cedar Rapids police provided few details, but said those injured were taken to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Of the Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates, Tiffany O’Donnell has raised nearly twice as much money as incumbent Brad Hart, and Amara Andrews declines to release contributions. Myra Colby Bradwell says he is not fundraising.

The trees will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis with a limit of one tree per vehicle and will stand roughly four- to seven-feet-tall on the day of pick-up.

The project, decades in the making, could be finished years sooner if awarded the $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation

In a forum hosted Thursday by The Gazette, Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates see an opportunity for more affordable housing and a thriving riverfront

One of the first residential dogs in decades, Hope brings joy and calm to residents who have had to leave their pets behind.

At 1:40 a.m., emergency responders were dispatched to the southbound lanes of I-380 near the Seventh Street NE exit, following reports of a vehicle driving the wrong direction on the interstate.

Making it easier to use is key, officials say

It’s a busy week for food news in Cedar Rapids, from steak and pupusas to Thai food and Oktoberfest.

City officials laud the plan, which centers equity, as a model for other communities to be more green and achieve carbon neutrality.

66 projects across 27 counties have been awarded funds from the state’s Derecho Community Forestry Grant Program to purchase and plant trees to replace those that were lost when hurricane-force winds up to 140 mph whipped across the state Aug 10, 2021.