Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

We asked Cracker Barrel whether a location was in the works for the Cedar Rapids area. You might not like the answer.

A Cedar Rapids man is accused of driving his car toward a police officer who fired his gun at the car. Investigators identified the suspect through video and other evidence found during the investigation, according to police.

With fewer of them since the pandemic began, hospice volunteers in Eastern Iowa listen to the stories that many don’t hear in the final stages of people’s lives.

Just a few years after the city of Cedar Rapids signed off on an action plan to foster a more vibrant College District in the northeast quadrant, major development work is beginning to infuse new life into the area.

New studies show expansions of gambling in neighboring states will eat into Iowa’s industry revenue. Cedar Rapids officials hope this will nudge state regulators to finally sign off on a casino in Iowa’s second-largest city.

“We feel defeated,” the Iowa Postal Workers Union president says as the COVID-19 surge worsens U.S. Postal Service delays stemming from new service standards that lengthened the mail delivery window.

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art showcases artist Kathy Schumacher’s work highlighting Black women suffragists and those who continue the fight for civil rights.

Previously a pop-up in the upscale Midwest comfort food restaurant, SureBurger will be making a longer appearance as the restaurant works around the failure of its walk-in coolers.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity and Linn County families grapple with recovery from the 2020 derecho, Feed Iowa First expanded equitable access to land for farming as well as distribution of healthy food.

A longtime a fixture in the local LGBTQ community, Belle’s Basix at 3916 First Ave. NE in Cedar Rapids will close on Feb. 1 unless someone else buys it to keep it open, the owner says.

The city of Cedar Rapids continues to seek volunteers for its Snow Buddies program to help residents in need of assistance clear snow. Nine of the 29 “Snow Buddies” clients still need to be paired with volunteers.

Police investigate as wrong-day driver being evaluated.

Cedar Rapids is reopening streets and sidewalks around First Avenue East that were closed to protect people from scaffolding that Wednesday’s high winds had caused to disengage from the north side of the U.S. Bank building.

Cedar Rapids has closed some downtown streets and sidewalks to keep citizens safe from materials falling from the building at 226 Second Avenue SE in today’s high wind gusts. The closures are around First Avenue East.

Six months after BurgerFiend closed its second location in northeast Cedar Rapids, owner Omar Igram is planning to open the Breakfast Barn and Lunch House.