Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Though Hunter Companies was under contract to purchase the former Transamerica site, the local developer is not moving forward with purchasing the property.

The 10th annual Municipal Equality Index showed Iowa City, Dubuque and West Des Moines received a perfect score. Nine cities in Iowa were ranked in the 2021 index.

Eco Lips moved to have room for growth and already is filling its footprint.

Marking a shift in tone from previous forums where partisan divides emerged, the two remaining candidates for Cedar Rapids mayor, Amara Andrews and Tiffany O’Donnell, focused on their visions for improving the city in the last forum before the Nov. 30 runoff.

The legacy of the former owners of Armstrong’s department store in Cedar Rapids will live on as their trust gives away $600,000 each to seven nonprofit organizations.

As business booms, Otmane Benjilany realized a dream he saw from the outset, when he had a hot dog cart.

A new restaurant for pizza and craft beer will open later in November in the Czech Village. Other bites in food news: new Mexican food in Fairfax; Riley’s Cafe reopens under new ownership.

Local family members came up with the idea to create a replica, and 40 cousins from around the world chipped in to pay for it. The wagon will make its next public appearance on Dec. 4 and 5.

Cedar Rapids mayoral hopefuls Amara Andrews and Tiffany O’Donnell are participating in a Nov. 16 forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cedar Rapids Public Library’s Whipple Auditorium ahead of the Nov. 30 runoff.

Linn County voters on Nov. 2 approved the gaming referendum by a slimmer margin compared with 2013, but the likely developer says he and other investors are pressing forward with Cedar Rapids on identifying a casino location and preparing a license application for the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

The History Center in Cedar Rapids celebrates return of ‘Rudolph’s Retreat’ from Armstrong’s Department store of yore

A Cedar Rapids man faces charges of first-degree burglary and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon based on allegations he assaulted a woman Thursday at her apartment in Cedar Rapids.

Meet Roxie Mess, a drag performer from North Liberty whose style defies a world constrained by feminine illusions.

An initial plan for a mixed-use development at the former Transamerica site that sparked widespread concerns among residents is back on the Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission agenda for consideration Nov. 18. Proposed developer Hunter Companies tabled it last month to gather more input before bringing the plan to the panel.

ITC Midwest has given $200,000 to the ReLeaf Program, a partnership between nonprofit Trees Forever and the city of Cedar Rapids, to support tree replanting in Cedar Rapids after the 2020 derecho.