Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Friday after allegedly robbing Smokin’ Joe’s and intentionally running into a clerk as he sped away from the tobacco and liquor store in a vehicle.

The American Red Cross will host a holiday blood drive Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. The Red Cross also is looking for volunteers.

Ten years after the Human Rights Campaign first rated cities nationwide on how inclusive they are to LGBTQ people, cities in Iowa have made big improvements. But with a state Legislature that introduces anti-LGBTQ bills each session, does it matter?

O’Donnell confirmed Friday she has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. She said she’s been vaccinated but had not yet received a booster.

What’s Brad Hart’s plan once he leaves office as Cedar Rapids mayor? For now, he’s looking to “find another way to serve” and reflecting upon the progress the city has made in the last four years.

Storm blows over semi in Walford, killing the driver. It was the only reported fatality from the unusual December thunderstorm.

Most of us don’t know about the backroom deal that helped secure the interstate’s passage through Cedar Rapids, the alternate routes it could have taken or about the two people who died in the push to open the highway.

Homes and businesses of the Little Mexico neighborhood in Cedar Rapids were razed in the 1960s to build I-380 in Cedar Rapids. Dozens of immigrant families were displaced. The notion of erasing a non-white neighborhood to make way for progress is now seen through a different lens.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Tuesday for arson after police say he threatened to burn down a woman’s house in the 1100 block of Crestview Drive SE.

After early plans for redevelopment faltered, work is beginning on a $49 million mixed-use, multifamily development at 515 Fourth Ave. SE. The project will bring commercial space and over 200 mixed-income residential units.

Horizons, A Family Service Alliance will provide gifts to homebound older adults in its Linn County Meals on Wheels program. The agency is requesting monetary donations so it may purchase gifts to also deliver to clients the week of Christmas.

Fried Twinkies, Spam fries and YooHoo White Russians are all part of the fun at this new downtown Cedar Rapids dive.

Two handbell ensembles, Carillonneurs and Tower Bells, will present a Christmas concert Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Gathering Space at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. The concert is free and open to the public.

Together We Achieve’s next drive through food box giveaway event is scheduled for Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hawkeye Downs. This is a first-come, first-served event and no registration is required.

Experience the living Nativity at Noelridge Christian Church, 7111 C Ave. NE in Cedar Rapids, this Wednesday. This Nativity with live animals, carols and soup supper will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m.