Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

The barbecue legend as well as Bridge Under the Bridge are packing up their trucks with supplies to go down south once again to feed victims of a natural disaster. See how you can help.

Veterans, active military and their family are invited to the annual Veterans Holiday Meal in the Coliseum of the Veterans Memorial Building, 50 Second Ave. Bridge, Cedar Rapids. Serving begins at 4:30 p.m.

Caleb Mason started working for Cedar Rapids shortly before the 2008 flood. Now, he plays a key role in the city’s growth, managing efforts to create jobs and support development.

A chef in the Czech Village is making a name for himself not by mimicking the stereotypes of Michelin-starred restaurants, but by recalibrating the simplicity of good food.

The ReLeaf team has crafted a plan with a $37 million price tag to replant equitably and with native species after the derecho. It details how Cedar Rapids can replant street and park trees, and contains guidance for private landowners.

Mamacita’s Taco Pub and La Casita Breakfast Cafe will open next door to each other in the 800 block of First Avenue NE in Cedar Rapids.

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church will be holding a special service on Monday at 6:30 p.m. to observe the 60th anniversary of a decision by the church to sell property to a Black family.

City Manager Jeff Pomeranz’s salary increase comes after he has led Cedar Rapids through responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 derecho.

The Cedar Rapids City Council in a 7-2 vote advanced proposed policy changes in an effort to hold absentee landlords accountable for nuisance properties, but some landlords feared the changes are “harsh” and allow little room for human error.

Izumi, at 221 Second Ave. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids, opened quietly on Nov. 15, replacing what used to be Wasabi.

Eight months after it was announced, Barrrel House has opened its Marion expansion. Its downtown Cedar Rapids location is on track to open early next year.

Professional troupe raising funds to transform a building in Cedar Rapid’s Time Check neighborhood

A passerby had called in the emergency as well as alerted the man that his home was on fire.

Runoff elections -- like city voters have seen in the last two election cycles -- cost more money to administer and typically diminish voter engagement. Rent Cedar Rapids candidates have voiced support for identifying alternatives to the system.

While some yard signs are seen in public right of way spaces around Cedar Rapids where they are not supposed to be placed, the city treads carefully on regulating signs to protect citizens’ free speech rights.