Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Have fall fever? Check out these local beers in a variety of tastes this October.

The screening of “VANG: A Drama About Recent Immigrant Farmers,” is Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.

Participants have the option to walk from home or at the McGrath Amphitheatre beginning at 8 a.m.

One-hundred years after a five-room house opened its doors, the Jane Boyd Community House continues to serve the children and families of Cedar Rapids.

Some residents are mobilizing against this potential proposal before it comes to the City Planning Commission Oct. 28 for consideration of a preliminary plat.

Vanessa Chavez is slated to come to Cedar Rapids from Green Bay, Wis., where she serves as city attorney. Once appointed, her tenure takes effect Dec. 13 with a salary of $185,000.

Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates look to leverage the city’s position as Iowa’s second-largest city to promote regional collaboration.

Volunteers needed to prepare boxes this week, help with distribution

This year’s season will be the last at the Fillmore Building

When officers arrived, they found a young female with non-life-threatening injuries

A house once destined for demolition, at 606 Fifth Ave. SE in the MedQuarter, now is officially named the J.E. Halvorson House, honoring the memory of John Erik Halvorson, 32, who was killed last year when his car was struck in a head-on collision.

Following a trend nationwide, national political divides are seeping into the Cedar Rapids mayoral race. Amara Andrews is running as a Democrat for Cedar Rapids mayor, while other candidates bristle at partisan ties.

Buff City Soap opened its fourth Iowa location in Cedar Rapids with eyes on several more locations in the coming months.

Each year the city’s forestry division seeks a homeowner to donate an evergreen tree to be placed in Greene Square and decorated for the holiday season. The derecho made that task a bit more challenging, though.

Local churches’ blessing of the animals ceremonies, an annual tradition in honor of St. Francis, take on many different meanings for local pet owners and spiritual leaders.