Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

It is incumbent upon us — us the community; us the collective; us the village — to support the success of our children as best we are able

Some residents’ opposition to a proposed resource center and emergency shelter in Wellington Heights swayed the City Planning Commission against recommending rezoning of the vacant property at 1500 Second Ave. SE for future city use.

The soft-spoken singer-songwriter dreams of headlining sold-out amphitheaters with fans singing along to his critically acclaimed songs. He’s coming Saturday (7/17) to the McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids.

Tammy Pescatelli, Alonzo Bodden, Mitch Fatel springing their humor on Paramount Theatre audience

Cedar Rapids is considering acquiring a vacant building to turn it into a Community Resource Center with a shelter component, but residents fear the facility would destabilize the neighborhood and the city would not provide proper supportive services.

Nola L. Wardell, 51, of Calumet City, Ill., faces a charge of first-degree arson after authorities say she set a front porch ablaze at a residence in southwest Cedar Rapids in April.

Blue 42 will change under new management, Tavern Blue will bring pizza and mini golf to Coralville and Burgerfiend closes its Northeast Cedar Rapids location.

This project would bring nearly 200 housing units, plus some commercial space, to the city at the former Terex property.

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved placing the measure to extend the local-option sales tax on the Nov. 2 ballot to continue funding its Paving for Progress street-repair program.

Advocacy groups are uniting to urge the Cedar Rapids City Council to use its share of federal American Rescue Plan funding to benefit the public good, in particular by developing more affordable housing.

The Iowa Transortation Commission on Tuesday approved the establishment of a corridor preservation zone along I-380, which would reserve the land for future widening.

PV Pallet founder Luke Phelps will speak at 1 Million Cups on July 21.

The Bever Woods neighborhood has been found to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Place. A neighborhood meeting is planned for Wednesday at 6 p.m. to share what this process means with area residents.

After serving as the city’s first economic development manager in 2013, Almoayyed has started a new role with Kirkwood Community College as the vice president of Continuing Education and Training Services.

Keyshawn Allers, 19, was killed July 12, 2020, in Cedar Rapids. No arrests have been made.