Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

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.

Many veterans never received a “thank you, welcome home” when they returned from their service. Here is a chance to make up for that. Organizers hope to see a large crowd at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Tuesday evening.

Veteran alt-rockers playing Alliant Energy PowerHouse on Oct. 20.

The Cedar Rapids Council has approved city incentives for a $22.2 million, 48-unit housing development on First Avenue SE, west of Brucemore.

Those who qualify may be paired with a “Snow Hero” in pilot Cedar Rapids program; volunteer Snow Heroes still sought

Do yourself a favor and try their pupusas.

Both the Cedar Rapids school board and City Council have now signed off on changes to the school resource officer program in an effort to reduce arrests and racial disparities.