Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.

A Marion man was arrested Friday on charges that he recklessly crashed his car into another vehicle in February, severely injuring himself and the other driver, who was pregnant.

Two and a half years after his opening at NewBo City Market, a humble brisket smoker turned restaurateur has taken a big step outside of the small business incubator into a freestanding space for CR Midnight Smoker BBQ.

Preference will be given to financially feasible proposals that focus on residential and/or commercial development.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Linn-Mar school board will vote on the district’s next fiscal year budget Monday.

Members of the Cedar Rapids Police and Fire departments pulled a man to safety from the Third Avenue Bridge Friday. They had been speaking with the despondent man before he moved to a position where he was hanging from a ledge on the bridge.

Hy-Vee’s regional bakery in Cedar Rapids employs roughly 60 people, all of whom have been offered positions at other nearby Hy-Vee locations.

The bakery will be open for carryout only through April, with plans for full tea service after its grand opening in May.

The national retailer’s new location will replace existing facility on Sixth Street SW.

A European-style cafe is getting its start with pop-ups in southeast Cedar Rapids.

Why grow onions? Sure, they are cheap and plentiful in the grocery stores, but if you've never grown onions before, they're an easy, fun crop. You can even braid them into ropes for a beautiful and practical kitchen decoration that you can pull from throughout the winter.

It's not easy to keep a tattoo shop open for two decades. However, Neon Dragon Tattoo & Body Piercing has hit that milestone and will celebrate with free, live music by Ballyhoo and Subliminal Rage on Sunday.

Texas Roadhouse opens this week at a new location just a stone’s throw away.

Trees Forever conducted an Earth Day tree planting event in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday

The mother of Myron Snyder Jr., 21, said her grief is “just as bad” as the night her son was fatally shot while making a DoorDash delivery on Oct. 5, 2023. She said “not everything happens for a reason” because this was a “senseless, horrific and life-changing crime.”