Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Police said 18-year-old Timothy D. Christmas fired at least seven shots at a vehicle that was occupied by three people. The criminal complaint does not specify whether anyone was injured.

Orchestra Iowa returns in all its glory, with Broadway and local stars under the stars for Saturday’s night’s Brucemorchestra extravaganza on the front lawn at Brucemore mansion in Cedar Rapids.

Residents may stop by the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday to see the plan draft, which will become final once the City Council considers it later this month.

The city of Cedar Rapids redesigned its municipal flag, deemed one of nation’s worst by the North American Vexillological Association.

Myra Colby Bradwell ran in 2013, then known as Gregory Hughes, against Ron Corbett. He legally changed his name in 2018 because he felt a “kindred spirit” with the women’s rights activist from the 1800s.

With special art installations throughout the city and newly incorporated festivals, Cedar Rapids is making new efforts during Welcoming Week to support immigrants who will be critical to the future of Cedar Rapids.

The city’s only municipal mini golf course has earned $164,000 in revenue with 25,000 plays since its late spring opening, which one council member says “exceeds expectations.”

City residents selected flag design by ranking four options in a survey

The Cedar Rapids City Council District 3 race currently is the only contested city election besides the three-way mayoral race.

The “Snow Buddies” program pairs residents in need of assistance with volunteers who can help clear sidewalks of snow and ice accumulations in the winter.

Run for Pie runners will have the chance to earn a homemade apple pie while raising cash to educate children in rural Haiti.

A year after George Floyd’s death, two organizations that gained visibility took different tracks on the trail to their goals.

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.

Cedar Rapids’ newest Indian restaurant brings not only a new taste from the owner’s home country, but a vision of it in a way many international cuisine restaurants haven’t attempted.

Local developers see their revamped design of a $71 million entertainment hub at First Street and First Avenue W — with a plaza connecting a Big Grove Brewery, Pickle Palace bar and grill and other mixed-use space — as a “recipe for a lot of success.”