The Cedar Rapids-based Sinclair & Co. meatpacking plant was a beacon of industry in Iowa, and now a stone from the original building will be included in the Alliant Energy LightLine bridge project to commemorate its history.
The panel — moderated by Linn County Supervisor Sami Scheetz — will discuss how changes proposed under the federal reconciliation and tax bill could affect area residents with a special focus on potential cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
The Grand White Rabbit Tea Company, a new mall kiosk concept planning its launch this year in both Cedar Rapids and Fredericksburg, Virginia, plans to open its first Iowa location in late June or early July.
The Edison Pub & Eatery has quietly closed in northeast Cedar Rapids to make room for a new restaurant.
The city of Cedar Rapids is looking to center citizen feedback in future conversations around active transportation through the creation of a new city commission.
Radix Recovery launched outpatient services this spring with inpatient care to follow later this year at Cedar Rapids facility.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, the city of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids schools will host an open house to discuss a green schoolyard initiative on Tuesday.
Burmese artist and Cedar Rapids resident Saw Naing Lin documents his life through decades of ethnic cleansing and war in a new exhibit at CSPS Hall.
A proposed 192-unit affordable housing development in southwest Cedar Rapids aims to complement and support the ongoing construction of the city’s new Westside Library.
Kids will play, learn and grow at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor’s newest facility — named the Busse Unit — that opened Wednesday in the Wellington Heights neighborhood in southeast Cedar Rapids.
The Saturday market hosts roughly 200 vendors who sell everything from fresh produce and flowers to crafts, baked goods and more.
District 1 is one of five Cedar Rapids City Council seats up for election this fall. The window for candidates to file to run for office opens Aug. 25 and closes Sept. 18.
Cocktail mixologists from eight Corridor establishments show us how to keep it classy at NewBo City Market’s Cocktail Classic.
Also in Government Notes, the Hawkeye Area Labor Council announced it is endorsing the Cedar Rapids school bond that will go to voters in November.
Friday was the last of this week’s send-offs across the state for the Iowa Army National Guard, but certainly not the last of thousands of thoughts, hopes and prayers that will follow the 1,800 Iowa soldiers being deployed to the Middle East.
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