The dream project is the first venture in business ownership for Bianca Valles, Vanessa Valles and Juan Madrid, who previously lived in Colombia and Ecuador.
Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids
Local Government Jul. 15, 2025 1:52 pm162d ago
How much would someone need to pay you to pack up your life and move across state lines? The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and its partners are hoping the answer is the amount now offered to remote workers willing to relocate to Cedar Rapids, Marion or Hiawatha.
Local Government Jul. 15, 2025 7:24 am163d ago
Feedback gathered from attendees will be used to shape the future direction of the Pars & Recreation Department’s therapeutic programming.
Crime & Courts Jul. 14, 2025 7:46 pm163d ago
The settlement, approved last week by the Cedar Rapids City Council, is meant to help the city “avoid the further cost of litigation” without admitting legal liability.
Crime & Courts Jul. 14, 2025 5:26 pm163d ago
Two men were arrested Sunday night after a stabbing in Cedar Rapids that left three people injured, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
By Clark Kauffman, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
State Government Jul. 14, 2025 8:26 am163d ago
State regulators say they have never inspected and are not investigating a Cedar Rapids-based home health agency alleged to have falsified records, billed for services never delivered and used an unlicensed nurse.
Photos and Videos Jul. 17, 2025 4:18 pm160d ago
CR Pride hosted its four festival and parade in Cedar Rapids on Saturday.
K-12 Education Jul. 11, 2025 1:29 pm166d ago
Tanager’s Bridge to the Future scholarships — launched in 2019 thanks to an anonymous $1 million donation — have helped 44 young adults pursue their dreams. This year, the nonprofit surpassed $350,000 in gifts, and it’s still going strong.
Restaurants Jul. 10, 2025 5:30 am168d ago
A new pizza concept is coming to the restaurant triplex in the MedQuarter.
Restaurants Jul. 10, 2025 5:15 am168d ago
A taqueria and tortilleria has closed in Cedar Rapids.
Restaurants Jul. 9, 2025 6:34 pm168d ago
BarTini’s, the martini bar with Mediterranean mezes in the trending Kingston Yard development in Cedar Rapids, has announced plans for a second location in Marion.
Evan Watson
News Jul. 9, 2025 7:09 am169d ago
In the 17 years since the 2008 flood, the former Zastera Pharmacy in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood has sat empty. Now, a local nonprofit is looking to buy it outright. But it needs help raising the money to do so.
Local Government Jul. 9, 2025 7:33 am169d ago
Cedar Rapids city leaders are investing upward of $5 million into a series of building renovations that will lead to the relocation of several city departments in the name of space optimization.
Environmental News Jul. 8, 2025 7:22 am170d ago
The chicks — which have grown into small, squawking balls of feathers — are well on their way to adolescence in a survival story that is not only a remarkable example of individual resilience, but also that of the species at large.
Evan Watson
Local Government Jul. 8, 2025 7:28 am170d ago
Don Thomas, who served as Cedar Rapids Streets Commissioner for 12 years, is being remembered for his dedication to Cedar Rapids, which took different forms, from roller skating at farmers markets, to providing a vision for a network of trails throughout the metro area.

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