Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Smalls Sliders, an Atlanta-based brand, has announced its first development deal for Iowa with 6 locations starting to open in 2025.

The Bar Room, opened July 19, serves up luxe cocktails like The Drunken Monkey and a salted caramel espresso martini, alongside a full wine list.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird said the state will provide $5.5 million in one-time funding to keep services available for Iowa crime victims as federal cuts loom.

Cedar Rapids passengers once waited for flights in a farmhouse

Plans for a $20 million public parking ramp at Kingston Yard were approved last week by the Cedar Rapids City …

Fire crews were called at 9:14 p.m. Saturday to a two-story house in the 2900 block of Center Point Road NE.

J’nae Peterman started this summer as the homeless systems manager, a new three-year position jointly funded by Cedar Rapids and Linn County where she will streamline local resources to support the growing unhoused population.

Iowa lawmakers may consider a moratorium halting new casinos at the start of the legislative session in 2025, potentially thwarting Cedar Rapids’ third bid for a gambling facility in the weeks before state regulators are slated to vote on awarding license.

The city of Cedar Rapids is planning for $10 million in improvements to streets connecting to where the Iowa DOT will reconstruct the Wright Brothers Boulevard and I-380 interchange.

The city of Cedar Rapids has acquired a prime downtown site for temporary use as parking during flood wall construction. In the long run, the $1.025 million property purchase will allow the city to seek redevelopment proposals to transform the vacant land.

Long John Silver’s is making a comeback in Cedar Rapids after a fire damaged the city’s only remaining location.

With steady demand and projected funding changes in the next fiscal year, Meals on Wheels is holding a second fundraiser to help feed older adults in need.

1902 report tells of fights, ‘dope fiends,’ birds and beasts on the Levee

... the ‘town’ of Cedar Rapids was founded

A Cedar Rapids man was charged for eluding officers after leading them on a high-speed chase on a motorcycle Friday night.