Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Stage version honors spirit of Stephen King’s debut novel

Wilson, who died Sept. 9, and his late wife, Esther, shared between $5 and $6 million with Corridor area causes.

Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to the building, on G Avenue northwest, twice in July for separate fires. During one response, a firefighter was injured when he fell 30 feet down an elevator shaft.

The annual fundraiser for NewBo City Market, typically held each spring, is returning for a second shot of fun on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Here’s what you need to know.

New celesta ready for its closeup in Cedar Rapids, Coralville concerts

Also, Cedar Rapids housing efforts honored at state conference

Cedar Rapids’ Hy-Vee on First Avenue NE closed more than two months ago. Nonprofits are filling the gap while the city looks to find a new permanent grocer.

Capital campaign raising funds to renovate unused and cramped interior spaces, add full elevator and recreate outdoor Iowa corn sign

One of the few remaining slices of empty land in the New Bohemia District has been purchased by a development team led by Chad Pelley, adding to recent development activity in the core neighborhood. What could the land become?

A Cedar Rapids diner has landed some recognition from a YouTube food show.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a 4-year-old girl in June.

A $100,000 grant funded by local businesses allowed the Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit Kingdom Community Center to purchase an extended passenger van in August to address transportation needs for local youth.

Also, Johnson STEAM Academy meal program ends after serving more than 1,348 free meals this summer.

The Cedar Rapids college’s community educational sessions begin Sept. 5.

Drawing investment and leadership solely from Cedar Rapids restaurant owners, the new venture hopes to take on the outsized power big players like DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats wield over locally owned restaurants.