Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Summer has arrived. Here are a few of the eats you can discover outdoors, as sampled at the inaugural Freedom FEASTival in Cedar Rapids.

Two drink festivals are merging with a new debut on May 11 for beers, ciders, meads and spirits.

A registered sex offender living in Cedar Rapids was arrested Friday on charges that he picked up two tween girls and touched one inappropriately before they escaped his vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.

Also, trail detours are planned to accommodate derecho debris cleanup along McLoud Run in Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids mechanical contractor, founded in 1939, employs 500

Chain Reaction Bike Hub, a new nonprofit, aims to break barriers people face to accessing reliable bikes and transportation in Linn County. Its new shop is open at 1010 Third Ave. in southwest Cedar Rapids.

Nelson and Promise of the Real will open for Whiskey Myers on May 5 at Alliant Energy PowerHouse

The barbecue staple, a former drive-thru location opened in 2019 with an emphasis on the “shack” at its tiny 250-square-feet on 288 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, has settled into its new home just across the parking lot at 266 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE.

High-energy show based on hit Jack Black movie lets leader of the pack feel like a kid again.

The second location opened on Monday, April 29 at 11 Wilson Ave. Drive SW., not far from the Czech Village.

On May 1, the New Bohemia staple extended its hours, adding one day per week.

Foundation 2 Crisis Services celebrated the opening of its new headquarters after a $5.4 million renovation of the Witwer Building at 305 Second Ave. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids. It “legitimizes crisis response for the critical service it is,” CEO Emily Blomme said.

Google data center would be among Cedar Rapids’ largest water and energy users, Cedar Rapids City Council advances Higley Mansion rezoning, Local farmers’ markets getting underway

Also, Marion Farmers Market to reopen for season

As Google considers whether to build a $576 million data center near the Eastern Iowa Airport, residents wonder how much water and energy a data center would use and whether the project would raise residents’ rates or deplete public water supply during a drought.