Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

From Birria Tacos to Birria King, an early player in the birria wars in Cedar Rapids has found a new domain.

David Maier, the newly seated Cedar Rapids City Council member, is seen as a “connector” between community and city government. His campaign outreach across the city framed his approach to public service as being “a representative of the people.”

It’s out with Hardee’s and in with Starbucks as the Seattle-based coffee giant plans yet another location along one of Cedar Rapids’ main thoroughfares.

The recognized date that Cedar Rapids was officially incorporated is Jan. 15, 1849, making this year its 175th anniversary. Here’s how the city plans to celebrate.

A developer gained the city’s support to seek competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Iowa Finance Authority to transform the derecho-damaged MAC building at 1220 Jacolyn Dr. SW into a $16 million affordable housing facility.

Puccini masterpiece is a favorite for founder Daniel Kleinknecht

If you’ve missed their signature Cuban sandwich, keep an eye out for their new location coming soon.

Crews will likely break ground this spring on Linn County’s Dows Farm “agricommunity” while the project’s development team re-imagines the farming element planned for the site.

The former GoDaddy building in Hiawatha has been sold to local developers, Hiawatha Economic Development Corp. announced. No redevelopment plans or sale price have been shared yet.

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Shoot 360 Cedar Rapids uses sensors for ‘instant feedback’

A contentious plan to demolish Harrison Elementary School and build a new facility there will be paused for more community feedback, the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s operations official said Thursday, as a city panel sent the district back to firm up its plan.

Asked about how she’d address "sensible gun laws" after the Thursday morning Perry High School shooting, Iowa’s 2nd District U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said in a town hall meeting, "I think if we could legislate away this kind of hate we would have done it by now."

With exclusive new styles of lager and unique international fusions, there’s plenty to explore in the brewery’s growing empire.

Gazette arts reporter shares her list of the top events she attended