Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

The Stars and Stripes Parade is one of many events hosted by the Freedom Festival

When Corey Jacobson attended his first Pride in 2006 at Greene Square, he learned he wasn’t alone. “There is someone there to support you,” he realized. “And when I left that day, I promised myself that I would be that someone for someone else.”

They chose lump sum payout over $25,000 per year for life.

The breakfast and lunch spot will close June 30, after 7 years in business.

Gazette business panelists positive on entertainment complex

The Charter Review Commission meets today to consider electoral reform in the city's governing document. Here’s why advocates are focusing on Cedar Rapids for their ranked choice voting push.

It’s a story of love and perseverance built around the music of ABBA.

Guide: With gas prices and inflation on parallel paths climbing ever higher, here are a mountain of ideas for free fun in the summer sun right in your own backyard.

Clare Duffy and Eric Hanson of radio station KZIA FM/Z102.9 were named 2022 Iowa Broadcaster of the Year last week during the Iowa Broadcasters Association’s convention

The longtime Cedar Rapids staple will soon open a second location in Marion.

The duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray just released a livestream project, “Look Long: Together,” that took a year and a half to complete. They

The city of Cedar Rapids could get a $50 million boost toward construction of its $750 million permanent flood control system if draft language of federal legislation is signed into law and Congress appropriates funding.

The space was previously occupied by Anvil Meat Market & Deli, which closed in September.

BurgerFiend opened at 2020 16th Ave. SW in May, returning to its original location after several years while maintaining its other Center Point Road NE location. Its Center Point Road location has since closed and is now Breakfast Barn and Lunch House.

Author Peter D. Looney described the pool at the city’s first YMCA, at First Avenue and First Street: “The marble swimming pool was beautiful, but the water temperature was notoriously frigid due to its source -- the Cedar River flowing past its back door.”