Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Cedar Rapids school board approved a calendar for the 2026-27 academic year

The 24th annual TubaChristmas brought the sound of dozens of tubas playing Christmas music in unison to the Cedar Rapids Downtown Public Library Saturday morning.

Prestige is a biannual special section dedicated to Iowans 55+. Each section includes stories, resources and real perspectives about life in Iowa for older adults that cover a range of issues.

For Cedar Rapids couple Kent and Polly Mattison, volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & Eastern Iowa has been a win-win situation, keeping them young and active while getting to help young people achieve their dreams.

Milestones Adult Day Health Centers in Cedar Rapids and Marion and Pathways Adult Day Health Center in Iowa City are part of UnityPoint’s AbbeHealth Aging Services. These centers provide daytime support and supervision Monday through Friday to people with dementia as well as adults with intellectual disabilities. Their focus is providing structure, support and socialization for the people who come to their centers.

Recognizing opportunities to build on lifetime experiences and interests has been key to Rich and Marion Patterson’s retirement strategy.

A first-of-its-kind analysis outlines how CID can leverage its workforce, industry partners and development-ready land to compete with established aerospace regions.

Cedar Rapids Public Works Department’s streets superintendent Brian McLeod gives an inside look at the magnitude of planning and labor required to make winter travel safe through snow and ice.

Orchestra Iowa's Tim Hankewich and company will deliver an array of holiday classics at the Paramount Dec. 20 and 21. Performances this year will feature Lynne Rothrock and Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra.

Nearly 100 community members attended the first meeting of a volunteer community coalition Thursday to learn more about the budget challenges facing the Cedar Rapids school district, and the options being considered to cut $10 million in spending next year.

Robert Thomas will oversee operations of several Cedar Rapids city-owned events venues, including Paramount Theatre and ImOn Ice Arena.

Here’s how the owner of Razzle Dazzle, a new video and music store, is making old media shine again in his Lindale Mall spot.

Dua Pie, a new opening in downtown Cedar Rapids, brings perfected New York-style classics from pizza and pasta to calzone and stromboli from the family that started Napoli’s in Marion and southwest Cedar Rapids.

Holiday performances, light displays are good bets for winter entertainment in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids

A longtime contributor to Cedar Rapids’ Mexican restaurant scene is closing its Edgewood Road location.