Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids

A total of 2,410 people showed up at Greene Square in downtown Cedar Rapids Saturday to break a record for largest cereal breakfast.

The Gazette presents our College Guide for 2025-26.

The three-year agreement, announced Thursday, provides the largest musician pay increase in its history of more than 100 years.

After 40 years of operation in northwest Cedar Rapids, the Abbe Center for Community Mental Health has moved to a new and improved downtown location.The new facility aims to offer a “calm, welcoming” space with the added convenience of a more centralized location.

Iowa Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Rob Sand blasted Gov. Kim Reynolds’ efficiency task force as partisan, vowed to veto changes to Iowa’s public pension system, and pushed for more oversight of private school vouchers at a Cedar Rapids town hall.

Two storytelling events in Cedar Rapids — one returning and one new — hope that the power of storytelling from locals and nationally recognized narrators will show us that we’re more alike than we are different.

The development was one of seven Corridor-area projects to receive recent state-issued workforce housing tax credits.

Pretzelmaker, a longtime member on the short list for iconic mall pretzel brands, will close its Lindale Mall location at the end of September.

The formal gala features a cocktail hour, silent auction including spa packages, theater tickets and other luxury items, inspirational speakers, dinner and live entertainment. It's a chance to mingle with friends, allies and advocates to honor the strength and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup of local news, Iowa City is launching a “Project Cleanup” volunteer litter removal program.

Travis, 66, has made a comeback after suffering from congestive heart failure and a stroke in 2013.

A look at Eastern Iowa’s trucking industry.

They say walking a mile in someone’s shoes is the way to better understanding. So perhaps driving a mile in someone’s truck could do the same. Earlier this summer, one Corridor event took this idea and put it to the (road) test.

Truck freight tonnage has been sluggish throughout the year, continuing a trend that was marked prior to the 2024 election, according to the American Trucking Associations’ July tonnage report. However, a dip in freight occurred in the beginning of the year, coinciding with Trump’s inauguration.

Housing insecurity remains a complex issue with myriad underlying causes and challenges, but evidence is mounting that ongoing collaborations and newly established initiatives are starting to make a difference.