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The annual City of Cedar Rapids “Ride the Districts” bike ride is open to all residents next weekend. The ride tours bike path improvements during free event.

The fourth elementary school in the district to be located in Coralville to alleviate overcrowding in other district buildings.

Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

Cedar Rapids residents can enjoy access to new and emerging workforce technology through the Maker Room at the Cedar Rapids Public Library this summer. After expanding their space and equipment at the downtown branch, the library is set to reopen the Maker Room Monday.

Arleen (Luedemann) Starman and Clarence Boesenberg, both 97, met up in Tipton for a mini 80-year class reunion last month to reminisce about their school days and talk about their lives since.

Corridor ensembles bring sizzling sounds to summer concerts.

Housed in the University of Iowa College of Education, the growing initiative partners with schools across the state to give kids an opportunity to learn about the natural world through immersion.

Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

Cedar Rapids Pride will hold its second annual pride parade on June 10, as part of a day filled with youth-focused activities. The parade is set to begin at 1 p.m. in the NewBo City Market area.

Local nonprofit Friends of Noelridge is fundraising to add another mural highlighting the beauty and benefits of native species to the Noelridge Greenhouse. Here’s how you can pitch in.

Inside Out, a Johnson County nonprofit organization that supports people returning to society after being incarcerated, will be opening a reentry house in Iowa City for low-income, formerly incarcerated men.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society