This year’s One Book Two Book festival, organized by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, will feature both in-person and online events for families. The two-day festival will kick off Saturday, Feb. 26.
Lisbon’s Fur Fun Rescue helped save Missouri puppies that were living outside in cold weather and have brought them to Iowa. The “D litter,” as Fur Fun Rescue called them, are now in a foster home and ready for adoption.
Voting is open in UScellular’s fourth annual Black History Month Art Contest with the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor. This year, artists were encouraged to recognize influential Black STEM icons that include historical figures, world leaders, scientists and educators.
The annual program aims to make local communities in Iowa more livable.
With the Winter Olympics in progress, Cedar Rapids Curling invites the public to see one of the Olympic sports in action here in Eastern Iowa.
Vendor applications for the 2022 Uptown Marion Market season are now being accepted. Uptown Marion Market is held the second Saturdays in June through August, along with a fall market event.
The Teacher Store will hold a special event for area K-12 school counselors in honor of National School Counseling Week.
Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
After the pandemic accelerated declining membership trends, service organizations like Downtown Rotary and the Junior League are reevaluating how to recruit new members.
Monarch Research is providing large private landowners with native trees to be planted this spring in the 2022 Planting Forward for Woodlands project. Interested landowners have from now until Feb. 18 to order trees in time for spring planting.
Since the pandemic, libraries have seen an increase in the number of donated books that are not usable for resale purposes. Here are some guidelines to consider before you donate.
The pandemic created financial challenges the professional troupe couldn’t overcome. So instead of celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Amana venue announced Friday it is closing.
After a life in service to others, in particularly women and children through her work in Cedar Rapids’ nonprofit community, Elizabeth Hoskins, the former executive director of Waypoint Services, died Jan. 27 at age 73.
Iowa City will be hosting and co-hosting numerous events throughout February to commemorate Black History Month. Events will include presentations, a book club discussion, movie screening, dance workshop, trivia, and more.
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