10 falcons were hacked atop Verizon Building in 1989. What became of them?
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10 falcons were hacked atop Verizon Building in 1989. What became of them?
Boathouses on the Cedar River date back to the 1880s. Generations of families have called the buoyant neighborhood home in the summers, and enjoy boating and spending time on the river.
Iowa law dictates that schools can’t start their school year before Aug. 23. This wasn’t always the case.
How do the Iowa Department of Transportation and the city of Cedar Rapids handle animal carcasses on Iowa’s roads? And how can you report them?
And how did 4-H rejuvenate county fairs in the 1900s?
A 1985 Riverside City Council member put the town on the map in an intergalactic way.
Spending time on patrol, even when there aren’t specific calls to respond to, means that officers can be available in different parts of their territoriy when something does come up. But how do officers decide where to spend their time while patrolling?
Cedar Rapids’ quadrants have long distinguished different parts of the city, separated by the Cedar River and First Avenue. Curious Iowa investigates: How and why were the four quadrants established?
In this installment of Curious Iowa The Gazette looks at the laws around operating ATVs and UTVs on public roads, and where they’re permitted in Iowa.
And how much does it cost to maintain them?
Works Progress Administration projects employed millions of Americans during the Great Depression. But what were those projects? Do they still exist today?
University Heights is just 0.27 square miles in size, with a population of about 1,300 people, nestled within the boundaries of Iowa City. But how did there come to be a city within Iowa City? And how do its residents describe what it’s like to live there?
Native plants are valued by gardeners because native wildlife have relied on those plants for centuries. But which plants are the most beneficial for butterflies, bees and other insects, and how can you tell if a plant is truly native?
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