Diane Fannon-Langton

‘It’s never as bad as it seems,’ longtime Polk principal would tell kids

Electric railcars ran between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City for almost 50 years

Cedar Rapids passengers once waited for flights in a farmhouse

A passenger train on its way to a stop in Marion in 1959 derailed near Atkins

Iowa City landmark, opened in 1867, still stands

Annual gatherings celebrated Syrian-Lebanese heritage in the Midwest

Family built landmark home in North Liberty in 1908

The Shakespeare Garden in Ellis Park in Northwest Cedar Rapids has been home to two different busts of the famous Bard for which the garden was named.

Cedar Rapids theater building sported 42-foot sign, 1928 to 1965

It’s been repaired, reimagined several times since 1896

After Howard Hall died in ’71, his widow secured the mansion’s future

Flight over Iowa in 1929 was not part of original flight plan

Olympic medalist promoted ethics over dusty trophies in C.R. visit

It was ‘a foul blot, an insult, a monument to greed,’ Gazette decreed

2 Cedar Rapids men knew what to do in 1897