Living

Whether it was modeling consistency in small and daily gestures, or to be curious, there have been a lot of great lessons along the way

Catcher-first baseman Jaime Ferrer of the Cedar Rapids Kernels was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was just three years old. He always looked up to athletes who played their respective sports despite having the disease and now wants to be a role model of his own.

Radix Recovery launched outpatient services this spring with inpatient care to follow later this year at Cedar Rapids facility.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

The City of Marion has updated its city code relating to weeds to define guidelines for natural landscaping.

Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

Do splash pads recycle water? How are pools cleaned? And how often is the water tested? The Gazette answers your pool and splash pad questions just in time for summer.

As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies Chair Kristy Nabhan-Warren – although 5,000 miles from the action – felt uniquely positioned to understand its meaning and potential implications in today’s conflicted world of both increasing interconnectedness and growing division.