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Up on the roof: A look at what goes into…

Up on the roof: A look at what goes into…

By Jessica Carney, for The Gazette Home & Garden Mar. 29, 2021 5:25 pm

Jim Bovinet had solar panels installed at his Cedar Rapids home in 2017 – and added even more in 2019. …

English as a Second Language tutor Linda Merritt learns from…

English as a Second Language tutor Linda Merritt learns from…

By Dorothy de Souza Guedes, for The Gazette Education Mar. 29, 2021 5:36 pm

How would you define the word cute, as in ‘your child is cute”? Could you explain the idiom, ‘It’s raining …

A bowling night to remember for Brooke Post

A bowling night to remember for Brooke Post

By Lane Lafler, community contributor Recreation Mar. 29, 2021 9:49 am

CEDAR RAPIDS – Brooke Post of Marion had an evening of a lifetime on March 11. She blasted past the …

Interim parks director prepares to step into permanent role as…

Interim parks director prepares to step into permanent role as…

Gage Miskimen Community Mar. 25, 2021 5:09 pm

MARION – Seth Staashelm became Marion’s interim parks and recreation director Aug. 1, just nine days before the city was …

Finding space for vegetables

Finding space for vegetables

By Veronica Lorson Fowler, correspondent Home & Garden Mar. 28, 2021 11:31 am

One of the biggest obstacles to growing your own fruits and veggies is having the right – and enough – …

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Communities help shape its residents

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Living Mar. 25, 2021 7:26 pm

This week, I got a text message from a friend. It was a picture of a house a few blocks …

As colon cancer rates rise among young adults, doctors advocate…

As colon cancer rates rise among young adults, doctors advocate…

Michaela Ramm

Living Mar. 25, 2021 7:25 pm

Cedar Rapids resident Zach Douglas was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer when he was 38 years old. Though uncommon, …

Cedar Valley has several memorable museums

Cedar Valley has several memorable museums

By Marion and Rich Patterson, correspondents

Recreation Mar. 25, 2021 2:01 pm

Interstate 380 felt like a tunnel bisecting snow banks as we drove to Cedar Falls to see, of all things …

Start your own seeds to get a head start and…

Start your own seeds to get a head start and…

By Dorothy de Souza Guedes, correspondent

Home & Garden Mar. 20, 2021 10:47 am

The pandemic-fueled home gardening craze will continue in 2021. With tight budgets and an uncertain food supply, many of you …

After a hiatus for the pandemic, Kirkwood resumes summer camps…

After a hiatus for the pandemic, Kirkwood resumes summer camps…

Grace King

Education Mar. 19, 2021 7:13 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS – After a year of learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, children can get a boost to their …

Running on empty? Take time for self-care

Running on empty? Take time for self-care

By Bryan Busch, The Gazette

Living Mar. 18, 2021 7:02 pm

Self-care is one of the most important and often misunderstood concepts as people endeavor toward better mental health and well-being. …

Former choir teacher now works ‘for the tree canopy of…

Former choir teacher now works ‘for the tree canopy of…

Marissa Payne

News Mar. 19, 2021 12:24 am

CEDAR RAPIDS – Nick McGrath, 32, was a middle school choir teacher when his career took a surprise detour after …

Time traveling in Iowa

Time traveling in Iowa

By Marion and Rich Patterson, correspondent

Outdoors Mar. 12, 2021 10:47 am

While sauntering across a gravely draw, an odd object caught our eyes. It was a carefully crafted stone tool, but …

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