Living

CommUnity Crisis Services will lay off remote employees from 10 states after losing a $6.5 million federal contract. There will be no changes in 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or CommUnity’s other services, including the food bank.

Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

Only time — and weather forecasts — will tell what hues we may see this year

With a few simple swaps and crunchy, colorful additions, you’ll level up your lunch in no time.

Saving seeds is fun, easy, and lets you keep growing your favorite plants from year to year. It also can save you a bundle since seed costs have skyrocketed in recent years.

One of the world’s most scenic train rides celebrates a landmark anniversary.

Celebrated travel writer and Iowa native Lori Erickson has crossed the globe for years, writing about spiritually significant places. But when preparing to write a book about holy sites right here in the United States, the COVID pandemic hit.

With a Sept. 28 and March 1 performance, two new acts will bring a spectrum from introspective poetry on universal themes to upbeat jazz fusion.