The Atkins City Council voted last week to censure a council member who opposed hiring a city administrator for $92,000, but another council member says those things are not related.
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The Atkins City Council voted last week to censure a council member who opposed hiring a city administrator for $92,000, but another council member says those things are not related.
With Cedar Rapids’ ReLeaf effort and other communities replanting strategies, even more will be planted in 2022 and beyond.
Mayor-elect Meghann Foster said the city of Coralville is at a critical point -- and she ran for the seat to be part of shaping the city’s long-term vision. Foster discussed her priorities for her first term and what she’s proud of from her time on council.
Changes to the city’s nuisance abatement policy make it easier to crack down on absentee landlords for failing to show up for inspections or otherwise neglecting their properties.
Members of the community police review board decided to “not sustain” the complaint by a 3-2 vote but raised concerns over how law enforcement acted when the tear gas was deployed.
Seventh Avenue, which has been under construction since July, opened Friday. Other than work on the 11th Street plaza area, Phase 1 is complete. Phase 2 is scheduled to begin in the spring.
Micah Ariel James stepped into the role on Nov. 1. James will focus on initiatives to make the city’s Community Center more welcoming and accessible, as well as how to make the city more inclusive.
Ten years after the Human Rights Campaign first rated cities nationwide on how inclusive they are to LGBTQ people, cities in Iowa have made big improvements. But with a state Legislature that introduces anti-LGBTQ bills each session, does it matter?
O’Donnell confirmed Friday she has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. She said she’s been vaccinated but had not yet received a booster.
What’s Brad Hart’s plan once he leaves office as Cedar Rapids mayor? For now, he’s looking to “find another way to serve” and reflecting upon the progress the city has made in the last four years.
Most of us don’t know about the backroom deal that helped secure the interstate’s passage through Cedar Rapids, the alternate routes it could have taken or about the two people who died in the push to open the highway.
Homes and businesses of the Little Mexico neighborhood in Cedar Rapids were razed in the 1960s to build I-380 in Cedar Rapids. Dozens of immigrant families were displaced. The notion of erasing a non-white neighborhood to make way for progress is now seen through a different lens.
After early plans for redevelopment faltered, work is beginning on a $49 million mixed-use, multifamily development at 515 Fourth Ave. SE. The project will bring commercial space and over 200 mixed-income residential units.
The proposal to create a self-imposed taxing district in the south side of Iowa City looks to revitalize local businesses in the Pepperwood Plaza south of Highway 6.
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