Newstrack: The new Youth Council will be a way for high school students to connect with elected officials, develop leadership skills, advocate for other young people and participate in the community by leading service projects.
With Riverside Park closed through next summer to make way for a detention basin as part of the flood control system, some local skaters are frustrated with the wait for a place to skate. The city continues to explore options for temporary equipment.
The Library Board voted to open the building on or before Nov. 15.
The county received multiple awards this past week
The city’s new public art master plan encourages more public and private public art projects to celebrate Cedar Rapids’ unique identity and create a more vibrant community. “Public art is the voice of the people,” said Ryan Sarfati, one of the artists who recently worked on the city’s new Five Seasons parking ramp mural.
Survey shows support for Central Plaza proposals, including a peace tree and maybe an ice ring
Marion, Linn-Mar students aim to build a new home next to one of the homes they renovated.
The median home price in Marion climbed by 7 percent over the past year -- a “significant” increase, a consultant told Marion City Council Tuesday.
The city of Iowa City is working with Think Iowa City to administer a tourism and visitor recovery grant program intended to spur economic activity in the city. A total of $125,000 in American Rescue Plan Act dollars is available through 2026.
Changes planned for Linn County’s Pinicon Ridge Park dam — lowering the dam and building a “fish ladder” — aim to turn it into a place where people and aquatic wildlife can live and play safer.
At least two county supervisors say they plan to vote for a 12-month utility-scale solar moratorium next month.
Dozens of cities in Iowa have urban bow hunting programs to help manage deer populations. While some have found a balance that keeps the population in check and provides opportunities for hunters, others fall short of harvest goals.
The global leader in the pharmaceutical excipient industry was awarded more than $1 million in state assistance Friday to expand its Cedar Rapids facility. The $18 million project will create 18 high-quality jobs.
“It could have easily been turned into another housing development off of Sugar Bottom Road,“ Brad Freidhof, county conservation program manager, said in an email. ”There is so much growth occurring, it is important to save this type of habitat and the cultural history associated with it.“
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