Bridge Under the Bridge is in search of a new location after Linn County notified the nonprofit it needed to move from its spot under the Eighth Avenue SW bridge. The nonprofit has provided free hot meals to people there since the 2020 derecho.
The forums will be held in person and streamed online. Early voting begins May 18.
Linn County Board of Supervisors Chair Ben Rogers called Friday for the board to increase again to five members after voters upset at six-figure salaries whittled it down to three members in 2016.
Although the 2020 derecho’s hurricane-force winds toppled thousands of trees around Cedar Rapids, the city of Cedar Rapids was named a Tree City USA for the 44th year.
Officials are holding application clinics to help eligible Johnson County residents apply for the one-time $1,400 check.
For the first time since the pandemic started, Cedar Rapids Transit will reboot Saturday service. But it’ll still be a while before the city makes a determination on offering long-hoped-for evening hours after COVID-19 paused those plans.
Tom Treharne, the city’s community development director, talks about new apartments, affordable housing
Seth Zimmermann of Solon, a Democrat, said he is seeking election as a county supervisor because he wants to involve all the county’s residents in COVID-19 recovery, support local businesses and protect the environment.
Frew Development is seeking workforce housing tax credits to support a $34 million housing project to add 200 units as part of the Westdale Mall redevelopment. City Council also OK’d projects in NewBo, the northwest quadrant and former TaxAct site.
Jill Dodds, who has been on Coralville City Council since 2012, has resigned from the Coralville City Council after being asked to leave by the mayor amid child sex abuse allegations against her husband.
Award-winning Swiss artist duo NEVERCREW is creating a mural in downtown Cedar Rapids to honor the community effort that fueled the $20 million ConnectCR project to transform Cedar Lake and build a pedestrian-bike bridge spanning the Cedar River
Former Iowa City Mayor Jim Throgmorton published a book last month giving readers an inside look at his time on the Iowa City Council, efforts accomplished and lessons learned.
Public transit agencies in Eastern Iowa are seeing their ridership numbers slowly increase but challenges remain. Agencies are grappling with workforce challenges and how to best meet the needs of riders.
The Marion City Council will likely vote in May to extend the deal though fiscal 2023 to give the city more time to figure out the details of what the future of its public transportation could look like.
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