For many local parents, a new drag queen story time event was a time for parents to teach important lessons to their children. With an overwhelmingly positive response from many parents, tickets for last Wednesday’s event’s small venue sold quickly, prompting English to open a second story time an hour later. Before the events started, about 150 tickets were sold.
Also, federal funds boost Forevergreen Road extension in North Liberty, Coralville
Daisy’s Garage, opened this week in Marion, brings Cedar Rapids classics to a new spot.
Also, new principals named for three Cedar Rapids schools
National chain in bankruptcy, seeking to lease Collins Road Plaza space
Glew will continue to lead the organization until June 30, before parting ways to pursue a different opportunity in the Marion area.
Arleen (Luedemann) Starman and Clarence Boesenberg, both 97, met up in Tipton for a mini 80-year class reunion last month to reminisce about their school days and talk about their lives since.
The Marion City Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve a contract with Beverly, Mass.-based Sensys Gatso USA, to install and maintain two automated traffic cameras, as well as maintain a mobile traffic unit in the city of Marion.
The $60,000 plan will be finalized over the next year and will take 10 years to implement.
UI alum bringing cross-cultural connections with concert
The City of Marion has filed a petition asking the court to deem a dilapidated building on Seventh Avenue, which has become an “eyesore” to the recently-completed $6.9 million streetscape and plaza project, as abandoned property and grant the property title to the city.
With a new franchise model, the rapidly growing Barrel House restaurant is hoping to expand nationwide.
The Cedar Rapids “filling station” will soon have a second location.
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