Articles Tagged: Marion

With Cedar Rapids’ ReLeaf effort and other communities replanting strategies, even more will be planted in 2022 and beyond.

One pedestrian bridge opened in 2021; second one is half-way done

If proper CPR is started immediately on someone experiencing a heart attack or injury that stops their blood flow, the odds of a positive outcome are increased about 10-fold. But it often takes longer than five minutes for paramedics to arrive at a scene, so class organizers are hoping to have more community members trained in CPR and ready to act.

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.

This Christmas, 40 kids will receive gifts thanks to the generosity of donors who ate at Goldfinch Tap + Eatery’s Whoville-themed dining room this holiday season.

This year’s Marion Chamber’s Marion Leadership In Action class is looking to purchase a 30-foot, LED panel tree with changing colors and light patterns to use for the holidays in City Square Park.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Marion will host “The Living Story,” a free drive-thru live Nativity, this Thursday through Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. It will feature multiple scenes and more than 100 volunteers from the St. Mark’s congregation.

The Cedar Rapids opening will be Dunn Brothers Coffee’s sixth location in Iowa.

The Asian restaurant, which opened in July 2019, will be moving into the former location of Urban Pie.

Michelle Madden, author of Mad About Food for The Gazette, opened up Da Munchie Plug’s first physical location on Nov. 18. She has offered desserts through her business since mid-2020 and catering through Tastefully Made Creations since 2015.

Community Impact Award nominees may be an individual, couple, or organization whose volunteerism and outstanding service and dedication have made a significant impact on the Marion community.

City staff to develop plans based on task force recommendations

Ryan Waller, 42., was hired by the Marion City Council to succeed Lon Pluckhahn, who had been the city’s chief executive since 2007 and left to become deputy city manager in Vancouver, Wash.

Mamacita’s Taco Pub and La Casita Breakfast Cafe will open next door to each other in the 800 block of First Avenue NE in Cedar Rapids.

Izumi, at 221 Second Ave. SE in downtown Cedar Rapids, opened quietly on Nov. 15, replacing what used to be Wasabi.