Marissa Payne

Gutschmidt Properties is working over the next two years to transform a blighted block into “Rainbow Road,” a string of 10 houses on M Street SW that will be painted in the colors of the rainbow to represent LGBTQ inclusion.

Two Maryland artists have worked on two murals in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood, beautifying one of the areas in town that was hit hardest by the 2008 flood.

The city of Cedar Rapids plans to purchase a building for $2.5 million from United Fire Group to free up room at the police station and create more space for staff.

Benefiting from an influx of federal cash as well as state and local funding streams, Cedar Rapids is accelerating construction of its $750 million permanent flood control system with around $50 million in projects on both sides of the Cedar River this year.

Plans calling for the construction of 89 new single-family houses east of the Rompot neighborhood and the site of Cargill’s contentious rail yard project got the green light from the City Planning Commission this week.

As a vote approaches on the school district’s school resource officer agreement with the Cedar Rapids police, the school board agreed to prioritize convening community stakeholders to identify solutions addressing the root causes to behavioral issues in schools.

As some school board members question whether police in schools promote a safer learning environment, city officials are unanimous in their backing of school resource officers. The school board has a work session Wednesday to guide its impending vote on school resource officers.

As plans for a “destination” skatepark around Time Check remain years away from coming to fruition, some local skate community members said they are pleased with plans for the relocated Riverside skatepark

The city is seeking funds through a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replant 1,000 street trees this fall.

An influx of federal funding to aid in recovery both from the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 derecho will largely support housing development or rehabilitation projects in Linn County.

The city of Cedar Rapids is holding an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Services Center for input on the relocation of the skatepark at Riverside Park, which will make way for a detention basin.

After a legal dispute between the land owners and the initially proposed developer, a local developer is looking to transform the long-vacant Loftus Lumber site into a mixed-use facility featuring market-rate rental units and retail space.

The city of Cedar Rapids has published its annual water quality report for 2021, which provides a comprehensive look at the past year’s drinking water quality. The city’s finished water had no violations.

With COVID-19 shaking up the businesses that make up Cedar Rapids’ urban core, city leaders contemplate what factors create a vibrant downtown. “This is an opportunity for us to re-imagine what we want our downtown to look like,” Mayor O’Donnell said

When Corey Jacobson attended his first Pride in 2006 at Greene Square, he learned he wasn’t alone. “There is someone there to support you,” he realized. “And when I left that day, I promised myself that I would be that someone for someone else.”