Marissa Payne

The Cedar Rapids City Council took a first step to drop a rule requiring that five of the nine-member Citizen Review Board identify as people of color, but said they remain committed to appointing a diverse law enforcement oversight panel.

The Loftus Lumber redevelopment into a mixed-use facility that is expected to transform a long-vacant block between downtown and the New Bohemia District is slated to get a final green light Tuesday from the Cedar Rapids City Council.

A Saturday workshop will offer information to Cedar Rapids residents about assistance available for people wanting to buy or renovate a home. The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Horizons Family Services, 819 Fifth St. SE.

After advancing to a third round of the popular game show “Family Feud,” Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family were defeated in the episode airing Thursday night.

Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family won $20,000 in the episode that aired Tuesday. They’ll move on to a second round, which airs at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Fox. The family will host another watch party at Double Z’s.

Seedlings planted in in gravel beds June as a pilot project were recently planted in Bever Park, the first city park where the seedlings were planted. These seedlings offer an additional source of tree stock for parks as Cedar Rapids works to replant about 42,000 trees on public land after the derecho.

Cedar Rapids City Council member Pat Loeffler and his family competed on the long-running game show “Family Feud.” He can’t say whether or not he won, but the family is hosting a watch party at Double Z’s as the episode airs at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The authors of “Our Towns,” the book that inspired an HBO documentary, told a local audience Wednesday that Cedar Rapids is leading in the way it has recovered from recent disasters, and in the steps it’s taking to address the climate crisis.

A $6 million ARPA contribution from the city of Cedar Rapids gets the library closer to its goal of raising $25 million to build a permanent facility off 20th Avenue and Wiley Boulevard SW.

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday advanced a rezoning request to make way for Linn County’s overflow shelter to serve the homeless population this winter.

As Cedar Rapids continues to grow its collection of public art, residents and visitors can now pull up their phones and take a virtual tour of a selection of public art pieces located downtown.

Residents of Cedar Rapids can share their input on how the city should expand community gardens in municipal parks through an online survey, which is available until the end of November.

Cedar Rapids plans to eliminate a rule requiring that five of the nine-member Citizen Review Board identify as people of color after a federal judge blocked enforcement of this policy pending the outcome of a lawsuit alleging the rule is racially discriminatory.

FedEx Ground is looking to hire nearly 300 workers as it prepares to open its massive new automated facility in southwest Cedar Rapids. Many of those workers would be able to stay with the company beyond the holiday season.

As the city of Cedar Rapids continues to recover from the devastation of the 2020 derecho’s hurricane-force winds, the city will purchase a new stump grinder to aid in its efforts. Staff and contracted crews have removed about 7,300 stumps since March.