Marissa Payne

Council will consider rezoning land and right-of-way vacation for Cedar Rapids Country Club expansion plans. The proposal worries some who fear increased traffic, light pollution, and impacts to the area’s historic character.

The board that provides oversight of local law enforcement has launched a public “Idea Wall.” Community members can respond to rotating questions during April and May to guide the board’s work.

For the fourth time since 2016, Cedar Rapids is administering a survey that looks to gauge residents’ quality of life and help guide the city’s priorities.

Residents and visitors can once again rent an e-bike or scooter in downtown Cedar Rapids and surrounding districts to get around town.

The new pastor at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Ray Coleman, tells every member of his church he loves them every Sunday. He recently joined the church with his wife, Rhonda, after spending their lives in Texas.

The conflict is far away, but that hasn’t stopped these people from helping however they can.

The city of Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa Airport will host the National Gay Pilots Association’s “Wings Over Iowa” fly-in event in June, a first-of-its kind event that will bring members of the worldwide LGBTQ aviation community to town.

The City Council has extended its contract with VeoRide, the vendor that owns and operates Cedar Rapids’ bike and scooter rental program. With the deal comes changes intended to promote safety and reduce the amount of clutter of the devices.

Sean Kennedy, a City High and UI alum, is raising funds for World Central Kitchen’s work to feed Ukrainian refugees. He says the group wants the Ukrainians fleeing their homes to have food that “warms their heart as well as their body” at the border.

The RAISE grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, would fund much of the approximately $50 million project to replace the Eighth Avenue bridge with a cable-stayed one that could stay open over the Cedar River during extreme flooding.

Love them or hate the devices, the City Council is slated to consider keeping electric scooters and bikes. The city may OK a three-year contract extension with VeoRide for the device rental program with changes to address safety and clutter concerns.

The citizen panel completing a once-a-decade review of Cedar Rapids’ charter anticipates extending the deadline to recommend changes to the city’s foundational document to leave ample time to review and weigh feedback.

Twin Pines and Mini Pines, Gardner and Ellis Golf Courses are reopening for the season in Cedar Rapids.

Leveraging the onetime influx of federal funding through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, here’s how Iowa communities are giving key priorities a boost to promote long-term growth as the nation shakes off the fiscal toll of COVID-19.

Recent testing by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources found “very low” levels of two types of industrial chemicals in Cedar Rapids’ public water supply, but the city reports that its water remains safe to drink.