Marissa Payne

Linn County is holding two more public forums for input on how to allocate its share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding

CEDAR RAPIDS — Old MacDonald’s Farm in Bever Park closed for the season Friday because of a shortage of seasonal …

A not-for-profit board emerges to support the measure’s passage and leave the door open for Cedar Rapids to again apply for a licensed casino.

Automatic revocation of 501(c)(3) status comes after CSPS, the pioneering arts organization that spurred the growth of NewBo in Cedar Rapids, recently paid off over $100,000 in debt to artists.

CEDAR RAPIDS — A year to the date since the derecho’s hurricane-force winds pummeled Cedar Rapids, the City Council on …

Private contributions total over $1 million for the ReLeaf initiative, adding to the city of Cedar Rapids’ $10 million commitment to replenish the tree canopy lost in the derecho.

After the derecho downed most of the city’s tree canopy, Cedar Rapids has made some progress on replanting while its ReLeaf plan to replenish the tree canopy is being drafted.

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday expects to approve a $1 million allocation from its $28 million share of federal American Rescue Plan funds to support the PATCH program, which helps repair homes that were damaged in the derecho.

An Iowa appeals court panel is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Sept. 9 in state Sen. Rob Hogg’s case against the Cedar Rapids City Council over Cargill’s rail yard project between the Rompot neighborhood and Prairie Park Fishery.

The mask policy is effective Tuesday as the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads and community transmission is high in Linn County.

Those seeking rental assistance through Linn County and Cedar Rapids programs as the federal eviction moratorium expires may contact Waypoint to be referred to the appropriate program.

The new Willis Dady Works project will take two old buildings off First Avenue NW and turn them into an Employment Hub and new supportive housing units to end homelessness and help individuals learn to be self-sufficient.

The city’s work to create a new flag was put on hold because of COVID-19 and the derecho, but now Cedar Rapids is asking residents to help choose from four final flag designs to select the official flag for Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids officials hope that a new $2.1 million, 3,500 square-foot clubhouse could be a tool to drive economic development in the northwest quadrant.

Jim Flitz retires at the end of July as Cedar Rapids’ city attorney after 35 years serving the city through changes and legal challenges.