Marissa Payne

Members of the city’s new citizens’ police review board met for the first time Thursday and discussed their visions for promoting belonging and inclusion, and building bridges between the community and local police.

A mural highlighting social and racial justice would be installed on the Five Seasons Parking Ramp in the spring or fall.

Mayor Brad Hart left a voicemail for CSPS’ executive director, Taylor Bergen, saying that holding a now-canceled event for candidate Amara Andrews would be a violation of the group’s 501c3 status and that it “signficantly damages any possibility of CSPS getting any hotel-motel tax funds from the city in the future.”

Some residents’ opposition to a proposed resource center and emergency shelter in Wellington Heights swayed the City Planning Commission against recommending rezoning of the vacant property at 1500 Second Ave. SE for future city use.

Cedar Rapids is considering acquiring a vacant building to turn it into a Community Resource Center with a shelter component, but residents fear the facility would destabilize the neighborhood and the city would not provide proper supportive services.

This project would bring nearly 200 housing units, plus some commercial space, to the city at the former Terex property.

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved placing the measure to extend the local-option sales tax on the Nov. 2 ballot to continue funding its Paving for Progress street-repair program.

Advocacy groups are uniting to urge the Cedar Rapids City Council to use its share of federal American Rescue Plan funding to benefit the public good, in particular by developing more affordable housing.

After serving as the city’s first economic development manager in 2013, Almoayyed has started a new role with Kirkwood Community College as the vice president of Continuing Education and Training Services.

A new mural in downtown Cedar Rapids, inspired by the rallying cries after George Floyd’s murder last summer, celebrates diversity and unity in the city.

The Cedar Rapids City Council may consider potential changes to the application for nonprofits to seek a share of hotel-motel tax revenue before the 2023 budget year.

“I've never seen anything like what is happening in the southwest quadrant, around the airport specifically,” said City Council member Scott Overland, a real estate broker.

Crews hauled about 4 million cubic yards of tree debris in the 10 months since last summer’s storm downed most of the city’s tree canopy. Work continues on stump grinding, replanting and parks cleanup.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board on Friday provisionally awarded Cedar Rapids $9 million through its Reinvestment District program, falling short of the city’s $39.5 million request to fuel ‘transformational’ developments.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority staff’s recommended award of $9 million falls short of city’s $39.5 million request to fuel key developments downtown.