Articles Tagged: Mount Vernon

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Cedar Rapids Council finalizes rezoning of former Garfield Elementary site

Tim Charles, author of “Aging Life Design: A Journey Captured in Morning Pages,” is offering a presentation and discussion opportunity titled “An Intersection of the Arts and Aging Well” on Oct. 16 in Mount Vernon.

Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, Cedar Rapids is opening applications for its ‘Snow Buddies’ program.

Robert Campagna’s 25-image exhibit, “Thin Spaces,” is based on the Celtic tradition that “thin places” are spots where the separation between the physical world and the spiritual world seems tenuous. The exhibit is open Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, with an artist’s reception Oct. 9.

The play, written by Joseph Zettelmaier, is the story of four childhood friends who decide to plan a heist of the Kenner Toy Factory in order to steal Star Wars collectibles. True to the traditions of any good heist story, chaos ensues.

In 1926, Mount Vernon native Louis Howard Kepler in his will left 200 additional acres of land to expand Palisades State Park.

The Gazette presents our College Guide for 2025-26.

The Cornell College Peter Paul Luce Gallery will present “Edens and End Times” by Twin Cities-based painter and Cornell alum James Ostrander from Aug. 29 to Oct. 12.

In collaboration with Alliant Energy, the smart streetlight project aims to enhance energy efficiency and offer additional amenities in Mount Vernon’s uptown area.

Lincoln Winebar has been around for decades. But only recently has it started to gain recognition. We give it high marks for quality and service.

In Bill Stamats latest collection, you won’t find the same dull textures, faded colors and framing that has become a stereotype for places often called “flyover country.”

A man arrested in rural Linn County Monday on a charge of reckless use of a firearm after police say he shot a boy in the head with birdshot is now also facing a charge of felon in possession of a firearm.

A man was arrested Monday on charges that he shot a 12-year-old boy in the head with bird shot after he saw movement in a row of bushes and thought the child was a groundhog.

A small town restaurant has earned international recognition as one of the best pizzerias in America.

Titled “Back Roads and Blue Skies / Paintings and Assemblages,” the Stamats exhibition opens with an artist reception that night at 6:30 p.m. in the uptown Mount Vernon gallery. His 16-piece exhibit runs through Aug. 23.