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Award-winning Swiss artist duo NEVERCREW is creating a mural in downtown Cedar Rapids to honor the community effort that fueled the $20 million ConnectCR project to transform Cedar Lake and build a pedestrian-bike bridge spanning the Cedar River

An upcoming career fair in Cedar Rapids offers job seekers a chance to connect with community resources in addition to employers looking to hire.

Members had met weekly at Elmcrest Country Club for a number of years, but the group voted to move to a new meeting space, at Groundswell Cafe, located next to and operated by not-for-profit Matthew 25 on Third Avenue SW in the Kingston neighborhood, near downtown Cedar Rapids.

The Cedar Rapids City Council embraced plans to connect Ellis Boulevard NW to Sixth Street NW, a boon for the Time Check area, but were split 6-3 in their support for work near St. Patrick’s Church that some parishioners opposed.

With an influx of local, state and federal cash, “the time is now” to advance game-changing infrastructure investments that can shape Cedar Rapids now and for the future, Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said in a virtual State of the City address Wednesday.

Development of the greenway along the Cedar River is among a handful or so of the Cedar Rapids City Council’s top priorities as an influx of funding helps accelerate construction of permanent flood protection.

The 19-year-old charged with fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl in Cedar Rapids last summer was on probation for trafficking a stolen gun. He had received a deferred judgment a month before the deadly shooting.

Just a few years after the city of Cedar Rapids signed off on an action plan to foster a more vibrant College District in the northeast quadrant, major development work is beginning to infuse new life into the area.

The city of Cedar Rapids continues to seek volunteers for its Snow Buddies program to help residents in need of assistance clear snow. Nine of the 29 “Snow Buddies” clients still need to be paired with volunteers.

Runoff elections -- like city voters have seen in the last two election cycles -- cost more money to administer and typically diminish voter engagement. Rent Cedar Rapids candidates have voiced support for identifying alternatives to the system.