In this week’s edition of Curious Iowa, The Gazette looks at why a landfill was built on the doorstep of Czech Village, how Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency developed a landfill into a hub of nature trails and what will happen when the county’s current landfill reaches capacity.
For Cedar Rapids hairdresser Michele Foster, cutting hair is a matter of community service that goes more than skin deep.
This week’s installment of Curious Iowa answers one readers questions about trails in Linn County. How are the locations of the trails decided? How are they funded and maintained? And why are some paved while others are not?”
The city has used a variety of methods over the years to try to control the population.
Every week, garbage trucks perform the ultimate magic trick: making discarded items
And what is the fifth season?
Hundreds of hot rods paraded through town Thursday after completing runs at TriState Raceway in Earlville, headed for a checkpoint at HotRods by Havliks in southwest Cedar Rapids.
Hundreds of hotrods will drive through Cedar Rapids Thursday as part of a “drag and drive” event through the Midwest.
In Cedar Rapids, it’s done from above ground with the help of a little friend. And an old X-Box controller. Curious Iowa investigates the daily work of Cedar Rapids Sewer Maintenance team members who work to clear debris when lines get clogged.
Former NFL game official/Cedar Rapids teacher-principal/Coe College athletic director made making his hometown better a way of life.
The Coralville musician’s career rose after a 2018 awards sweep, but fell temporarily during the pandemic.
A $2.2 million restoration underway now will bring new octaves to the University of Northern Iowa’s iconic campanile thanks to 9 new bells.
Local families inspired to home school during pandemic continue homeschooling today
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