CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Another full house faced the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education as school closures and “redesign” decisions loom. The board did not vote at its Jan. 26, 2026, meeting, but 35 residents — including a number of students — spoke about potential closures. Board members also heard three options […]
History of Cedar Rapids Dairy Queen cite...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Already a cornerstone for the Mound View neighborhood, one of the remaining walk-up Dairy Queens is seeking an official designation with the city of Cedar Rapids as a local historic landmark. Dairy Queen #4, at 501 16th St. NE, had the first review of its local landmark application in front of […]
Escape the bitter cold during Winter Gar...
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Gardeners can find respite from the arctic cold inundating Iowa and much of the nation as they look forward to the annual Winter Gardening Fair, hosted by the Linn County Master Gardeners. This year’s event will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional […]
Cedar Rapids School Board approves initi...
Note: The School Board will meet in another special session on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Educational Leadership and Support Center, 2500 Edgewood Rd. NW, to discuss consolidation, which includes a public comment period. Anyone wishing to address the board must sign in a few minutes before the meeting begins. CEDAR […]
Dozens speak out against Cedar Rapids sc...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Lindsey Boleyn has spent her entire teaching career at Wright Elementary and was disappointed to see the school on a possible closure list, but not just for herself. “I want to keep these neighborhood schools open,” the second-grade teacher, who has been at Wright for 25 years said, before the Cedar […]
Hundreds protest ICE during Cedar Rapids...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Demonstrators braved the cold to peacefully protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent this week. Most wearing black, nearly 300 people held signs during the silent vigil along Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE, punctuated by cars honking in support and the toll of a […]
Piecing history together: original Grant...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Decades after artist Grant Wood’s 24-by-20-foot stained glass Memorial Window was installed in the Veterans Memorial Building, a custodian made a remarkable discovery. “These were found stuffed above the steam pipes,” said Teri Van Dorston, museum manager for the Veterans Memorial Building & Commission, pointing to full-scale original drawings the renowned […]
Holding on: Cedar Rapids couple battles ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Since the record 2008 flood inundated the Time Check area in northwest Cedar Rapids, Ajai Dittmar and Greg Vail have watched neighboring homes disappear one after another. More than 17 years later, they’re seeking to hold onto their home along the Cedar River after the city of Cedar Rapids sent letters […]
Cedar Rapids completes 50-plus Paving fo...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids officials announced more than 50 street projects were completed during 2025, in the 12th year of the tax-funded Paving for Progress program. The program leverages a one-percent, voter-approved sales tax to invest in improving the city’s roadways, with a focus on local, or residential, streets. In all, the program […]
Lost teddy bear in Cedar Rapids finds it...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Britney Carroll knew it was a long shot. As office manager for Hobby Lobby in Cedar Rapids, Carroll was accustomed to seeing lost keys, credit cards and wallets come into the store at 180 Collins Rd. NE, but this was something different. “This is the first teddy bear,” she said of […]