One of my grandma’s most memorable attributes was her warm smile. Even while grandma, Elsie Musel, wasn’t one to seek the limelight, her kindly smile can now be seen by a wide audience. Decorah-based Seed Savers Exchange features a photo of my grandma on the cover of its new brochure, along with background behind her […]
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Month: February 2016
Worker: Cedar Rapids Washington students...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released a recording of the Environmental Protection Commission’s meeting regarding asbestos removal at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids. Homegrown Iowan obtained a copy of the nearly 3 1/2-hour long audio recording through an open records request. Public comments from 16 subcontractors on the […]
Winter Gardening Fair brings spring to I...
By Cindy Hadish/for City Revealed magazine An idea that sprouted years ago has blossomed into one of the largest events of its kind. The Winter Gardening Fair, presented by the Linn County Master Gardeners, showcases a day of horticulture with workshops, a keynote presentation and more. “It’s an opportunity to have a little bit of […]
Cedar Rapids Washington asbestos case se...
Some of the people testifying at an Environmental Protection Commission meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16, said staff members and students were in areas of Washington High School where they could have been exposed to asbestos. The commission voted unanimously after the public hearing to refer the Cedar Rapids School District case, and that of Abatement Specialties, […]
Hy-Vee launches “attack ad” on New Pione
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa’s caucus season has ended, but the negative campaigning appears to have a residual effect. Hy-Vee, with a dozen grocery stores and pharmacies in the Cedar Rapids area and more than 230 stores in the Midwest, recently sent out a flyer touting its HealthMarket; those aisles devoted to organic and gluten-free products […]
Emerald Ash Borer found on University of...
IOWA CITY – Woodpeckers helped pinpoint emerald ash borer, an invasive pest that kills all ash trees, on the University of Iowa campus. Johnson County’s confirmation brings to 30 the number of counties where emerald ash borer has been found in Iowa. That includes Linn County, where live larva of the beetle was detected in […]
Cedar Rapids removes more healthy trees ...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – Losses continue to stack up in the Czech Village neighborhood, where another round of trees have been given the axe, in the name of flood control. The neighborhood was inundated with floodwaters from the nearby Cedar River in 2008, after which numerous homes were demolished, leading to a […]
Cedar Rapids Washington asbestos case go...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan A state commission will decide whether or not to refer a case involving the Cedar Rapids Community School District to the Attorney General’s Office for further enforcement. The Environmental Protection Commission will take up the question regarding asbestos removal at Cedar Rapids Washington High School at its meeting Feb. 16, 2016. […]
Flowers for the socially conscious
By Cindy Hadish/for Radish Magazine Anne Armitage sells locally grown flowers at Bark & Bloom in the NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, but sourcing locally is nearly impossible for Midwestern florists in the winter. “It’s very challenging,” said Armitage, who has to rely on what wholesale suppliers make available in Iowa during cold weather […]
Iowa Caucus night snapshot in Cedar Rapi...
CEDAR RAPIDS – One small snapshot of Iowa’s statewide caucus night on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, showed a surge of attendees. “We thought there would be 125 here tonight,” Anthony Brown, caucus chair for Precinct 16 said at Arthur Elementary School in Cedar Rapids. “And we had 292, so thank you for blowing that number […]