CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Noelridge Greenhouse is hosting its annual Mother’s Day Showcase this Sunday, May 12, a free event that began in 1972. Read more from the city of Cedar Rapids about the 2024 showcase: The annual Mother’s Day Showcase is Sunday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Noelridge Greenhouse, […]
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Year: 2024
Iowa City mayor voices concern about pot...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague was the lone vote against rezoning property — best known as the Pagliai’s Pizza building — as a local historic landmark. “There are some things that I think are high risk,” Teague said at the May 7, 2024, City Council meeting. “And the city may be […]
Protest of war in Gaza comes to quiet en...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa students celebrated graduation just feet from the final moments of a three-day protest of the war in Gaza. Posing for photos in front of the Old Capitol and next to a Herky statue on the Pentacrest, students seemed oblivious to messages drawn in chalk that called for a […]
Prague-inspired astronomical clock to tu...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Renovations to the clock tower at the edge of Czech Village will be transformational for Cedar Rapids, officials said during a ground-breaking ceremony. “This is, for the museum, a monumental day,” Cecilia Rokusek, president and CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, said at the event under sunny […]
Photos: First Freedom FEASTival in Cedar...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Sunny skies and mild temperatures welcomed the inaugural Freedom FEASTival in downtown Cedar Rapids. More: Freedom Festival adds new event Customers queued up at a dozen food trucks that lined the perimeter of Greene Square during the free event, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024. The Freedom […]
Cedar Rapids forges ahead with plan to d...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Despite pleas from residents asking to take a more deliberate approach to a new development on the former Buchanan School/Ambroz Recreation Center site, the Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously to move ahead with the developer who plans to demolish the brick school. Council members did, however, ask that residents’ concerns […]
Cedar Rapids City Council to consider pl...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Neighbors are concerned about a proposed four-story apartment complex looming over their homes and the demolition of a century-old school in southeast Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids City Council will hear a proposal at its meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2024, regarding a plan to demolish the former Buchanan […]
City vows bridge closure won’t deter Hou
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As the city prepares to close the 16th Avenue Bridge of Lions once again, this time for preventive maintenance, Houby Days organizers hope the closure doesn’t rain on their parade. The annual festival, scheduled for May 17-19, 2024, in Czech Village, will honor Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball player and former Washington […]
Plant sales jump start gardens in Easter...
Iowa’s roller-coaster weather continues this spring, after record high temperatures in February followed by winterlike winds and frost just this weekend in late April. Read about the Three Frozen Kings frost warning legend Generally, perennials, such as hosta, daylilies and native plants, can tolerate frost, though some annual flowers and vegetables are tender and prefer […]
Photos: EcoFest 2024 in Cedar Rapids, Io...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Hundreds of visitors braved a blustery cold day to see educational exhibits, watch a recycled clothing fashion show, learn about environmental nonprofits, eco-businesses and more during EcoFest at NewBo City Market. The annual event, which began in 2010 and was held this year on Saturday, April 20, celebrates Earth Day. A […]