CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Crowds lined Eighth Avenue SE on a blustery afternoon as more than 1,000 people participated in one of the “Hands Off” demonstrations held internationally on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Officially, about 1,300 people had signed up to attend the Cedar Rapids event, organized by the progressive group Indivisible, but with demonstrators […]
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Month: April 2025
Willie Ray’s Q Shack among Cedar Rapids,
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Willie Ray’s Q Shack, based in Cedar Rapids, and a Marion resident are among Iowans participating in the commissioning of the USS Iowa this week. Willie Ray Fairley’s popular barbecue will be served during a crew rally this Friday, April 4, 2025, as part of the events surrounding the submarine’s commissioning […]
New middle school might be removed from ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District could remove its biggest hurdle in passing a multi-million-dollar bond referendum by eliminating the construction of a new middle school from the proposal, according to a task force. Members of the task force convened to examine school bond options almost unanimously agreed that now is […]