UPDATED Aug. 26, 2025 with comments from School District spokeswoman Heather Butterfield. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education has appointed a new board secretary, the fourth person in that position this year. Jillian Schulte, who previously served as Director of Magnet Programming for the district, was sworn in […]
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Hoover Elementary neighbors brace for ne...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Neighbors living next to Hoover Elementary pleaded to both the Cedar Rapids School Board and City Council this week to resolve their concerns about plans for a new school. The neighbors asked for a better location for a bus access road, planned to be built just feet from their backyards, and […]
Popular neighborhood cornerstone celebra...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — One of the most popular attractions in the Mound View neighborhood in northeast Cedar Rapids is celebrating a milestone. Dairy Queen, 501 16th St. NE, marks its 70th year on Aug. 1, 2025, having opened at its current location in 1955. “It’s nostalgia,” owner Karla Sibert said of not only the […]
Cedar Rapids man forced to remove front ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Butterflies and other pollinators frequented the marigolds, sunflowers, cosmos, dill and zinnias at their peak in Will Hatchel’s front yard, alongside numerous goldfinch, Iowa’s state bird. But no longer. Hatchel, who meticulously tended his front yard sanctuary for four years, was forced to cut down the plants this week after an […]
Hoover and Van Buren elementary neighbor...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It was déjà vu for neighbors who spoke out in recent weeks to the Cedar Rapids City Council against proposed new school projects and repeated their message tonight to the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education. While the rezoning applications for sites at Hoover Elementary, 4141 Johnson Ave. NW, […]
Supporters rally in Cedar Rapids for “go
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Chanting “bring Pascual home,” more than 100 people gathered outside of the Cedar Rapids U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in support of Pascual Pedro, a former Iowa high school soccer star recently deported to Guatemala. Alejandra Escobar, community organizer with Eschucha Mi Voz, a faith-based, immigrant-led nonprofit that helped organize […]
Cedar Rapids Mayor: “I really don’t enjo
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Neighbors of Hoover Elementary School again turned out in force in front of the Cedar Rapids City Council to object to rezoning the school’s property to construct a larger school building. Seven neighbors spoke out against rezoning the property during a public hearing Tuesday, July 8, that was continued from the […]
Popular Cedar Rapids blues festival slid...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A long-running blues festival plans a return to its origins, as Bluesmore is revived on the grounds of the historic Brucemore estate. The Aug. 2, 2025, festival marks a comeback to Brucemore, 2160 Linden Drive SE, after an 11-year hiatus. Bluesmore, featuring a range of local, national and international blues artists, […]
Scenes from a Midsummer Night’s fair at
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa’s midsummer heat subsided slightly during a special night at the Shakespeare Garden. Under the welcomed shade of trees, a crowd gathered for the fourth annual Midsummer Garden Arts Fair on June 28, 2025 in the garden at Ellis Park, 2550 Ellis Blvd. NW. The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet; […]
Signature Freedom Festival event heats u...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A change from the usual morning parade gave extra heat to the sweltering afternoon Freedom Festival event in New Bohemia. As part of a new Patriotic Fest in the New Bohemia area, the 30-minute parade made its way down Third Street SE into Czech Village, flanked by spectators who braved temperatures […]