CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — “Our Place,” a new center for older adults, officially began construction at its forthcoming space near downtown Cedar Rapids. The $5.5 million project will create 13,000 square feet of amenities, including a cafe, classrooms, an exercise studio, library, theater and outdoor pickleball court at Horizons, 819 Fifth St. SE. Jim Miller, […]
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St. Patrick’s Day parade set for downtow
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — March weather can be maddening, with record high temperatures one day and snow two days later, as evidenced this week, but the annual parade for the SaPaDaPaSo — St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society — will be held rain or shine. The 51st annual parade starts at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, […]
Cedar Rapids School District to cut fewe...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More impassioned pleas came from students, parents and others from the Cedar Rapids Community School District during the March 9, 2026, Board of Directors meeting, along with a petition to save teaching positions at Washington High School. Fourteen people addressed the School Board, many of whom asked the board to not […]
Earliest date for Daylight Saving Time h...
With Daylight Saving Time occurring on the second Sunday of March, the time change this year takes place on the earliest possible date. Daylight Saving Time goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 2026. If you have a clock that doesn’t automatically adjust, be sure to set it forward one hour before going […]
Historic Preservation Commission divided...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Immigrant advocates turned out in high numbers in front of a city commission unaccustomed to heated controversy, to oppose tall new fencing around the ICE office in Cedar Rapids. More than 30 people crowded in during the Feb. 26, 2026, Historic Preservation Commission meeting at the City Services Center, 500 15th […]
Details revealed for 7- and 10-foot-high...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More details have been uncovered about U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to install fencing in an area where advocates have been peaceably gathering outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office. Plans call for approximately 350 linear feet of new 10-foot-high galvanized fencing with privacy netting to the northwest […]
Parking structure in Cedar Rapids First ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A parking structure labeled where the long-vacant Hy-Vee is located in redevelopment plans for First Avenue has led to a clarification from the city of Cedar Rapids. Community advocate Sophia Joseph drew attention to the parking structure in the plans, which were presented during an open house by the city on […]
Cedar Rapids School Board takes two-high...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In another lengthy meeting of the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education, community members continued to make their voices heard. More than 20 people addressed the board during a five-hour meeting on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, but with only 3 minutes allotted per person, the public comment period lasted […]
Trees planted down middle of First Avenu...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A tree-lined median down the center of First Avenue East is among the options under consideration for a portion of the major thoroughfare, as Cedar Rapids prepares to present its First Avenue Corridor Redevelopment Plan. Residents are invited to an open house from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, […]
Hundreds gather for ICE observer trainin...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Andrea Layne made the trip from North Liberty to learn more about her rights to legally document immigration enforcement, in reaction to the killings of two observers this month in Minneapolis and an arrest closer to home last fall. “It raised my level of awareness,” Layne said of the September 2025 […]