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, […]
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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 […]
Tale of two Cedar Rapids schools and a m...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Neighbors turned out in force to express their opposition to the rezoning of two elementary school sites, but the Cedar Rapids City Council approved the measure for one school, and not the other. In addition to concerns about runoff, increased traffic, noise and air pollution and more, neighbors of Hoover Elementary […]
Cedar Rapids neighbors petition against ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When Joe Brokaw bought his new home with a view six months ago in northwest Cedar Rapids, he was unaware of plans to construct a larger school close to his property on the same grounds as Hoover Elementary. “They are literally putting that school in my backyard,” Brokaw told the City […]
Turnout high at “No Kings” demonstration
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Crowds filled the edge of downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in one of about 2,000 “No Kings” demonstrations held nationwide. More than 2,000 demonstrators stretched from the middle of the Eighth Avenue Bridge, past the railroad tracks near Fourth Street SE, holding signs, chanting and waving American flags […]
New option for groceries opens in Cedar ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Customers can find milk, eggs and other staples alongside more exotic options at a new store in southeast Cedar Rapids, not far from where a Hy-Vee closed one year ago. The S. International Market, 803 Third Ave. SE, held its grand opening Thursday, June 12, 2025, in the former Jeff Jones […]