CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A full-capacity crowd greeted former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to a veterans town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids, marking his first major public appearance since Donald Trump took office in January. The May 13, 2025, stop at the downtown Veterans Memorial Building was not a campaign appearance, but Buttigieg touched on […]
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Cedar Rapids School Board forges ahead o...
UPDATE: May 13, 2025, with comments from Cedar Rapids Community School District spokesperson. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education has agreed to ask voters to approve a $117 million bond proposal, while at the same time, moving forward with plans to build two new elementary schools, without a […]
Birthday celebration planned for Cedar R...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As he turns 100 next week, Bill McQuiston reflected on the past century, including his service during World War II. “I didn’t want to go to the Army. I didn’t want to go to the Marines, because they both marched too much,” the Cedar Rapids man said of his decision to […]
Easter Showcase returns this weekend at ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Visitors can step into the warmth of the Noelridge Greenhouse this weekend during the annual Easter Showcase. The showcase will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Noelridge Greenhouse, 4900 Council St. NE. Admission is free. The first 500 children, ages 12 […]
Cedar Rapids school survey points to ano...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Survey results show voters would resoundingly defeat the latest Cedar Rapids Community School District bond proposal. The district’s Board of Education heard results of the survey, taken earlier this year, during a special board meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025. Of the 7,850 registered voters who responded to the survey, just […]
High Cedar Rapids turnout for global eve...
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 […]
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 […]
Teachers consider moving own children fr...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two teachers, concerned about the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s “right-sizing” efforts, were among speakers during the March 31, 2025, School Board meeting. Chris Rolwes and Kevin Darrow, both teachers at Jefferson High School, asked how the board will address new requirements for the upcoming school year in courses such as […]
Cedar Rapids celebrates 50 years of St. ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The 50th anniversary of the annual SaPaDaPaSo — St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society — parade was celebrated on a blustery day in downtown Cedar Rapids. With temperatures starting in the 50s and winds gusting to 40 mph, about 70 entries made their way downtown on Monday, March 17, 2025, the traditional […]
Downtown Cedar Rapids parade returns on ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After returning to the traditional day last year, the annual SaPaDaPaSo — St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society — parade will again be held on March 17. In 2022, organizers cited a challenge with finding volunteers during the workweek in moving the parade to the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, but returned […]