CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission has voted to grant a gaming license for a new casino in Cedar Rapids. Commission members voted 4-1 at their Feb. 6, 2025, meeting at Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Altoona, Iowa, to award the license to joint applicants Cedar Rapids Development Group and […]
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Cedar Rapids School District Chief of St...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Directors has appointed a new board secretary to replace Ryan Rydstrom, who had served in that role, as well as chief of staff, for less than two years. Rydstrom, who was employed by the school district in both positions since April 2023, is […]
Final photos: Maid-Rite West closes in C...
UPDATE: Jan. 16, 2025, with further comments from the owners, at end. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Known as the “oldest sandwich shop in Cedar Rapids,” Maid-Rite West is closing its doors on Jan. 15, 2025. “It’s Time to Say Goodbye,” the owners posted on Facebook on closing day. “Today, we close the doors of Cedar […]
New middle school, other projects reveal...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Voters in the Cedar Rapids Community School District will receive a survey in February regarding one option for a potential bond referendum next November. Just three school projects are included in the $198.6 million bond proposal, more than half of which would go towards a $104 million new middle school on […]
Cedar Rapids School Board votes to spend...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District’s Board of Education approved spending $7.5 million in property owners’ taxes to buy land far outside the city’s core. No public hearing was held at the Jan. 13, 2024, meeting before the board voted unanimously to use Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) funds for […]
Cedar Rapids School Board to vote on $7....
NOTE: Anyone wishing to address the Cedar Rapids School Board at the Jan. 13, 2025, meeting should arrive a few minutes before the 5:30 p.m. start time to sign in as a speaker. Meetings are held at the Educational Leadership & Support Center, 2500 Edgewood Rd. NW. School Board members can be reached by email […]
Cedar Rapids homes restored after flood ...
Update Dec. 31, 2024: The homes have been demolished. (See photos at end) A spokesman for the proposed casino gave a brief statement, which has been added to the story. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Even before state regulators decide on a request for a casino license in Cedar Rapids, homes in a neighboring residential area […]
Final day and future plans for Cedar Rap...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Jim McVeigh’s role in the grocery store he has operated for more than 25 years hearkens back to the days when neighborhood grocers knew their customers by name. Many of those customers stopped by to wish McVeigh a happy retirement on the final day of Save-A-Lot, 1625 J St. SW, on […]
Tree of Five Seasons transplanted to new...
UPDATE Dec. 19, 2024: Rob Davis, Flood Control System Manager for the city of Cedar Rapids, noted that the “transplanting” of the Tree of Five Seasons is one piece of a larger contract for the flood control system project. The specific move of the tree is a $200,000 line item, with 65 percent of the […]
Cedar Rapids School District eyes land p...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District is considering the purchase of 50 acres of land to build a new middle school. Chad Schumacher, the district’s director of operations, said the land would have to be annexed into the city, but would be in northeast Cedar Rapids. He didn’t cite the cost, […]