IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fans rode a roller coaster of emotions as the University Iowa Women’s basketball team squeaked out a win in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Thousands cheered on the Hawkeyes from Carver-Hawkeye Arena during an April 5 watch party as the team beat the University of Connecticut 71-69 on the […]
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Holocaust survivor expresses hope, but u...
Note: Holocaust survivor Erika Schwartz will also be speaking in Ballantyne Auditorium at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2024. By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — One of the youngest Holocaust survivors still living told an audience at Coe College she had long been confident that a similar […]
Parade returns to St. Patrick’s Day in C
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Blustery winds accompanied the return of the SaPaDaPaSo — St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society — parade 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 to the traditional day this year. Even […]
Internal candidate selected as choice fo...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids City Council will vote this Tuesday on the selection of a new police chief. David Dostal, with local roots in Cedar Rapids, was announced Feb. 12, 2024, at the top choice out of four finalists. Dostal grew up in southwest Cedar Rapids, attended LaSalle High School and graduated […]
Freedom Festival adds new food event for...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Freedom Festival organizers announced a new food event that will serve as a fundraiser for the popular festival in Cedar Rapids. The event, Freedom FEASTival, is set for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, on the downtown Second Avenue Bridge, more than a month before the annual festival begins […]
Cedar Rapids marks 175 years with time c...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When white settlers first arrived in what is now Cedar Rapids, the Sac and Fox, Winnebago and other indigenous tribes had already long-inhabited the area along the Cedar River. Osgood Shepherd maintained he was the first settler, building a log cabin near the present-day “Tree of Five Seasons” monument, according to […]
After 60 years, Iowa woman continues sea...
Every year she hopes for a Christmas miracle: the chance to meet the girl her sister gave up for adoption. This year, that baby girl would be turning 60. The woman, who does not want to be identified to protect the privacy of her sister — the girl’s mother — said a couple from All […]
Cedar Rapids School District request for...
UPDATE: 10 a.m. Dec. 8, 2023: The Cedar Rapids Community School District changed the wording of its post to say “in addition to” instead of “in lieu of” a holiday gift, and after nearly 90 comments and 55 shares, limited comments on its Facebook post and posted a response regarding the intent of the request […]
One person, 2 cats dead in Cedar Rapids ...
UPDATE Dec. 6: Cedar Rapids Police have identified the person who died as 71-year-old Wasifia Elshennawy. Three others suffered smoke and fire-related injuries in the Dec. 5 fire. Police noted that several residents unable to escape their apartments on the second and third floors due to smoke in the hallways were rescued through exterior windows […]
Mickey Mouse, Donald Trump among top Ced...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Mickey Mouse and Donald Trump appeared as write-in candidates for nearly every Cedar Rapids City Council and School Board race on Nov. 7, with “Free Palestine” also making a frequent appearance on the ballot. The race for at-large City Council, won by incumbent Ann Poe and newcomer […]