CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Despite pleas from residents asking to take a more deliberate approach to a new development on the former Buchanan School/Ambroz Recreation Center site, the Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously to move ahead with the developer who plans to demolish the brick school. Council members did, however, ask that residents’ concerns […]
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Cedar Rapids City Council to consider pl...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Neighbors are concerned about a proposed four-story apartment complex looming over their homes and the demolition of a century-old school in southeast Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids City Council will hear a proposal at its meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2024, regarding a plan to demolish the former Buchanan […]
Iowa City Council gives tepid approval t...
IOWA CITY — After a storm-delayed start and more than 90 minutes of public comment and discussion, the Iowa City Council passed the first of three readings needed to rezone the property where Pagliai’s Pizza is located to become a local historic landmark. While the April 16 vote was unanimous, both Mayor Bruce Teague and […]
Historic gymnasium in Iowa set for demol...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — Less than a year after Iowa Wesleyan University closed, plans are already moving forward to demolish a historic building on the campus in Mount Pleasant. The Iowa Wesleyan Board of Trustees sold most of the campus, including the majority of buildings to the Mount Pleasant School District, but a buyer did […]
Iowa City Council delays vote on histori...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa City residents wrote letters, spoke in front of the City Council and wore specially designed stickers showing their support of designating the building that houses Pagliai’s Pizza as a local landmark, but some members of the City Council didn’t seem convinced. After a 2 1/2-hour meeting, which also included more […]
Iowa City Council to vote on Local Histo...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa City Council will consider a recommendation at its April 2, 2024, meeting to designate the building that houses Pagliai’s Pizza as a Local Historic Landmark. Related: Iowa City takes first step to landmark Pagliai’s building In February, the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to designate the property, […]
Damage to stained glass windows at Kirkw...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Stained glass windows by celebrated glass artist Louis Millet that were removed from display at Kirkwood Community College have been damaged in storage, with an uncertain future. The windows, saved from First Christian Church before the century-old building, at 840 Third Ave. SE, was demolished to make way for parking for […]
End of an era as Sykora Bakery history h...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The final kolaches were baked months ago, as bread pans, baking sheets, mixing bowls and more from Sykora Bakery’s long history in Czech Village are auctioned online. Developer Kory Nanke, who purchased the historic Sykora building for $290,000 in December, said he was unsure what business might […]
Bohemian dance hall to Pagliai’s Pizza;
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Pagliai’s staff deftly serve pizza in the same building where Czech kolaches were undoubtedly served in the distant past. That long history could eventually be marked in the form of a local landmark designation for the building most recognized in recent decades as the home of Pagliai’s Pizza in Iowa City. […]
Historic Preservation Commission letter:...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation Commission, tasked with advising the city on preservation issues, is sending a letter to the City Council, encouraging options to save Harrison Elementary School. “We strongly encourage and implore City Council to advocate for the consideration of all options torenovate and reuse this building,” the letter […]