IOWA CITY — An iconic music venue met its end on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, as a demolition crew razed The Mill, a mainstay in Iowa City since 1962. Owner Marc Moen plans to build a new performance venue on the site, at 120 E. Burlington St. “While we cannot preserve the old structure of […]
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End is near for iconic Iowa City venue
IOWA CITY — The days appear to be numbered for The Mill, an iconic music venue and restaurant in downtown Iowa City. Related: Preservationists pore through the past to save The Mill A demolition permit has been posted for the site, at 120 E. Burlington St. A representative of the demolition company, who declined to […]
Cedar Rapids leaders take sledgehammer t...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — City leaders used sledgehammers to mark the beginning of a multi-million dollar project that will replace a century of history with a four-story apartment complex. Taking swings at the solid brick Banjo Refrigeration building, constructed in 1910, no one made a dent until Mayor Brad Hart cracked a window during the […]
Residents push back on Kwik Star proposa...
(UPDATE Sept. 15, 2021: Residents have started a petition drive to urge city commissioners to deny Kwik Star’s conditional use permit and posted an event invitation to the Oct. 7, 2021, City Planning Commission meeting at 3 p.m.) CEDAR RAPIDS – Residents and others concerned about a proposed Kwik Star next to a residential neighborhood […]
Students face construction zone as new C...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Students at the new West Willow Elementary will start school Monday, Aug. 23, without a cafeteria, gymnasium or even a playground. The school, which replaced the former Coolidge Elementary School, 6225 First Ave. NW, is the first in a series of new buildings the Cedar Rapids Community School District has planned. […]
Resurrecting Sinclair: Derecho-damaged C...
Work is underway to restore windows broken and damaged during Iowa’s 2020 derecho at one of Coe College’s iconic buildings. Sinclair Auditorium, which has hosted theatrical and musical performances for 70 years, has been used by the Coe community in various ways throughout the past school year, Coe spokeswoman Natalie Milke said, “but in accordance […]
Neighborhood pub reopening in Cedar Rapi...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Longtime customers of the Tic Toc are cheering news that the beloved neighborhood restaurant and pub — with a history dating back more than a half-century — is reopening after a lapse of several years. The Tic Toc, 600 17th St. NE, had a soft opening Saturday, March 13, 2021, with a […]
Old calendar factory in Washington, Iowa...
By Cindy Hadish WASHINGTON, Iowa — The former McCleery Calendar Factory building — a company that went from one of the country’s largest manufacturers of religious calendars to becoming exclusive producers of Hugh Hefner’s line of Playboy calendars — could soon see a new chapter. A group of investors has purchased the two-story brick building […]
Cleanup continues at historical site of ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Brucemore estate has long been a central feature of family traditions, particularly during the holidays. Tours of the late-1800s Queen Anne mansion, decorated for the season, are a highlight for many families, along with relatives and friends visiting Cedar Rapids. The coronavirus pandemic limited many of those travelers, and the […]
Disturbing the peace: Iowa cemeteries re...
The derecho windstorm that packed up to 140 mph winds Aug. 10 in Iowa — equivalent to a category 4 hurricane — not only destroyed homes, businesses and trees, but wreaked havoc on some of the state’s final resting places. Cemeteries in the Cedar Rapids area were particularly hit hard when the straightline windstorm, which […]