By Cindy Hadish/for the Corridor Business Journal CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Plans to open a Mediterranean grocery store in California shifted when Mohamed Mahmoud’s cousin invited him to take a look at Cedar Rapids. That invitation led to the opening of Vytyl – a derivation of “vital,” as it’s pronounced – at 365 Edgewood Rd. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Derailment next to Cedar Rapids Cargill ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A train derailment outside of the Cargill corn milling plant near Otis Road SE in Cedar Rapids has the neighborhood concerned. Crews were still working on repairs at the site, next to 1710 16th St. SE, as of late afternoon Friday, Feb. 2. According to Dan Pulis, facility manager for the […]
Linn County Master Gardeners spotlight b...
HIAWATHA, Iowa — Master gardeners will present timely information on gardening topics during free talks each Tuesday in February at the Hiawatha Public Library. The talks take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the library, 150 W. Willman St., Hiawatha. Related: Learn about the 2024 Winter Gardening Fair See more […]
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 […]
Master Czech Folk Artist Marj Nejdl hono...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — For decades, Master Czech Folk Artist Marj Nejdl has volunteered her time and talents in designing Christmas ornaments, egg decorating, illustrating books, buttons and more for the Czech community in Cedar Rapids, and now, pieces of her artwork are on display. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library held a […]
Cedar Rapids ordered to pay $22,000 for ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just as the Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced a consent order for the city of Cedar Rapids to pay restitution and other costs associated with dead trout in McLoud Run, another fish kill was reported in the same trout stream. The DNR was notified Jan. 25, 2024, of a fish […]
Historic Chandler Pump building enters n...
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa’s 2020 derecho almost wiped out plans to transform the historic Chandler Pump building into supportive housing for Willis Dady Homeless Services. The top floor of the two-story building, 707 B Ave. NW, was obliterated by the hurricane-strength windstorm, leaving the rest of the 1903-built brick structure at […]