UPDATE Oct. 24, 2025: Cedar Rapids Community School District spokeswoman Heather Butterfield said there are no set plans in place for the Taylor and Grant elementary buildings, should those students be combined at the Wilson Middle School building. “A plan will be developed following the bond vote, should it pass,” Butterfield said. “In the case […]
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Thousands join peaceful ‘No Kings’ prote
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Thousands of demonstrators lined Eighth Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids to peacefully protest the Trump administration during a nationwide “No Kings” day on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Chanting “this is what democracy looks like,” an estimated 4,000 people waved American flags and carried signs reading “No kings in America,” “Democracy not […]
Closing beloved Cedar Rapids restaurant ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It was her dream restaurant, but the owner of Runt’s Munchies in downtown Cedar Rapids looked to the reality of the bottom line in making the difficult decision to close. The final day for the restaurant, at 118 Second St. SE, is Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to […]
Advocacy group calls Cedar Rapids map co...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After dozens of people attended the Cedar Rapids City Council meeting on Tuesday to protest the city giving a fence permit to the Department of Homeland Security, city officials on Wednesday said they are correcting a mapping “anomaly” to no longer require that permit. The immigrant advocacy group, Escucha Mi Voz […]
GROWFEST at Kazimour Farm and Orchard in...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Unseasonably warm temperatures didn’t deter visitors from a fall celebration with deep roots. GROWFEST, an event to support the nonprofit GROW programs, was held Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Kazimour Farm and Orchard, 2630 Otis Rd. SE, with sales of fresh apples, pumpkins, cut flowers, baked goods and family-friendly activities. Visitors […]
Alliant Energy backtracks on switch boxe...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Alliant Energy will remove the massive switch boxes installed without warning earlier this month in northwest Cedar Rapids, after neighbors raised concerns. Spokeswoman Melissa McCarville said the equipment, called pad mounted switchgear, “was part of a necessary project to relocate energy assets, prompted by the growing needs of Cedar Rapids’ west […]
Czech festival photos in Cedar Rapids, I...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An annual festival drew crowds during an unseasonably warm day, as Czech Goulash Day returned to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. The festival, on Sept. 28, 2025, featured its namesake goulash — a type of beef stew — along with popular Czech kolaches handmade by the experienced bakers of St. Monica’s Circle. […]
Neighbors protest massive electrical box...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Clint Lunden was shocked to watch the giant metal box installed next to his front yard this week in northwest Cedar Rapids. “We didn’t know anything about it,” he said of the Alliant Energy switch boxes, which span more than 7 feet wide and long, and nearly as high as Lunden, […]
New Czech Village mural to be dedicated ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — “Moravian Madonna,” a larger-than-life reproduction of Joža Uprka’s painting, Girl in a Scarf, will be dedicated next week in Czech Village. Located on the historic Kosek Building, 87 16th Ave. SW, the mural will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell; Cecilia Rokusek, National […]
New Czech Village roundhouse taking shap...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — To longtime market-goers, nothing will replace the Riverside Roundhouse, but construction is underway on a new “roundhouse” where homes once stood along Czech Village. The city held a ceremonial groundbreaking last week for the LightLine Loop, a $13.84 million project that includes the roundhouse, a festival street, pedestrian promenade, gateway signage, […]