CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Disregarding the Historic Preservation Commission’s objections, the Department of Homeland Security indicated it still intends to construct a tall fence around its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids. The commission will consider responding to the department’s reply regarding the proposed fence at 3351 Square D Drive SW, during […]
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Easter Showcase returns to Noelridge Gre...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A popular annual event returns next month as the Easter Showcase celebrates spring with its displays of indoor plants and blooms at the Noelridge Greenhouse. The free event will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the greenhouse at 4900 Council St. N.E. […]
Crowds, participants brave frigid St. Pa...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — With temperatures in the teens, the annual parade hosted by the SaPaDaPaSo — St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society — was likely one for the record books. Still, small crowds lined most of the parade route on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, even as some spectators took to the skywalks or watched the […]
New Cedar Rapids senior center begins r...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — “Our Place,” a new center for older adults, officially began construction at its forthcoming space near downtown Cedar Rapids. The $5.5 million project will create 13,000 square feet of amenities, including a cafe, classrooms, an exercise studio, library, theater and outdoor pickleball court at Horizons, 819 Fifth St. SE. Jim Miller, […]
St. Patrick’s Day parade set for downtow
UPDATE March 16, 2026: Despite Iowa’s blizzard, SaPaDaPaSo announced that the parade will be held as scheduled this Tuesday, March 17. Bundle up! CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — March weather can be maddening, with record high temperatures one day and snow two days later, as evidenced this week, but the annual parade for the SaPaDaPaSo — […]
Cedar Rapids School District to cut fewe...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More impassioned pleas came from students, parents and others from the Cedar Rapids Community School District during the March 9, 2026, Board of Directors meeting, along with a petition to save teaching positions at Washington High School. Fourteen people addressed the School Board, many of whom asked the board to not […]
Historic Preservation Commission divided...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Immigrant advocates turned out in high numbers in front of a city commission unaccustomed to heated controversy, to oppose tall new fencing around the ICE office in Cedar Rapids. More than 30 people crowded in during the Feb. 26, 2026, Historic Preservation Commission meeting at the City Services Center, 500 15th […]
Details revealed for 7- and 10-foot-high...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More details have been uncovered about U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to install fencing in an area where advocates have been peaceably gathering outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office. Plans call for approximately 350 linear feet of new 10-foot-high galvanized fencing with privacy netting to the northwest […]
Tale of two (Dairy) Queens
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two of the last original walk-up Dairy Queens in Cedar Rapids are taking divergent paths. One, at 3304 First Ave. NE, has closed and will not reopen after owner Jill Muckler died last year. She had been the third-generation owner of the popular spot, where customers of all ages — sometimes […]
Plant shop breathes new life into former...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The mansion on a busy stretch of Cedar Rapids has undergone a number of “reincarnations” in its history, from a home to a mortuary to a variety of restaurants, with the latest iteration starting a new chapter as a plant shop. Crazy Plant Gal opened Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at 821 […]