CEDAR RAPIDS — Steve Shriver had mixed feelings as he and other volunteers distributed hundreds of bottles of free hand cleanser March 18, in a steady rain. Recipients at the drive-through distribution were overwhelmingly grateful, but Shriver, founder of organic lip balm and natural body care products company, Eco Lips, saw the other side, too. […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled in Ced
UPDATED: March 11, 2020, with information from University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics CEDAR RAPIDS — This year would have marked the 45th year of the SAPADAPASO Parade in downtown Cedar Rapids, which has been held, rain or shine, since 1976. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society posted a message on Facebook this morning, Wednesday, […]
“Justice for Michelle” Trial 40 years in
CEDAR RAPIDS — It took 40 years, but jurors deliberated just three hours to find Jerry Lynn Burns guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Michelle Martinko. The 18-year-old Kennedy High School student died in her family’s Buick outside of Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids in December 1979. More: Case begins against Jerry […]
Legal filing calls Cargill attempts to b...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A lawsuit that attempts to halt Cargill from building a 200-car, 12-track industrial railyard in a residential neighborhood has new backing. Members of the Prairie Park neighborhood, in southeast Cedar Rapids, have filed to intervene in the lawsuit by State Sen. Rob Hogg and his wife Kate Hogg, which seeks to […]
Demonstrators brave cold to turn up heat...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Protesters greeted the chairman and CEO of Cargill to Cedar Rapids with signs and chants against the global ag giant for its environmental track record. Hosted by Mighty Earth, a global environmental organization that works to protect tropical forests, oceans and the climate, more than a dozen people demonstrated Wednesday, Jan. 29 […]
Cedar Rapids City Council legacy: sacrif...
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Mayor Brad Hart wished everyone “happy holidays” at the end of a 3-hour City Council meeting. Hart might have an easier time achieving that than the residents of the Rompot/Prairie Park Fishery neighborhood, where the council had just approved rezoning to allow ag giant Cargill to build a […]
City leaders hear message touting value ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Urban dwellers who live near green spaces are less likely to die early, according to a new study; one of several presented at the Trees Forever “Our Woodland Legacy” Symposium. The forum, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, comes coincidentally just days before the Cedar Rapids City Council is scheduled to vote on […]
Photos: Bernie Sanders rally in Cedar Ra...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Bernie Sanders has attracted larger crowds in Iowa’s second-largest city, but the supporters who flocked to see him on Saturday, Dec. 7, appeared to hang onto the presidential hopeful’s every word. A gathering estimated at 350 people heard the Vermont senator speak for about 40 minutes in the gymnasium of Harding Middle […]
Czech Village celebrates Christmas tradi...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Czech celebration known as Svatý Mikuláš was particularly timely this year in Czech Village. The tradition, known in the U.S. as St. Nicholas Day, is celebrated in the Czech Republic on Dec. 6, which coincided perfectly with the Friday night the Czech Village Association annually holds its festivities. Related: Learn […]
One council member votes for nature in C...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Residents of a southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood once again pleaded their case to halt Cargill’s proposal to build an industrial railyard next door to their homes and a nature corridor. More: Neighbors say truth on their side About 25 people spoke during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, with […]