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Cedar Rapids officials announce Hy-Vee w...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — City leaders who met with Hy-Vee officials to discuss concerns about the closure of the First Avenue store next month expressed hope in interim solutions. “Our meeting with community leaders last week identified priorities to ensure residents can continue to access essential services after the store closes,” Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said […]

Cruisin’ the Avenue: Part Deux

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An estimated 5,000 vehicles took to First Avenue last week to “cruise the Avenue,” and while some of the same car aficionados and nostalgia-seekers came out again Saturday, May 9, the cruisin’ was more subdued. More: Photos from the May 2 Cruisin’ the Avenue Whether it was the time change in […]

Photos: Cruisin’ the Avenue in Cedar Rap

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Windows down, music blaring, engines revving. Hundreds of hot rods, classic cars, motorcycles, vans, trucks, and convertibles with their tops down, took to First Avenue in Cedar Rapids on Saturday night, May 2, 2020, in a throwback to the past, with a social distancing twist. Cruisin’ the Avenue was a rite […]