CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Since the record 2008 flood inundated the Time Check area in northwest Cedar Rapids, Ajai Dittmar and Greg Vail have watched neighboring homes disappear one after another. More than 17 years later, they’re seeking to hold onto their home along the Cedar River after the city of Cedar Rapids sent letters […]
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Neighborhood playground disappearing nea...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just blocks from the forthcoming Cedar Rapids casino, a playground at Time Check Park has been removed, with more to come. Removal of the playground equipment earlier this month was related to the flood protection system on the city’s west side, according to Chad Peterson, Parks Superintendent for the City of […]
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, […]
City using eminent domain to acquire Ced...
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Matt Robinette’s home survived Iowa’s hurricane-strength derecho in 2020 and the devastating 2008 flood, but the city of Cedar Rapids has started the process of eminent domain to take his home and large double lot against his consent. The city intends to move forward with its West Side […]
Cedar Rapids celebrates Earth Day while ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — City leaders probably didn’t intend to offer an ironic Earth Day message. But even as City Manager Jeff Pomeranz touted April as Earth Month in a videotaped message, in another corner of the city, a 28-acre Prairie Pollinator Zone was being prepared for destruction. “As all of you know, a healthy […]
City Council to consider further agreeme...
UPDATE Monday, April 12, 2021: Cargill posted recordings of two meetings with neighbors to YouTube today. From Jan. 20, 2021: https://youtu.be/O1cKqFYhqp4 From March 31, 2021: https://youtu.be/1F5eOmrpzaA CEDAR RAPIDS — Residents of a neighborhood where Cargill plans to build an industrial railyard hold out hope for one last chance to stop the destruction of a prairie […]
A look back at 2018 in photos
Iowa had its share of ups and downs in 2018. Take a look back at some of the highs and lows chronicled by Homegrown Iowan during the past year: Iowans braved the cold last winter to demonstrate in favor of common-sense gun laws. Advocates in Cedar Rapids also turned out to show their support for […]
Cedar Rapids marking 10-year flood anniv...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan The coming week begins a retrospective on the 10 years that have passed since the epic 2008 floods in Eastern Iowa, including Cedar Rapids. For those who say the June 11-13 disaster was the best thing to ever happen to this city, it’s not a stretch to guess what they did, […]
Final photos: End of Cooper’s Mill in Ce
CEDAR RAPIDS – A long line threaded in front of the Best Western Cooper’s Mill Hotel this morning as the hotel’s liquidation sale began. Flooded both in 2008, after which it reopened, and again in 2016, the business, at 100 F Ave. NW, was acquired by the city for more than $5 million last fall, […]
Friends of Czech Village seek to rebuild...
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Flood recovery will come full-circle when the Riverside Roundhouse is restored in Czech Village. Supporters of the effort, led by the non-profit Friends of Czech Village, have launched with an aggressive goal: to rebuild the Roundhouse in time to reopen on June 13, 2018, the 10th anniversary of the […]