NOTE: A GoFundMe has been started for the owner of the Lighthouse Inn, with a goal of $30,000. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A landmark supper club, said to be the oldest in Iowa, has been destroyed by fire. The Lighthouse Inn, on the edge of Cedar Rapids at 6905 Mount Vernon Rd. SE, opened in […]
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Iowa City mayor flips vote; City Council...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — In spite of some tense moments, the Iowa City Council voted unanimously in favor of rezoning that will allow the building housing Pagliai’s Pizza to be designated as a local historic landmark. Interrupted occasionally by severe weather warnings, several members of the public spoke in favor of the historic designation for […]
Iowa City mayor voices concern about pot...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague was the lone vote against rezoning property — best known as the Pagliai’s Pizza building — as a local historic landmark. “There are some things that I think are high risk,” Teague said at the May 7, 2024, City Council meeting. “And the city may be […]
Iowa City Council gives tepid approval t...
IOWA CITY — After a storm-delayed start and more than 90 minutes of public comment and discussion, the Iowa City Council passed the first of three readings needed to rezone the property where Pagliai’s Pizza is located to become a local historic landmark. While the April 16 vote was unanimous, both Mayor Bruce Teague and […]
Iowa City Council to vote on Local Histo...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa City Council will consider a recommendation at its April 2, 2024, meeting to designate the building that houses Pagliai’s Pizza as a Local Historic Landmark. Related: Iowa City takes first step to landmark Pagliai’s building In February, the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to designate the property, […]
Historic Chandler Pump building enters n...
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa’s 2020 derecho almost wiped out plans to transform the historic Chandler Pump building into supportive housing for Willis Dady Homeless Services. The top floor of the two-story building, 707 B Ave. NW, was obliterated by the hurricane-strength windstorm, leaving the rest of the 1903-built brick structure at […]
Historic New Bohemia building hits the m...
The closing of The Bohemian is opening up the historic Matyk Building for other potential uses on a highly visible corner of New Bohemia in Cedar Rapids. Used as a live music venue and restaurant during its time as The Bohemian from March 2021 through last September, the corner landmark, 1029 Third St. SE, is […]
Saving a Victorian mansion from fading i...
VINTON — Sharon Happel has long pondered the question: How do you encourage the community to take ownership of a community asset? Such has been the conundrum with the historic Ray House in Vinton, Iowa, one of three properties owned by the Benton County Historical Society, and the most expensive to maintain. Related: Couple leaves […]
Marion, Iowa, takes first steps to save ...
By Cindy Hadish MARION — As demolitions of historic buildings bulldoze ahead in Cedar Rapids, leaders in neighboring Marion are poised to lead the way in saving some of the city’s architectural heritage. The Marion City Council last night voted unanimously to refer proposals by Seven Hills East LLC to the city’s Economic Development Committee. […]
Photos: Historic Mills Seed Company buil...
WASHINGTON, Iowa – For more than a century, the Mills Seed Co. building has stood the test of time, and now, in its new location, has moved into a new era. Built in 1907 to house the Mills Seed Company’s western wholesale and distribution center, the three-story brick building has had a series of owners […]