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 […]
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Trees planted down middle of First Avenu...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A tree-lined median down the center of First Avenue East is among the options under consideration for a portion of the major thoroughfare, as Cedar Rapids prepares to present its First Avenue Corridor Redevelopment Plan. Residents are invited to an open house from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, […]
Hundreds gather for ICE observer trainin...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Andrea Layne made the trip from North Liberty to learn more about her rights to legally document immigration enforcement, in reaction to the killings of two observers this month in Minneapolis and an arrest closer to home last fall. “It raised my level of awareness,” Layne said of the September 2025 […]
History of Cedar Rapids Dairy Queen cite...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Already a cornerstone for the Mound View neighborhood, one of the remaining walk-up Dairy Queens is seeking an official designation with the city of Cedar Rapids as a local historic landmark. Dairy Queen #4, at 501 16th St. NE, had the first review of its local landmark application in front of […]
Holding on: Cedar Rapids couple battles ...
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 […]
Cedar Rapids completes 50-plus Paving fo...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids officials announced more than 50 street projects were completed during 2025, in the 12th year of the tax-funded Paving for Progress program. The program leverages a one-percent, voter-approved sales tax to invest in improving the city’s roadways, with a focus on local, or residential, streets. In all, the program […]
Lost teddy bear in Cedar Rapids finds it...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Britney Carroll knew it was a long shot. As office manager for Hobby Lobby in Cedar Rapids, Carroll was accustomed to seeing lost keys, credit cards and wallets come into the store at 180 Collins Rd. NE, but this was something different. “This is the first teddy bear,” she said of […]
Grocery store opens near vacant Hy-Vee i...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Customers stopping by the Hornbill Asian Market during its soft opening said they were excited to finally see the store open, just one block from a long-vacant Hy-Vee on First Avenue. “We’re excited, too,” owner Mang Pau said, as the store at 1445 First Ave. SE welcomed its first customers on […]
New bookstore honors vision of ‘Angel of
UPDATE: The coffee shop portion of the business is opening Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. The entire shop will have business hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Mary Kay Novak McGrath didn’t live to see her vision for a […]
Christmas traditions celebrated in Czech...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Czech celebrations of Christmas carried into Czech Village in Cedar Rapids, with more to come this weekend. The Svatý Mikuláš tradition, known in the United States as St. Nicholas Day, was marked on Dec. 5, 2025, the day before it’s traditionally celebrated in the Czech Republic. Czech Village in Cedar Rapids […]