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 […]
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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 […]
McDonald’s plan fries in initial step; n
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Even as neighbors quietly celebrated the initial rejection of a plan that would place a McDonald’s within feet of their homes, they looked to the next round in front of the Cedar Rapids City Council. “It’s not over yet,” Bruce Abernathy warned as more than a dozen residents left the Dec. […]
Final days for longtime Czech Village sh...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A decades-old business in Czech Village is soon closing its doors. Czech Village Antiques, 82 16th Ave. SW, owned by Pam and Ken Lewis since 1989, will end operations Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, after the couple sold the buildings housing the business earlier this year. “Everything will be on sale and […]
Cedar Rapids neighbors oppose rezoning f...
Note: The City Planning Commission meeting is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in the City Council Chambers on the third floor of Cedar Rapids City Hall, 101 First St. SE. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Neighbors of a proposed McDonald’s along Mount Vernon Road SE are gathering signatures to oppose rezoning for the […]
Legacy continues as painting restored in...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Kristine Moore never met her great-grandfather, but knew the family lore surrounding the artwork he left behind in Czech Village. Klement Kalous, also known as Clint, Klint or Clement, immigrated to the United States from Bohemia when he was just 21 in 1913, leaving behind his four siblings. Documents uncovered by […]
Lights and Blooms returns to Noelridge G...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Visitors can enjoy the spirit of the holidays during an upcoming free event in the tropical warmth of the Noelridge Greenhouse. Lights & Blooms returns to the greenhouse, at 4900 Council St. NE, from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, and Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. See more from the city of Cedar […]