CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Hundreds of visitors, young and young at heart, stepped into tropical warmth to enjoy the spirit of the holidays inside the Noelridge Greenhouse. Volunteer Wanda Lunn said Friends of Noelridge hosted the Noelridge Lights & Blooms event one night last year and decided to extend it to two nights in 2023. […]
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After nearly a century, jewelry store pr...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Ginsberg Jewelers has started a “going out of business” sale, ending four generations of the family-owned jewelry store. Steve Ginsberg, the fourth-generation owner, announced the store’s closure in early November, after 93 years in business. Steve Ginsberg, right, points out jewelry to a customer on the first day of Ginsberg Jewelers’ […]
Mickey Mouse, Donald Trump among top Ced...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Mickey Mouse and Donald Trump appeared as write-in candidates for nearly every Cedar Rapids City Council and School Board race on Nov. 7, with “Free Palestine” also making a frequent appearance on the ballot. The race for at-large City Council, won by incumbent Ann Poe and newcomer […]
OPN Architects among top donors to Cedar...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The architectural firm that directed the process for the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s $220 million bond referendum, featuring a $127 million new middle school, is one of the biggest donors to the campaign to pass the measure. OPN Architects donated $2,500 to the “Vote Yes to […]
Czech Feather & Down continues more than
By Cindy Hadish/ Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A Czech business in the same family for more than 100 years is marking its new location in Cedar Rapids with an open house on Friday, Oct. 27. Czech Feather & Down is back on 16th Avenue SW, but quite a distance from the 16th Avenue […]
Orchid show and sale to celebrate 10th a...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society will mark the 10th anniversary of its annual show and sale with a two-day event on Oct. 28 and 29, 2023. Held at the Elks Lodge Hall, 801 33rd Ave. SW, the event features a Halloween theme. See photos from a past orchid show & sale […]
CR School Board panel rejects challenges...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A three-panel member of the Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education dismissed most objections to the district’s petition for its $220 million bond referendum, allowing the issue to move forward to the Nov. 7 election. The district had conducted its own review of the petitions […]
New version of beloved Czech Village rou...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Czech Village could have a new, smaller version of its iconic roundhouse within a few years. The roundhouse, used for farmers markets, festivals and other gatherings, opened in 1963, and was dismantled after the 2008 flood, when the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library moved to […]
Cedar Rapids School District faces ethic...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board addressed a complaint Sept. 28, filed against the Cedar Rapids Community School District, on the same day the school district was presented with a challenge to its bond referendum petitions and the School Board heard two objections to a candidate’s […]
Petition signatures for $220 million Ced...
FURTHER UPDATE Sept. 25, 2023: Cedar Rapids School Board Secretary Ryan Rydstrom said the deadline to accept petition challenges for the school bond referendum is now 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. He did not say why there is a discrepancy with the information from the Auditor’s Office, but noted that attorneys for the School Board […]