Activities are plentiful for anyone looking to celebrate Fourth of July in the CRANDIC. Enjoy the sunny weekend with the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids, Jazz Fest in Iowa City, 4thFest in Coralville — or festival hop and try to make it to all three. Cedar Rapids The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival is having its […]
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City of Cedar Rapids wraps up tree debris collection
The City of Cedar Rapids has wrapped up its tree debris collection almost 11 months after the 2020 derecho. This city’s free services included curbside collection, street tree removals, removing uprooted stumps and root balls, and a pick-up through alleys. City workers removed 4 million cubic yards of tree debris in the months following the […]
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Cedar Rapids City Council approves tax incentives for $108.6m FedEx building
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved tax incentives that will be part of a development agreement for a new FedEx warehouse and distribution facility in the city. According to FedEx, the new complex will cost $108.6 million and create 434 jobs in Cedar Rapids. The tax incentives are part of a deal with FedEx Ground […]
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Cedar Rapids City Council appoints first members of the new citizen review board
Nine residents of Cedar Rapids have been selected to serve on the independent citizen review board overseeing the city’s police department. Program Manager April Wing told the Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday the city received 71 applications from residents who wanted to serve on the board. The city accepted applications from residents from mid-February […]
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Breanna Oxley and Sami Scheetz announce bids for Iowa Senate seat held by Rob Hogg, who will not seek reelection
State Sen. Rob Hogg announced on Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022. Following Hogg’s announcement, two Cedar Rapids residents — teacher Breanna Oxley and community organizer/activist Sami Scheetz — declared their candidacies for Hogg’s seat in Senate District 33. Hogg, who was born in Iowa City and lives in Cedar Rapids, has served […]
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CRCSD to ‘act with urgency’ on racial disparities in how students are treated by school police officers
The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) is reexamining its use of school resource officers after recent data showed Black students are six times more likely than white students to have a complaint filed against them. The data, which spans five school years from 2015 to 2020, is from the state’s Department of Human Rights […]
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Insomnia Cookies opening downtown Iowa City location
Late-night snacking in Iowa City is about to get a whole lot sweeter after Insomnia Cookies opens its downtown location. The late-night bakery chain will be moving into the space at 125 E Washington St, which used to be Mama’s Deli & Catering. Mama’s Deli closed last December. Iowa City’s Insomnia Cookies will be opening […]
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Cedar Rapids is restarting its search for a diversity, equity and inclusion manager
After nine months without success, the city of Cedar Rapids is restarting its search for a diversity, equity and inclusion manager. The Cedar Rapids City Council passed a resolution last August to add a diversity, equity and inclusion manager and began the search process a month later. The city hired GovHR USA in Northbrook, Illinois, […]
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Hundreds of volunteers will spend a week repairing low-income Cedar Rapids housing this month
Cedar Rapids nonprofit Matthew 25 is looking for volunteers of all skill levels to help with home repair and maintenance projects as part of their sixth annual Transform Week. This year’s Transform Week will take place from Monday, June 21, through Friday, June 25. Volunteers will help homeowners in the Taylor and Time Check neighborhoods […]
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New mini-golf course opening in Cedar Rapids on Friday
Whether you call it mini-golf, putt-putt or something entirely different, there’s good news — a new 18-hole course is opening up to Cedar Rapids just in time for another sunny weekend. The Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a grand opening celebration on Friday, June 11, for the Mini Pines miniature golf course. […]
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Cedar Rapids City Council approves $8 million settlement in CRPD shooting of Jerime Mitchell
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted on Tuesday to approve the $8 million settlement agreement in the civil lawsuit filed by Jerime Mitchell and his wife Bracken. The Mitchells filed their lawsuit against the City of Cedar Rapids and former police officer Lucas Jones, who shot and paralyzed Mitchell in 2016. The resolution to move […]
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Rollin’ Recmobile returns to Cedar Rapids parks
The Rollin’ Recmobile is returning to Cedar Rapids parks starting on Monday. The van will visit two to three parks six days a week over the summer with recreation equipment, games and activities led by city staff. The Recmobile will stop at 13 parks around the city: Bever, Cedar Valley, Cleveland, Daniels, Delaney, Hayes, Hidder, […]
