The Cedar Rapids Community School District’s (CRCSD) didn’t have to look far in its search for a new superintendent. The Board of Education announced on Tuesday it has selected interim superintendent Noreen Bush for the job.
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Documentary following Humanize my Hoodie founders at New York Fashion Week to screen in Cedar Rapids
Humanize My Hoodie — a movement aimed at raising awareness of the implicit bias in how American society views people of color — is coming to Cedar Rapids on Thursday. The latest project for co-founders Jason Sole and Andre Wright is a 30-minute documentary focusing on their lives and work, culminating in their journey to […]
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Cedar Rapids wants to hear from the public about the city’s housing needs
Cedar Rapids residents will have an opportunity at an open house on Wednesday to offer their input on the city’s housing needs and what community services the city should offer to help people overcome barriers to affordable housing.
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Event celebrating wine and classic cinema is returning to NewBo City Market
Wine and classic cinema are making a comeback at NewBo City Market this Saturday night with the return of CinéVino. Wine and cinema-loving attendees will have access to two screenings, wine tastings from various local wineries and one pour of wine.
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Twenty restaurants are offering special menus for Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week
Cedar Rapids foodies, unite! It’s almost time for the eighth annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week, and someone needs to try all the food from the participating restaurants. The nine days of restaurant-hopping kick off on Friday, Feb. 21, in an effort to attract customers during a typically slow time of the year for local businesses. […]
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‘We welcome you to be part of our national mosaic’: 74 people become citizens during ceremony at National Czech and Slovak Museum
For most people last Friday was just another Valentine’s Day, a day to celebrate love and eat unlimited chocolate. But for more than 70 people, Feb. 14, 2020 is significant for another reason — it’s the day they became citizens of the United States.
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Rompot residents seek to join lawsuit over Cargill’s construction of a new Cedar Rapids rail yard
The pushback against Cargill’s rail yard near the Rompot neighborhood and Prairie Park Fishery is continuing, and this week a group of Rompot residents filed motions seeking to join a pending lawsuit that challenges the Cedar Rapids City Council’s decisions to amend the future land use map and plan to rezone nearly 17 acres of land.
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Cedar Rapids coffee shop The Early Bird is closing its doors next month
The Early Bird is flying from its Cedar Rapids nest. The coffee shop will close its doors in early March after more than eight years in business, owner Brooke Fitzgerald said in a Facebook post Tuesday morning.
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Electric-assist bikes and (even more) e-scooters returning to Cedar Rapids in the spring
The number of scooters will increase from 30 to 80, and the full fleet of 150 bikes will be brought back in the spring once weather allows. Officials also shared potential plans to add an adaptive bike to the fleet. The city launched the bike-share program in May 2019
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Improv Incubator will turn love stories into laughs this Galentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Galentine’s Day — Thursday, Feb. 13 — is even closer. And with this year being the 10th anniversary of Parks and Recreation’s Galentine’s Day episode, it only makes sense to fill the night with love and humor. Or at least, humor about love.
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Linn County and Cedar Rapids want artists to submit proposals from new public art projects
Linn County and Cedar Rapids are looking for artists to create new work of public art. Linn County needs both indoor and outdoor works for the new Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris building, and Cedar Rapids needs for a “pocket plaza” that scheduled to open later this year.
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Cedar Rapids issued more than 120,000 citations and collected $3.1 million in fines from traffic cameras in six months
Cedar Rapids’ automated traffic cameras generated 122,620 citations during the first six months after the city started using them again in July. The city also collected $3.1 million in fines for speeding or red light violations during those six months.
