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Like every year, city governments are celebrating the beginning of American independent governance by closing down for the day. (Although garbage pick-up will continue on its normal schedule in Cedar Rapids). But all the cities in the CRANDIC (the greater Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area) will be sponsoring events. Enjoy food, fireworks, and family-friendly fun for the 4th of July. […]
The stores in Coralville’s Coral Ridge Mall and Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids are among seven Younkers stores that the department store’s parent company, Bon Ton, Inc., told Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) it plans to close. […]
The Coralville Community Food Pantry is presenting the first of its community meals for 2018 this week, on Friday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m. […]
Visitors to the Coralville Public Library who are hungry for more than just knowledge will soon be able to snag a sweet roll or a salad, in addition to books and media. New Pioneer Food Co-op announced on Thursday it will be opening New Pi Co-op Café in the space at the library previously occupied by Caffe Crema. […]
Fifteen restaurants — serving everything from burritos to bao — opened in the Iowa City area this year. Some were entirely new ventures, some belonged to local favorites that expanded (you no longer have to go downtown to get a pie shake). Taking a big step beyond its NewBo District coffee shop in Cedar Rapids, Brewhemia started distributing its nitro coffee throughout the corridor. And in Iowa City, a new, locally-owned food delivery was launched, to provide an alternative to big, national services like GrubHub. […]
Marquee Pizzeria + Bar opened last night to a crowd of hungry diners. Featuring a wood-fired pizza oven that anchors the open interior, the restaurant offers customers a cozy communal dining experience with a menu that extends beyond just the humble pizza pie. […]
The grocery store chain Trader Joe’s opened its much-anticipated Coralville store Friday morning to a line of shoppers eager to browse the tiki-themed aisles and bring home some of the store’s specialty items. […]
A new program is accepting donations of eclipse glasses, which will be distributed to schools in Asia and South America. […]
It’s only fitting that an unusual store would pick an unusual time for its grand opening ceremony. […]
The Trader Joe’s in Coralville will open next month, according to a post on the Iowa River Landing Facebook page. […]
Marquee Pizzeria & Bar brings a “Brooklyn meets Little Italy” atmosphere, communal dining and brick oven pizza to the Iowa River Landing this fall. From their tables, guests will watch Neapolitan-style thin-crust pizzas crisp in the brick oven, which is on its way to Coralville from Medina, Italy. There will be 10-12 pizzas on the […]
Coralville earned a bronze from the League of American Bicyclists for its bicycle friendliness, making it the eighth Iowan community to received a ranking from the league. “We’re excited,” said Sherri Proud, the director of parks and recreation for the city of Coralville. Proud said the city has been working on compiling information and statistics […]
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