Fashion photos by Karla Monroe, featuring Natalie Lawrence and Lexi Wells at the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center pool in Iowa City. The last time Iowa Citians didn’t have an outdoor public pool for the summer, Harry Truman was president. The pool that served Iowa City swimmers and poolside-loungers since 1949 closed for the […]
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Vigil in Davenport marks one year since the collapse of a downtown apartment building killed three residents
One year after the apartment building at 324 Main St in downtown Davenport partially collapsed, killing three residents and severely injuring a fourth, more than 80 people gathered at the site on Tuesday evening for a memorial vigil. Three small crosses were planted months ago at the edge of the grassy lot where the now-demolished […]
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Three still presumed inside the rubble of Davenport building; owner issues ‘thoughts and prayers’ for those affected by collapse
This story originally appeared in LV Daily, Little Village’s Monday-Friday email newsletter. Sign up to have it delivered for free to your inbox. At a news conference on Thursday morning, Davenport city officials said three people are still unaccounted for following the collapse of the downtown apartment building at 324 Main St. Previously, the number […]
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Partially collapsed Davenport apartment building is ‘extremely volatile,’ five people still unaccounted for as city plans next steps
The Davenport Fire Department is planning another search of the partially collapsed apartment building in downtown Davenport, once it determines the safest way to do so, Fire Marshall Jim Morris said during a news conference on Tuesday. Morris was one of several Davenport officials who spoke at the news conference on the city’s ongoing efforts […]
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Linn County mayors urge residents to vote ‘yes’ to extending local option sales tax
Linn County mayors and other officials are asking voters to extend the local option sales tax used to fund street repair and construction, in addition to other infrastructure projects. Voters in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Fairfax should expect to see the referendum on the ballot this November. A majority of residents in the […]
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Your Village: What is happening at Myrtle Avenue and Riverside Drive?
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