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Community Foundation to match gifts for Linn County public classroom projects
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation announced it is once more partnering with DonorsChoose to match donations for classroom projects in Linn County public schools. DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit organization, gives teachers an online platform to post classroom projects for…
CR businesses avoid major flood damage, but challenges remain
City workers survey floodwaters and businesses on the other side of a line of Hesco…

Trumpet Blossom Cafe
310 E. Prentiss St., Iowa City

Kale Salad
For a kale salad to be successful, use the most tender kale you can find…

Kirkwood continuing ed praised as ‘model program’
Iowa fire departments sent hundreds of volunteer firefighters last week to fire school training, hosted…

Cedar Rapids officials: Flood preparations complete
Volunteers stack sandbags outside the Geonetric building on Sept. 23 in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo district. …

Could a smaller CR casino squeeze in the door?
A rendering shows the proposed design of the Wild Rose Cedar Rapids, with a skywalk…

Iowa City narrows affordable housing focus
Members of the Iowa City Council and staff offer feedback on several affordable housing initiatives…

iConnect looks to triple its ranks
The Connectivity platform in operation, taken from a video on the company’s website. By…

Tour spotlights urban living in NewBo/Czech Village
By Angela Holmes When Cedar Rapids native Beth DeBoom saw a demolition notice on the…

Cedar Rapids’ retail sector heating up
Van Miller, a broker associate with GLD Commercial talks about developments in Cedar Rapids during…

Still room to run for commercial real estate market
Investment trends in the U.S. commercial real estate market remain positive, Aegon Asset Management Co-Head…

Linn County minimum wage: Is it settled?
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] Linn County will become the second county in Iowa to boost…

Turner Alley Brewing in CR to be sold
Brewer Travis Scheidecker (left) and owner Bill Patterson stand next to a portable tap stand…

Q&A: Karl Cassell
Karl Cassell President and CEO, Horizons, A Family Service Alliance By Adam Moore [email protected] Cedar…







