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Pics from Cedar Rapids criterium2 comments

bjsmith wrote 2 hours ago: Great day for bicycle racing today, especially in downtown Cedar Rapids for the Gold Pointe Fitness … more →

Tags: bicycling, hors catégorie, Bicycle Racing, Criterium, Cycling, Iowa

Pond and garden walks

cindyha wrote 11 hours ago:       Pond, and wildlife, at Larry and Erma Thompson's Cedar Rapids home (photo, Cindy Hadish) … more →

Tags: Cindy's posts, Gardening Events, County Gardens, Eastern Iowa Pond Society, Erma Thompson, Fairfax, Friends of Hickory Hill, garden walk, Gardens

What about Arthur Collins High?

diane wrote 2 days ago:    The Cedar Rapids School Board followed the local tradition of naming schools for presidents when … more →

Tags: 1960s, Iowa, High School, John F. Kennedy, School Board, Ted Kennedy

New rabbi looking forward to move

mollyrossiter wrote 3 days ago: Rabbi Todd Thalblum is a 41-year-old husband and father of two pre-teens (son is 12, daughter is 10) … more →

Tags: Aaron Sherman, children of abraham, houston, Inter-Religious Council, Jewish, Judaism, Rabbi, Religion, Synagogue

Thursday Column -- In with a tweet, and lots of questions

tdorman wrote 3 days ago: So Christian Fong couldn’t wait. The Republican Cedar Rapids marketing executive kicked off his run … more →

Tags: Campaign 2010, Chet Culver, Christian Fong, Disco, Iowa governor, Jim Nussle, Republican

Trail repairs to start in August1 comment

bjsmith wrote 5 days ago: Several more weeks and scenes like the ones below on the Cedar River Trail in Cedar Rapids should be … more →

Tags: bicycling, City Government, trails, Cycling, Iowa

Glass Rd. murder victim may have been out-of-towner4 comments

adambelz wrote 6 days ago: No arrests have been made in the shooting death of Dominique Mosby next to a patio outside an apartm … more →

Tags: Public Safety, Adam Belz, Cedarwood Hills, Chicago, CRPD, Dominique Mosby, Glass Road, murder, Shooting

Ski team entertains at Ellis Park

kjpilcher wrote 1 week ago: Members of the Five Seasons Ski Team attempt a three-tier pyramid as part of the opening act of thei … more →

Tags: Recreation, Amber Bortz, cascade, Coralville, Deb Bonnema, Ellis Park, Five Seasons Ski Team, Iowa City, Jessica Bonnema

Local golfer aces the game

kjpilcher wrote 1 week ago: Jack Baker isn’t perfect, but he has achieved perfection. Nine times to be exact. Baker has sc … more →

Tags: Golf, Recreation, Gardner Golf Course, Gary Louvar, Hole-in-one, ill, Iowa City, Jack Baker, Jones Golf Course

BBQ Roundup has bike parking, but bring a lock

bjsmith wrote 1 week ago: It turns out that bike parking racks will be provided Sunday at the BBQ Roundup to go along with the … more →

Tags: bicycling, Cycling, Iowa

Cedar Rapids Softball Hall of Fame Day at Ellis Park

kjpilcher wrote 1 week ago: CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Softball Hall of Fame is returning to Ellis Park. At least for the t … more →

Tags: Recreation, Softball, ASA, Cedar Rapids Softball Hall of Fame, David Smutz, Ellis Park, George Steinke, Gregg Bosch, Jack Minder

I-Jobs: The Essence of Pork2 comments

Al Bregar wrote 1 week ago: Wednesday the I-Jobs board selected the first applicants to be awarded money from Governor Chet Culv … more →

Tags: Politics, Abregar, Cedar Rapids Public Library, cedar river, Elkader IA, I Jobs, Infrastructure, Linn County, National Czeck and Slovak Museum and Library

Team Iowa Greco-Roman results at Junior National Duals2 comments

kjpilcher wrote 1 week ago: These results are courtesy of Tim McEowen, a former Cedar Rapids LaSalle and Kirkwood C.C. wrestler … more →

Tags: Wrestling, Austin Blythe, Brett Baumbach, Cam Savage, Cedar Rapids LaSalle High School, Conner Ryan, David Solis, Elijah Sullivan, Greco-Roman

Hinzman Suspends his Mayoral Ambitions1 comment

tdorman wrote 1 week ago: Gary Hinzman says he’s staying on the sidelines in Cedar Rapids’ mayoral race, at least … more →

Tags: Gary Hinzman, mayor, Monica Vernon, Ron Corbett

Ride your bike, save a buck on BBQ1 comment

bjsmith wrote 1 week ago: From the June issue of C.R.’s Bicycle Advisory Committee newsletter: The 22nd Annual Cedar Rap … more →

Tags: bicycling, hors catégorie, Cycling, Iowa

Tombstone in Bever Park, 1959

diane wrote 1 week ago: Fifty years ago, on June 23, 1959, The Gazette published a small item about vandals and a tombstone. … more →

Tags: 1950s, Iowa, Bever Park, Cedar Memorial, Mason City, Tombstone, vandals

Would-be midnight intruder gets seven days1 comment

adambelz wrote 1 week ago: Daniel Kvidahl, the man who has been scaring the dickens out of his neighbor over the past six month … more →

Tags: Courts, criminal trespass, CRPD, Daniel Kvidahl, Iowa, sara marino, Stalking

Back from a Good Visit

Nathan wrote 2 weeks ago: Last Tuesday, J, Lucy and I got back to Denver after our first planned trip of the summer. We visite … more →

Tags: Life and Such, Colorado, Eat Pray Love, Family, Food, Friends, Iowa, Lucy, mini golf

Downtown Cedar Rapids back to life with farmers market

frumpfighter wrote 2 weeks ago: A year ago downtown Cedar Rapids was a war zone. When the filthy water of the Flood of 2008 went dow … more →

Tags: downtown farmers market, Flood of 2008, John Ernest Vineyard and Winery, Tama