Volunteers Rehabilitate Cedar Rapids Downtown Neighborhoods
About 70 volunteers join a grassroots effort to address housing blight in Cedar Rapids downtown. They meet at 900 Sixth St SE at 9 am to continue work started July 22, including painting yard work carpentry and litter pick up. The BRIGHTEN project is organized by local groups and Americorps VISTA with city support.
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Movies in the Park return to Bever Park Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hosts Movies in the Park at Bever Park tonight with shows on Aug 12 and 19. Gates open 7 p.m., dusk around 8:30 p.m., $5 suggested donation supporting Junior League and local nonprofits. The lineup includes The Incredibles Tonight Zathura Aug 12 Chicken Little Aug 19. Patrons advised to bring blankets and outdoor chairs.
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Beauty Salon Reestablishment Drives Zoning Amendment
Corridor districts permit new use only conditionally after owners of a town center beauty salon pushed to move and faced denial. The ordinance amendment stems from their plan to relocate and the council debate over agricultural and rural residential zoning.
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Manchester council denies road renaming request
The Manchester City Council rejected XL Specialized Trailers’ request to rename Schram Drive to Wall Street to honor owner Herb Schram. The gravel road, platted as Schram Drive, leads to a new city park and recreation area and is kept for historical reasons, with mayor Milt Kramer citing its connection to Schram Pond. Darrell Hanson warned against naming streets after individual business owners.
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Metro YMCAs to Close for Deep Cleaning and Repairs
Cedar Rapids reports Metro area YMCAs will shut for cleaning and repairs this month. The Marion YMCA gym closes Thursday and reopens Aug 16. Helen G Nassif YMCA downtown closes 2 p.m. Aug 16, then Aug 17 to Aug 21. Stoney Point YMCA closes Aug 24 and reopens Aug 28. Members urged to use other branches during closures.
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Private College Week set for Cedar Rapids area campuses
Iowa private college week runs Monday through Friday at 29 colleges including Coe Mount Mercy and Cornell with free tours information sessions and a passport system offering fee waivers after three stamps. Col lege Week pre registration advised by calling desired campus.
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Cedar Rapids Woman Airlifted After Coralville Lake Boat Crash
Jean A Harmon 51 of Cedar Rapids was released from University Hospitals Iowa City on July 29 after a boating accident on Coralville Lake. She rode as a passenger in a fishing boat driven by her husband Clayton Harmon 53 which struck David L Soden 60 of Marion who operated another boat. Soden’s boat was not moving at the time of impact. The crash occurred about 10 30 p m July 28 near the Sandy Beach Campground.
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Window air conditioners stolen from Cedar Rapids apartment
Two window air conditioners valued at 240 dollars were stolen early Tuesday from a Cedar Rapids apartment at 3000 J St SW. Police say the heat may have prompted the theft and ask anyone with information to call 1 800 272 7463. callers can remain anonymous and may qualify for a reward.
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