Downtown Cedar Rapids praised for retail strength but seeks standout appeal
City Hall reporter Heather Sloman notes strong downtown Cedar Rapids retail and office growth, while Land Design/Research Inc. cites visual appeal, odors, train noise, and lack of "something special" as weaknesses. The study, based on 47 interviews, flags vacant sites and parkade access as opportunities. The district spans from the Cedar River to Eighth Avenue between I-380 and Sixth Street SE.
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Heather Sloman Wooding
Azette
Cedar Rapids
Land Design/Research Inc
Columbia
Bert Winterbottom
Cedar River
Sixth Street
Interstate 380
Eighth Avenue
Controversial rezoning plan wins preliminary approval
The Cedar Rapids City Council gave first reading to an ordinance shifting zoning at 2875 Mount Vernon Rd from residential to community shopping district. Architect Leo Peiffer proposed the plan affecting traffic and parking near his office, with two more readings planned in two weeks.
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Mount Vernon Road
Mount Vernon Rd
Leo Peiffer
Peiffer
Local Day Schedule and Arts Events in Cedar Rapids Area
Today lists meetings in Cedar Rapids Linn County and Marion including Riverfront Improvement Commission and Library Board. Theater options feature Brucemore Children's Christmas, Taming of the Shrew at Kennedy High School, Funky Winkerbean Homecoming at Jefferson High, and a John Denver Holiday Concert at Five Seasons Center. Also Human Rights Day event with Amnesty International and a Nutcracker performance at UI M-Hander Auditorium. Venereal disease clinic hours offered by Linn County Health Department with optional appointments.
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Cedar Rapids Riverfront Improvement Commission
Riverfront
Linn County Board of Social Welfare
Iowa Building
Fourth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy High School
Funky Winkerbean
Jefferson High School
U.N. Association
Amnesty International
Peoples Church
Third Ave
Amnesty International Midwest
Doris Strieter
John Denver
Five Seasons Center
Coe
Sinclair Auditorium
Joffrey Ballet
Mhander Auditorium
U of I
Wolf Mask Robs Hardee's Supervisor in Cedar Rapids
A man wearing a rubber wolf mask jumped from behind bushes at a Cedar Rapids restaurant, then robbed a Hardee's supervisor as he prepared to deposit the receipts. The suspect, Chad Harford, 19, of 1100 Brockman Dr SE, Cedar Rapids, fled before police arrived.
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Cedar Rapids
Hardee
Chad Harford
Brockman Dr. SE
Harford
Deputy appeals his dismissal in Jones County case
Anamosa deputy David J. Ball fired Sunday filed an appeal Wednesday seeking a Civil Service Commission hearing. Ball's attorney said no hearing date is set. Sheriff John Cook would only say Ball is no longer with us. County officials declined to discuss the internal investigation and criminal charges.
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Anamosa
David J. Ball
Jones County
Civil Service Commission
Ball
Don Carr
Cedar Rapids
John Cook
Cook
Monticello
Connie Sue Rickless
Rickless
Juveniles charged in 1987 car theft case
Police charged three juvenile boys with first degree theft after they allegedly stole a 1987 model car Tuesday afternoon in the 1200 block of Patrick Casey and 2317 Bever Ave SE. The car reportedly belonged to a juvenile detention center and the youths were taken into custody.
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C.R
Patrick Casey
Bever Ave
First Avenue SE
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