Summer crime expected to rise in Cedar Rapids area
Cedar Rapids police in Lt. Cory McGarvey warn crime may increase this summer as temperatures rise. Through May compared with March, criminal mischief up about 10 percent, and May saw 71 percent more public intoxication arrests than January and 71 percent more vehicle thefts than March. Other cities note similar patterns with more disturbances as residents spend more time outside. Officers will boost foot and bike patrols to increase visibility and community contact. Citizens should avoid leaving valuables visible in cars and refrain from posting vacation plans on social media.
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High tech library tables invite youth interaction in Iowa
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids libraries install 55 inch Ideam PLATFORM 55 touch tables in the Children’s Room. The $15,000 devices support cooperative play to teach counting and collaboration, with local programmers creating multiplayer software like Shipshape. Community groups Virtually Competent and EPX design kid friendly games and robots, aiming to broaden access to technology and social skills.
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Iowa City Public Library
Susan Craig
Brent Palmer
Iowa City Library
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Eric Neuhaus
Virtually Competent
EPX
Epics
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Ryan
Holtkamp
Craig
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Joseph Alarape
Coralville
Jared Stakal
Iowa City
Tommy Stevens
Ideum
Pride Week in Iowa City Highlights Film Food and Parade
Pride Week in Iowa City features LGBT themed films at FilmScene and community events. Screen Glow presents LGBT cinema history and Studio 13 hosts nightly Pride Week events for 19 and older attendees. A picnic at Upper City Park with free tacos and cookies leads to a Saturday parade through downtown Town City.
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