Downtown residents reshape city heart as nightlife grows
The downtown area shifts with seniors and new young residents living in towers like Geneva and Cedar River. An influx of workers from APAC, MCI, and McLeod boosts activity, while local venues Teddy's Steakhouse and The Tycoon draw crowds. Residents praise walkability and access to services though nightlife varies.
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Owntown
Ce- DD Rapids
Geneva Tower
Cedar River Tower
Roosevelt and
River Place
Ground Transportation Center
Brad Simanek
First Ave
Chicago
Simanek
Griffith, Ballard and Co
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Kurtz
Greg White
Teddy
Roosevelt
White
Jessica Peterson
The
Peterson
APAC
MCI
McLeod
Geneva Tower Residents Run In-House Grocery Store
At Geneva Tower on 310 Fifth Ave SE residents run a small in-house grocery from 9 30 to 10 30 p m offering bread frozen foods juices milk and snacks Volunteers Debbie Fullmer Flo Holloway and Wilma Johnson help operate the store delivering groceries to apartments Ice cream is popular with about 10 customers per visit and residents say the service keeps them from needing to leave the building The store reflects a community ethos of mutual aid among residents
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Jim Ryan
Geneva Tower
Fifth Ave
Ryan
Merchants National Bank
Guaranty Bank & Trust
Sixth St
Osco
Danielle Striegel
Coachman Apartments
Mercy Medical Center
Striegel
YWCA
Horace Wilson
Wilson
Greene Square Park
BeBe Davis
Davis
First American Realty
First Avenue
Clare Slattery
Heritage Property Management
River Place
First St
Slattery
Debbie Fullmer
Flo Holloway
Wilma Johnson
Holloway
Erma Jones
Jones
Solitary Walter Kinch Embraces Downtown Cedar Rapids Life
Kinch, 81, lives at The Roosevelt in downtown Cedar Rapids, enjoying the bustle and watching street life. A former Franklin High School teacher, he moved in after a stroke and relies on daily bus trips, neighbors, and visits from family as he keeps a keen eye on passersby and reminisces about a busier past.
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Keelyn Quigley
Andrea Deal
Second Avenue
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Keelyn
Andrea
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Walter Kinch
The
Roosevelt
Kinch
First Ave
Sammy
Franklin High School
Walter
Maxine
Cedar Falls
Karl
Leanne Hensley
Marolee
Gazette Neighborhood Tour Dates and Locations
The Gazette will host neighborhood block parties from 7 p.m. at Wright School Downtown Greene Square Park Squaw Creek Village Marion Harambee House Jefferson High School Toddvile Arthur School Madison School Van Buren School and other sites from unspecified start to end dates. The events run weekly in various districts including 6201 Hennessey Pkwy 404 17th St SE 1243 20th St SW 2630 B Ave NE and 2525 29th St SW.
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Esther Kluss
Maude Holm
Cedar River
Kluss
Holm
Liz Lillios
Pauline Tsamis
Taleah Novak
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Wisconsin
Josh Schwartz
McLeodusa
Fullmer
Janet Starr
Harrell
Winterset
the Roosevelt
Dave Gosch
Lisa Powell
the Gazette
Wright School
Squaw Creek Village
Mobile Home Park
Hennessey
Harambee House
17Th St. SE
Jefferson High School
20Th St. SW
Toddvile
Toddville
Arthur School
Madison School
Woodside Dr
van Buren School
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