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Downtown bars amid uptick in downtown safety concerns
Cedar Rapids police chief notes isolated incidents downtown as bar owners report a shift in weekend atmosphere post pandemic. Increased patrols and arrests in the Third Street SE and Second Avenue SE corridors reflect efforts to curb disturbances, with 32 downtown arrests in early June this year versus 23 in the same period last year.
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Third Street SE
American Grill
Second Ave. SE
Kirby Patten
Rock Bar
Cedar Rapids
David Dostal
Patten
Dale Todd
Public Safety and
Dostal
First Street
First Avenue SE
Fifth Street
Fifth Avenue SE
Justin Zehr
Cliffs, Bricks
Taco Gate
Chris Collins
Mark Leber