City eyes converting Fourth and Fifth avenues SE to two-way traffic
City council members urged Griffith to accelerate plans to convert Fourth and Fifth avenues SE to two-way streets. The project could cost about 1.1 million dollars, largely to modify downtown railroad crossings. A consultant may be hired to plan signal changes, turn lanes, and parking impacts, with a decision expected in two to four weeks.
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Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Second
Third Avenues
Tom Podzimek
Griffith
Brian Fagan
Monica Vernon
Sion
Chuck Wieneke
Vernon
Fourth and
U.S. Cellular
MetaBank
Visa U.S.A. Inc
Easyedge
Kansas
Federal Universal Service Fund
Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection
Pink House, Pink Happiness Becomes Local Landmark
Lucille and Larry Pulvermacher chose pink for their cream colored two story home bought in 2001. The pink exterior brightens life for Lucille who has diabetes and osteoporosis and faced a severe flesh eating infection years earlier. Neighbors initially protested color but were reassured by the City Council that the house isn’t historic and can be painted as wished.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Larry
Lucille
United Methodist Church
Flo Robertson
Main Street Central City
Retha Alderton
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Fundraising planned for college's new building
Curry announced plans to raise 48 million dollars for a new college building with about 6 million from private gifts. She praised Merchant for laying a strong foundation and said she brings a new perspective. Mason, the U S president, expects to name a provost within 10 days amid a campus leadership transition.
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Merchant
Curry
Mason
Carver College of Medicine
Jean Robillard
Academic Medical Center
Gazette Data Central maps crime reports in Corridor
The Log notes that The Gazette collects information from public safety agencies and county attorney offices in Eastern Iowa. Readers can map crime reports in Corridor neighborhoods via GazetteOnline com section datacentral for public access to local crime data.
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The
Gazette
Iowa
GazetteOnline
Burglary spree tallies across city with dozens of thefts
Police log lists multiple burglaries from March 13 to March 15 at addresses including Letter Perfect, Greenwood Terrace, Applewood Terrace, Morello and Wilson avenues and others. Stolen items range from TVs and money to a computer, lawn mower, copper wire, art prints, and electronics. A Cedar Rapids man, Billy C. McNeal, 24, is charged with two counts of felony domestic abuse assault and felony assault causing bodily injury in separate incidents with Jennifer Pexa.
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Blairs Ferry Rd
Greenwood Terrace
13Th St
Applewood PI
Morello Rd
Wilson Ave
King Dr
12Th St
16Th Ave
Miller Ave
Eighth Ave
Williams Blvd
Fairfax
Bertram St
Bertram
Muirfield Dr. SW
Billy C. McNeal
Cedar Rapids
Jennifer Pexa
Seventh Avenue SE
Sixth St
Pexa
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