Crowne Plaza evacuation after heat pump fire alarm on hotel floor
An automatic alarm at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons in Cedar Rapids triggered by a heat pump on the 10th floor led to a 30 minute evacuation. Guests and performers described the scene, while a pit bull faced quarantine after a Friday bite. authorities investigate potential charges for the dog owner.
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Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons
First Ave. NE
Joe
Bobbi Munch
Oakland
Charlie
Frinke
Munches
Katrina
Kylie Cass
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Second St. SW
Police Department
Bronwin Vonstein
Courthouse Entrance to Close for Construction
The Third Avenue entrance to the Linn County Courthouse will close Monday for about eight weeks for renovations. The east handicap accessible entrance will remain open. The more than $325,500 in renovations address safety and accessibility issues at the courthouse.
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Linn County
One Way Traffic on Newton Road For Heath Sciences Campus Crossing
The University of Iowa News Service says Newton Road will be reduced to one way with alternating traffic for up to three weeks starting Monday. The change funds upgrades to the pedestrian crossing between the Newton Road Ramp and the Health Sciences Campus and a detour will be posted for pedestrians. Call tips to the provided numbers.
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Newton Road
Health Sciences
University of Iowa News Service
Cedar Rapids Symphony opens new Music Center after renovation
Cedar Rapids Symphony unveils the Fawcett Building as the Symphony Center after a 1.8 million renovation. The facility houses 13 studios an 86 seat recital hall a music library and offices for the orchestra. The School of Music serves 600 plus students and operates youth ensembles honors with Coe College and district programs.
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Anne Kapler
Gazette Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Symphony Office
School of Music
Janet Bloom
Symphony School
Fawcett Building
Third Ave
Paramount Theatre
Symphony Center
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Jasonce
CRSO
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Aura Segall
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Sam Stapleton
Iowa City
Ashley Jindrich
Toddville
Symphony Week at Symphony Center Offers Free Public Events
Symphony Center hosts free activities during Symphony Week with events on Sept 22 to Sept 24. Highlights include a wake-up breakfast with the CRSO Brass Quintet, a Symphony School Open House with instrument petting zoo and rehearsals, Music Together for toddlers, World Music Drumming, and a Noon Talk and piano performance by Maxence Pilchen. Visitors may bring lunch to Lunch and Listening.
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Symphony Center
Crso Brass Quintet
Symphony School
Prelude Orchestra
Music Together
New World Music
Maxence Pilchen
Rachmaninoff
New media shifts redefine how Americans consume news
Historian view of the 2004 election highlights a major change in news sourcing from a few networks to a wide web of sources. Blogs and all news channels broaden access, yet raise concerns about reliability and accountability. Readers must judge the truth across diverse perspectives. Mike Deupree’s column notes this shift and its impact on public discourse.
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George W. Bush
John F. Kerry
CBS
NBC
ABC
CNN
Fox News
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