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Video from yesterday's trespassing warnings at the Cedar Rapids ICE immigration check-in. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Video from yesterday's trespassing warnings at the Cedar Rapids ICE immigration check-in. open.substack.com/pub/lylemull...
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A piece of good news, as a piece of #history is restored in #CedarRapids #Iowa ❤️ homegrowniowan.com/legacy-conti...
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A piece of good news, as a piece of #history is restored in #CedarRapids #Iowa ❤️ homegrowniowan.com/legacy-conti...
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Nice #weather for penguins this Saturday; not so great for a sale. 😬 Our #SmallBusinessSaturday sale is postponed until Saturday, Dec. 6 for the safety of our volunteers and customers. Stay warm! ☃️ #CedarRapids #Iowa #snowstorm #snow #winter
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Nice #weather for penguins this Saturday; not so great for a sale. 😬 Our #SmallBusinessSaturday sale is postponed until Saturday, Dec. 6 for the safety of our volunteers and customers. Stay warm! ☃️ #CedarRapids #Iowa #snowstorm #snow #winter
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A few of the #architectural salvage treasures saved from a beloved home in #Marion #Iowa, available at our upcoming Small Business Saturday sale, 9-11 a.m. Nov. 29 in #CedarRapids. Details: www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do...
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A few of the #architectural salvage treasures saved from a beloved home in #Marion #Iowa, available at our upcoming Small Business Saturday sale, 9-11 a.m. Nov. 29 in #CedarRapids. Details: www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do...
New business opens in iconic building in #Czech Village in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/new-business...
New business opens in former Sykora Bakery in Czech Village
A new business opened Nov. 20, 2025, in half of the former Sykora Bakery building in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A new business has opened in the fo...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
New business opens in iconic building in #Czech Village in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/new-business...
Outgoing VP takes note as #school board loses #diversity in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/cedar-rapids...
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Outgoing VP takes note as #school board loses #diversity in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/cedar-rapids...
Another loss for the neighborhood as playground disappears near new #casino in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/neighborhood...
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Another loss for the neighborhood as playground disappears near new #casino in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/neighborhood...
Insights into spending on the failed #school bond referendum in #CedarRapids #Iowa and who supported the school board candidates: homegrowniowan.com/campaign-rep...
Campaign reports reveal spending on failed Cedar Rapids School District bond measure
Believe in CR Schools paid for a number of campaign mailings to support passage of the $117 million bond referendum for the Cedar Rapids School District. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Whi...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Insights into spending on the failed #school bond referendum in #CedarRapids #Iowa and who supported the school board candidates: homegrowniowan.com/campaign-rep...
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“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
Photos from the No Kings rally in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/thousands-jo... #NoKings #protest #Trump
Thousands join peaceful ‘No Kings’ protest in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Demonstrators pause in front of the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during the "No Kings" protest on Oct. 18, 2025. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Thousands of demonstrators lined Eighth Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids to peacefully protest the Trump administration during a nationwide "No Kings" day on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Chanting...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Photos from the No Kings rally in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/thousands-jo... #NoKings #protest #Trump
Sad to see the end of this locally owned #restaurant in #CedarRapids #Iowa 😢 homegrowniowan.com/closing-belo...
Closing beloved Cedar Rapids restaurant ‘not an easy choice’
Sunlight streams into the restaurant at 118 Second St. SE, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- It was her dream restaurant, but the owner of Runt’s Munchies in downtown Cedar Rapids looked to the reality of the bottom line in making the difficult decision to close....
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October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sad to see the end of this locally owned #restaurant in #CedarRapids #Iowa 😢 homegrowniowan.com/closing-belo...
Escucha Mi Voz #Iowa calls into question city's "map correction" to allow #ICE to build fence in #CedarRapids homegrowniowan.com/advocacy-gro...
Advocacy group calls Cedar Rapids map correction allowing ICE to build fence ‘political cowardice’
Advocates hold signs while waiting to speak during the City Council meeting Oct. 7, 2025, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- After dozens of people attended the Cedar Rapids City Council meeting on Tuesday to protest the city giving a fence permit to the Department of Homeland Security, city officials on...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Escucha Mi Voz #Iowa calls into question city's "map correction" to allow #ICE to build fence in #CedarRapids homegrowniowan.com/advocacy-gro...
So inspiring to see Jane Goodall years ago at the University of Iowa. May she rest in peace. ❤️ homegrowniowan.com/the-inspirat...
Jane Goodall inspires audience at the University of Iowa
IOWA CITY - Organizers initially intended to have Dr. Jane Goodall speak in a ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus. Wisely, they moved the venue to the 15,400-seat Carv...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So inspiring to see Jane Goodall years ago at the University of Iowa. May she rest in peace. ❤️ homegrowniowan.com/the-inspirat...
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Hoping a new owner can be found for this lovely #historic #mansion in #CedarRapids #Iowa. Take a peek inside! 🧐 www.savecrheritage.org/historic-ced... #architecture
Historic Cedar Rapids mansion in need of new owner
The Carpenter home is shown during its early years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Moniker 86 Social Club) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Finding the right owner for a historic property can be a challenge, but a...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Hoping a new owner can be found for this lovely #historic #mansion in #CedarRapids #Iowa. Take a peek inside! 🧐 www.savecrheritage.org/historic-ced... #architecture
Heartbreaking end to Queen of Hearts mansion in #Iowa. 💔 homegrowniowan.com/death-of-a-q...
Death of a queen: Heartbreaking end to iconic mansion in Marshalltown, Iowa
The "Queen of Hearts" mansion is shown during its final night standing in Marshalltown, Iowa, on Sept. 22, 2025. (photo/Kyle Landas) MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- The "Queen of Hearts" mansion in Marshalltown...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Heartbreaking end to Queen of Hearts mansion in #Iowa. 💔 homegrowniowan.com/death-of-a-q...
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A crushing blow in #Iowa to lose this once grand mansion. Our volunteers saved what we could from going to the landfill. Join us Sept. 20 in #CedarRapids to give #vintage doors, lintels, #QueenAnne windows and other #architectural treasures a new forever home. ❤️
Save CR Heritage Heartbreaker Salvage Sale | Hoopla
It's always heartbreaking to salvage a home, imagining its history and the people who lived there, but our volunteers rescue what they can to keep those memories alive and pay respect to the house and...
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September 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A crushing blow in #Iowa to lose this once grand mansion. Our volunteers saved what we could from going to the landfill. Join us Sept. 20 in #CedarRapids to give #vintage doors, lintels, #QueenAnne windows and other #architectural treasures a new forever home. ❤️
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Built in 1938 and eligible for the National Register of #Historic Places, the Eighth Avenue #Bridge in #CedarRapids #Iowa, will be replaced. We'd like to see the #ArtDeco railings saved. Thoughts from other cities about repurposing them?
September 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Built in 1938 and eligible for the National Register of #Historic Places, the Eighth Avenue #Bridge in #CedarRapids #Iowa, will be replaced. We'd like to see the #ArtDeco railings saved. Thoughts from other cities about repurposing them?
Heart-breaking end to "Queen of Hearts" mansion in #Iowa 💔 homegrowniowan.com/final-days-o... #historic #architecture
Final days of Iowa’s Queen of Hearts mansion
One of the heart-shaped windows is seen inside the "Queen of Hearts" mansion in Marshalltown, Iowa, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (photo/Cindy Hadish) MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- The dusty floors, boarded windo...
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September 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Heart-breaking end to "Queen of Hearts" mansion in #Iowa 💔 homegrowniowan.com/final-days-o... #historic #architecture
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Thanks to grassroots support, we are now the new owners of the #historic Zastera Pharmacy building in #CedarRapids #Iowa! Our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to our capital campaign, to the Hall-Perrine Foundation and our generous benefactor. ❤️ www.savecrheritage.org/save-cr-heri...
Save CR Heritage thanks supporters in successful capital campaign for historic Zastera Pharmacy storefront
The interior of the former Zastera Pharmacy building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is shown in August 2025. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- More than 100 individuals, businesses and organizations ...
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August 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thanks to grassroots support, we are now the new owners of the #historic Zastera Pharmacy building in #CedarRapids #Iowa! Our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to our capital campaign, to the Hall-Perrine Foundation and our generous benefactor. ❤️ www.savecrheritage.org/save-cr-heri...
Homeowner in #CedarRapids #Iowa wonders if anonymous complaint that required him to remove his #garden was politically motivated. homegrowniowan.com/cedar-rapids... #pollinators #gardening #gardeners #butterflies
Cedar Rapids man forced to remove front yard sanctuary
The remains of sunflowers removed from Will Hatchel's front yard are seen Thursday, July 31, 2025, outside of his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Butterflies and...
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August 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Homeowner in #CedarRapids #Iowa wonders if anonymous complaint that required him to remove his #garden was politically motivated. homegrowniowan.com/cedar-rapids... #pollinators #gardening #gardeners #butterflies
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Join us this Saturday, July 26, to help us breathe new life into the #historic Time Check neighborhood of #CedarRapids, #Iowa! ❤️ www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do...
Brick-by-Brick II: Final Countdown | Hoopla
Join Save CR Heritage in the final days of the nonprofit's campaign to revitalize the historic Zastera Pharmacy building during Brick-by-Brick II: Final Countdown! The Hall-Perrine Foundation is provi...
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July 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Join us this Saturday, July 26, to help us breathe new life into the #historic Time Check neighborhood of #CedarRapids, #Iowa! ❤️ www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do...
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Help us reach our goal to revive the #historic Zastera Pharmacy building in #CedarRapids #Iowa! ❤️ www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do...
Brick-by-Brick II: Final Countdown | Hoopla
Join Save CR Heritage in the final days of the nonprofit's campaign to revitalize the historic Zastera Pharmacy building during Brick-by-Brick II: Final Countdown! The Hall-Perrine Foundation is provi...
www.hooplanow.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Help us reach our goal to revive the #historic Zastera Pharmacy building in #CedarRapids #Iowa! ❤️ www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do...