Jesse Thoeming News Today

I’ll never forget witnessing it in action for the first time. Where I was, what I was doing, who was around me.

Jennifar Bassett, a Cedar Rapids native, has been hired as the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s Downtown District program manager.

Could another organization host signature downtown events such as the farmers market? A mayor-appointed panel that oversees Cedar Rapids downtown initiatives will explore such questions and consider potential changes to downtown management.

As local officials explore possible shifts to which entities and employees manage downtown, Thoeming resigned from the alliance as its downtown advocate. His departure comes amid a restructuring of downtown management responsibilities before the city considers a new vision plan guiding downtown’s future.

The Veteran’s Memorial Building is seen on Mays Island with downtown Cedar Rapids in the background on Thursday, Aug. 5, …

Cedar Rapids and Cedar Valley both will see growing outdoor concert series this summer. See where and when you can jam out.

Years of progress are already visible -- flood gates, more restaurants and employment opportunities, and the goal to see almost twice the number of residents in 2025 than living downtown in 2020. So the city says now’s the time to ask ‘What should be next?’

A new interactive piece of public art being installed in downtown Cedar Rapids will honor longtime musicians in the orchestra and let passersby tap into their musical side, too.

Less than two years after opening its first location in downtown Iowa City, The KETO Kitchen is moving to Cedar Rapids.

Brian Glick spearheading efforts to branch out unified looks.