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A family of a family of seven is homeless tonight, after an Early Morning fire in cedar rapids. It happened around 3 am on the 33 hundred block of stwood drive northwest. Fire crews found the fire in a bedroom upstairs and were able to knock it out quickly. The home is unlivable right now because of water damage and a lack o oheat. No word yet on what caused the fire. The good news is nobody was hurt because working smoke alarms alerted the family and they got out safely. The American Red Cross is helping them, but volunteers also hit the streets today to make sure other lives will be spared. ...

Iowa artists answer call for recent works responding to the world around them.

Honoring the Human Form, a new art exhibit with about 70 pieces at the Schwartzkopf Gallery in Cedar Rapids’ Cherry Building, explores the human body through seven artist’s unique perspectives, including their glimpse at late model Kristina Collora Pearson over the last decade.

Established local artists leave outdoor circuit to take work indoors

A Marion couple takes a comfortingly humorous looking at a usually painful process.