March 09, 2010
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett will host his monthly Flood Forum this Thursday, March 11, at 6:00 p.m. in the Westdale Mall Lower Level (West of the Cedar Rapids Public Library), located at 2600 Edgewood Road SW. All Cedar Rapids residents are invite
March 05, 2010
Cedar Rapids Parking is reaching out to patrons, employees and businesses that will use any of the city-owned parking ramps during March 5-6, 2010.
February 25, 2010
Beginning tonight at 5:00 p.m., the City of Cedar Rapids will be controlling access to two downtown parking lots to accommodate evening and weekend special event parking.
February 08, 2010
A snow emergency is in effect from 9 p.m. Sunday, February 7, 2010 to 11 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Snow routes are in effect for this time period. Residents are requested to move cars off streets in other parts of the city.
February 05, 2010
The City of Cedar Rapids and the Cedar Rapids Downtown District invite all residents to participate in a “Parking in Action” roundtable discussion on Friday, February 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel ballroom, 35
February 04, 2010
Downtown stakeholders have provided a lot of input into the library site discussion, dating back to post-flood Sasaki/City neighborhood plans and then the series of public forums/open houses. This letter to Ms. Corrigan explains the position of downt
January 21, 2010
The state of Iowa received $85 million dollars of additional business recovery dollars. “This funding represents JumpStart2, and is the largest amount available to businesses to date,” states Theresa Bornbach, local Business JumpStart administrator.
January 19, 2010
The Downtown District presents our Calendar of Events for 2010:
January 07, 2010
The Cedar Rapids Downtown District has purchased the former Siegel jewelry shop building at First Street and Third Avenue SE, which has been abandoned since the Flood of 2008. The Downtown District plans to demolish the building and install surface p
January 07, 2010
The front-page of today’s Gazette (1/7/10) reports that a new parking ramp is not needed downtown. That recommendation is bound to leave the wrong impression in people’s minds. I agree with the conclusion that...
January 07, 2010
This week, the owners of the contemporary restaurant, blend, located at 221 2nd Avenue SE, announced their decision to close this Thursday, after a slow year and budget woes.
December 14, 2009
Vote for your favorite downtown window display starting Tuesday December 15! Simply click on the facebook link on our home page and post your comment/favorite window!
December 07, 2009
Congratulations Holiday DeLight Parade Winners!
November 30, 2009
Help explore the future of our region!
One session is scheduled in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and
the second is in the evening between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
November 23, 2009
Downtown Cedar Rapids’ eatery and nightlife hot spots are excited to join in the celebration of the 2009 Fire & Ice Festival! Please consider visiting one or more of these participating locations for great specials on Saturday Dec
November 23, 2009
In order to improve management of the City’s Downtown parking spaces and to provide the spaces needed for shoppers and visitors to Downtown, Cedar Rapids Parking, the parking management agency of the City of Cedar Rapids, on November 30, 2009 will be
November 23, 2009
Positions are available in every community!
November 16, 2009
Programs to help impacted businesses & landlords, provide additional help for homeowners
November 10, 2009
New Lunch Special Provides Quick Option Downtown
November 10, 2009
The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a land use and development research firm with credentials in post-natural and man-made disaster communities, has released a report from their June 2009 visit to Cedar Rapids, citing several downtown development strateg
November 09, 2009
The Downtown District is pleased to announce a new partnership with Alliant Energy that will save the City both money and energy this holiday season. Downtown Cedar Rapids will serve as a pilot program for Alliant Energy’s community wide campaign to
November 05, 2009
Please note two downtown parking issues that will impact patrons, employees and businesses thta use or plan to use any of the city-owned parking ramps the week of November 9-13.
November 02, 2009
Downtown Branch Hours Change Monday, November 9th
November 02, 2009
Educate yourself! Get out there and VOTE on November 3, 2009!
October 27, 2009
Today’s announcement that Physicians Clinic of Iowa intends to build a $40 million downtown medical mall and participate with Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital in development of a medical district is one of the most significant announcemen