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Introducing "Rate That Bench" 🪑✨ We’re sco

Introducing "Rate That Bench" 🪑✨

We’re scoping out benches across the Downtown District and putting them to the test. Using our highly scientific and not at all subjective rubric, each bench gets a SeatScore based on comfort, location, and more.

The First Bench is a banger. See it to believe it at📍 501 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids.

You voted, we listened! The biggest election of th

You voted, we listened! The biggest election of the year finally has its results. Here are the finalized wraps going on our Big Belly Trash Bins around the District. 🚮✨

🚨Calling all entrepreneurs!🚨 Ready to start

🚨Calling all entrepreneurs!🚨
Ready to start or grow your business in downtown Cedar Rapids? Today’s the day. Race for the Space is our version of Shark Tank 🦈— pitch your business to local experts for a chance to win your pick of desirable storefronts amd 6 months of rent included!

This is your chance! Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4jA4Twi

Join us and ImpactCR next Wednesday we visit 5 inc

Join us and ImpactCR next Wednesday we visit 5 incredible restaurants across Downtown Cedar Rapids. The Downtown Trolley 🚎 will be making a one-night comeback, chauffeuring you to and from the venues. This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a night of great eats and great company! 🍴🙂

Learn more about the event and register here: https://bit.ly/42Gz4Mt

Something BIG (quite literally huge) is coming to

Something BIG (quite literally huge) is coming to May’s Island this summer. Here’s a sneak peek 👀

A month full of growth in Cedar Rapids continued a

A month full of growth in Cedar Rapids continued as AC Hotels by @marriotthotels broke ground in Kingston Yard! Upon completion, this chic hotel will feature 123 rooms, meeting spaces, and a classy bar. In between @biggrovecr and @playpicklepalace, it further establishes the Kingston Yard area as a flagship entertainment venue in the city.

Welcome to town- We can't wait to see the finished product, and wish you great success!

We teamed up with the @crkernels and handed out fr

We teamed up with the @crkernels and handed out free tickets at some of your favorite Downtown businesses! 🎉 Big thanks to everyone who stopped by and grabbed theirs—we can't wait to cheer on the Kernels at their home opener next Tuesday, April 7, at 6:35 PM!

See you at the ballpark! ⚾ #DowntownCR

@maproomcr
@crbankandtrust
@needpizzacr
@craftdcr

If you're downtown this Friday (4/4), keep an eye

If you're downtown this Friday (4/4), keep an eye out for Shucks of the @crkernels. A little birdie told us he has serious prizes to give out 👀

📢 𝗖𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝘀

📢 𝗖𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽! 📢

We’re refreshing the designs on our Big Belly trash cans 🗑️✨, and we want YOU to pick a slogan! We've got five options to choose from—rank them so we can pick your favorites! ⬇️

Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/42c3tk2

🍀@SaPaDaPaSo is Monday, the 17th of March!🍀

🍀@SaPaDaPaSo is Monday, the 17th of March!🍀 Here's what you need to know:

Beginning at 1:00 PM until approximately 3:30, The parade will travel the city's standard parade route starting on Sixth Street SE, turning left on Second Avenue SE; left on First Street SE; left on Third Avenue SE; and ending at Green Square Park.

Please note- The City of Cedar Rapids will enforce NO PARKING for all streets mentioned above from 10:00 AM through the end of the parade (at approximately 3:30 PM). All vehicles not moved prior to the beginning of enforcement periods will be towed at the owner's expense. The no parking rule will also be enforced in the staging areas beginning at 10:00 AM. Parking meters will be marked accordingly.

All vehicles not moved prior to the beginning of enforcement periods will be towed at the owner's expense.Please spread the word to your employees, customers and members of your household. It is SaPaDaPaSo’s intention to avoid any inconvenience for occupants of properties along the parade route and staging areas.

For questions or concerns, please call the contacts below:

● 2025 President: Chuck Cavanaugh 319-533-8560
● 2025 Parade Entry Coordinator: Tammy Maneely 319-361-3474

Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation. For more info on the parade, visit their website: https://bit.ly/4iy8slI

Sláinte!

Using the Facade Improvement Grant awarded to them

Using the Facade Improvement Grant awarded to them by the Downtown District, @gcrcommunityfoundation was able to add lighting💡to their office's mural, making it to be visible 24/7. Look how pretty it is!

Is it just us, or do these sort of look like album

Is it just us, or do these sort of look like album covers? Either way, our maintenance crew has more aura than yours. 🕶️

Thanks again to Evan and Colin for donating their time to 🫧clean up🧼 the downtown streets! The weather’s nice now but the birds aren’t taking a vacation.

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