The Salvation Army bells heard outside grocery stores and other locations across Eastern Iowa fell silent Monday evening.  Salvation Army officials across the area said it’s been a “good” year, despite the fact that all of the area’s biggest campaigns had yet to reach their goals as of Monday night. “It’s extremely important that we hit $350,000 (the [...]

As more cars rolled into the parking lot, the ladies of the Cedar Rapids Roller Girls pulled their luggage full of derby gear into the building where they have their weekly practices. The women, donned in bright clothes, tights and socks, sat on the floors and began putting on their skates. These women come from [...]

Click here to see how The Gazette’s Max Freund created this time lapse video: CEDAR RAPIDS – A different kind of ballet came to the Paramount Theatre on Monday, bringing clean lines, lifts and turns as Nesper Sign Co. workers delicately repositioned the refurbished marquee above the theater’s boarded-up entrance. It’s one of the most [...]

OXFORD – Nine veterans who served from World War II to Vietnam will be recognized during a ceremony Sunday, Sept. 9, along with four American Legion auxiliary members. The American Legion Post 537 is honoring continuous service to the Legion and community during the 3 p.m. event at 128 East Main St. in Oxford. Chartered [...]

IOWA CITY — The Iowa City Moose Family Center celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend, but let’s get some misconceptions out of the way first. Members do not wear moose heads to lodge meetings. This isn’t a men only organization — women can join Women of the Moose. And it’s not a bunch of old [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — The oldest car registered is an 1897 Aldrich; the newest, a couple of 1987 Buick Grand National muscle cars that have just passed the 25-year-old threshold to become antiques. In the 90 years between, with 167 entries from throughout the Midwest representing 44 different makes, you’ll find a couple of Stanley Steamers, [...]

IOWA CITY — Carroll Harrison of Nicaragua visited Iowa City in 1998 as part of a U.S. State Department’s National Council for International Visitors program. His goal was to study community colleges, spending time with students and faculty at Kirkwood Community College. Three years later, using what he learned on his visit to Iowa, Harrison [...]