Cedar Rapids Today

Pandemic shutdowns temporarily close Cedar Rapids’ Downtown DoubleTree

By Tamara Browning | Apr 3, 2020

A Cedar Rapids hotel that is 15 minutes from Eastern Iowa Airport has closed temporarily due to what management has called the “travel environment” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

No public comments offered at Cedar Rapids City Council's public hearing on property tax increase

By Tamara Browning | Mar 18, 2020

No public comments were presented during a Feb. 26 first public hearing Cedar Rapids City Council had on a proposed 3% property tax increase.