18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (355+ words) thegazette.com Kurt Ullrich Just beyond a white fence in my front yard is a very tall lilac bush, one that I really should have removed years ago However it continues to produce flowers, in the spring, and again last…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (309+ words) For many years, conversations about financial well-being have centered on the measures we know best; such as income, employment and poverty rates. While these measures are important, they don’t always capture the financial realities Iowa families face in their day-to…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (84+ words) thegazette.com The Des Moines Civic Center, 221 Walnut St., is the flagship venue owned and operated by Des Moines Performing Arts. You're on the list! ℹ️ You may want to whitelist emails from Start Your Morning Informed Hawkeye Marching Band…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (123+ words) thegazette.com A recreation of the bedroom where Anne Frank hid is part of Anne Frank The Exhibition, which provides attendees at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry a unique opportunity to step inside a full-scale recreation of the space…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (458+ words) Penelope Wilmonth holds up her sign and chants, “We’re not dead yet,” during the Big Bad Budget Bill press conference in front of the Cedar Rapids Federal Building in southeast Cedar Rapids. During the conference, Wilmonth spoke to those in…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (668+ words) Emily Galvin Almanza, who’s originally from Iowa City, is the author of “Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt.” IOWA CITY — Iowa City native Emily Galvin Almanza has had many titles in her professional life: public defender, nonprofit co-founder, professor, author....

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (80+ words) thegazette.com Hook Christensen and guests cheer at his 100th birthday celebration at Morgan Creek Park in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 5, 2026. Around 120-150 RSVP’d to the party, from family to community members like gas station attendants and church friends. You're on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (103+ words) IMG_4984.jpeg thegazette.com Hadley Miller, Iowa City Liberty Liberty reaches the Shirley Ryan final, but Ankeny rules the day The Class 5A third-ranked Hawks swept their way to the Shirley Ryan Invitational volleyball tournament ttile Saturday, capping it with a 25-16, 26-24 victory…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (559+ words) The Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center in Cedar Rapids, shown July 30, is on track to open open in mid-November, six weeks ahead of schedule. CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center is hosting a job fair this month as it…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) The WNBA cannot define what the “W” means in its title. I can help them — the “W” in WNBA stands for “Women’s.” The initials WNBA stand for Women’s National Basketball Association. Evidently, it should have been clearer and changed those…...