Progress moves forward at the Grand Theatre on G Avenue and 12th Street. A construction crew repairs the marquee lights at the Grand as part of the renovation efforts of the historic theatre.
Shirley Bailey's floor was sagging and her kitchen tiles cried out for a little -- OK, a lot of -- TLC. ''Now it's gorgeous,'' said Bailey, 71, a nine-year resident at Northwest Second Avenue and 12th Street in Overtown, during a tour of her revamped one-bedroom apartment. ``Look at these countertops and that coffee maker.''
CORALVILLE and#8212;For the Rev. Wally Helms and his nearly 500 parishioners of St. Thomas More Catholic Church gathered here today, the golden shovels that pierced this grassy, tree bordered plain at Twelfth Avenue and Dempster Drive made for mixed emotions."We have taken it on and gone through some grieving and some jubilation," he said at the ground breaking ceremony for the parish's church,
Strother Dyllan Booze, 28, of the 600 block of East Broadway Boulevard, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Saturday on South Kentucky Avenue on charges of driving with a revoked license, according to Sedalia Police Department reports.
About 25 people were helping clean up the Home Port bar on Tuesday afternoon.There was owner Louis Kacere, his sons and some of their friends, a few of his employees and some regular patrons. Then there was Kym Hauser.The Cedar Rapids woman and her husband, Greg, own Chappy's Safari Lounge on 16th Avenue SW. To be truthful, they own what's left of Chappy's.The establishment was hit hard by the
Bishop Amos will celebrate Mass and attend a groundbreaking celebration Sunday at the building site of St. Thomas More Church, 12th Avenue and Dempster Drive, Coralville.
The Cheaters also known as Brett Wilmer, left, Jason Morton and Dave Wolf were among the 28 bands that performed at Eastport-a-Rockin yesterday. More than 3,000 people attended the day-long music festival.
LITTLE HAITI A burglar ransacked a house in the 6800 block of Northwest Second Avenue after forcing open a door May 3. A burglar broke into a house in the 6700 block of Northwest Sixth Avenue between 8 p.m. May 2 and