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New Park With Outdoor Stage Opens in Cedar Rapids
It's finally open! According to an article from CBS 2, another element of the 1st and 1st Development in Cedar Rapids held its grand opening last week. Welcome to 'The Yard!'. On July 3rd, the Yard and ImOn Stage at Kingston Yard officially opened to the public. The park is located right behind Big Grove Brewery and Pickle Palace and offers "extensive landscaping, a natural grass lawn, kids’ play area, state-of-the-art sound system, free Wi-Fi provided by ImOn, string lighting, paver walkways, and the main attraction; ImOn Stage." The event listing for the grand opening event says that the stage will not only be used for live music, but that it also has a 15’ wide and 8.5’ tall TV for showing movies and sporting events. Another cool thing about the stage is that it is made up of "reclaimed steel trusses" that were salvaged from a Cedar Rapids bridge that was built all the way back in 1910!
Cedar Rapids Animal Control waiving adoption fees on 45 cats and dogs
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - On Friday, Cedar Rapids Animal Control announced that all of the shelter’s dogs and 23 of its cats have no adoption fees. Staff members say that a generous donation to the shelter gave them the ability to waive the fees for all of the dogs and some of the cats that have been there for several months. The other cats only have $25 fees for the month of July.
UI alum, Cedar Rapids native ascended Mount Everest this spring, becoming part of exclusive group
After thousands of hours of training and a seven-week journey, a University of Iowa alum has become part of a highly-exclusive group of outdoor adventurers. Current Colorado lawyer and former UI law student Nathan Frederick summited Mount Everest this spring, overcoming a torn MCL and a "harrowing" experience on the path to one of the world's rarest achievements.
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