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Iowa City upgrades schools at less than half the cost of Cedar Rapids plan
27
Mar 2022

Iowa City upgrades schools at less than half the cost of Cedar Rapids plan

Update March 28, 2022: The School Board voted to move forward with plans to build a school to replace Arthur Elementary, close Garfield and either..

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Honoring the abandoned: Save CR Heritage teams with Iowa City Salvage Barn
25
May 2018

Honoring the abandoned: Save CR Heritage teams with Iowa City Salvage Barn

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage Changing the demolition mindset is an ongoing challenge in Cedar Rapids, where developers are known for wiping the slate clean,..

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24
Jun 2017

Returning a favor: Preservation groups collaborate on Iowa City rehab

IOWA CITY — Save CR Heritage members joined forces for a day with Friends of Historic Preservation to work on the historic Houser-Metzger House in..

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Photo gallery: Donation from Friends of Historic Preservation to Save CR Heritage
29
Mar 2016

Photo gallery: Donation from Friends of Historic Preservation to Save CR Heritage

A piece of history was saved today, as Iowa City-based Friends of Historic Preservation donated an oak staircase railing to be used in the “Frankie..

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Collaboration saves piece of history
28
Mar 2016

Collaboration saves piece of history

IOWA CITY – Two homes built 30 miles apart in the late 1800s are meeting different fates, but will share a future. The former Women’s..

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