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Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa after Des Moines. It is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 120,758 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2005 population of 123,119; the 2006 estimated population of the three-county metropolitan area is 249,320. Combined with the Iowa City area to the immediate south, this area is commonly referred to as the "Corridor", and the combined population of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor brings the areas population to 360,326. The city is named after the Cedar River.

Cedar Rapids has been residence to famous figures, including American artist Grant Wood, the Wright Brothers, journalist and historian William L. Shirer, writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten,actor Ashton Kutcher and Dr. Alexander Lippisch. See also Notable natives on this page.

A unique attribute of Cedar Rapids is that its city hall and county courthouse are located on Mays Island, an island on the Cedar River running through the city. Paris, France and Osaka, Japan are believed to be the only other cities in the world to have their municipal buildings located on an island in a river.

Cedar Rapids is known as the City of Five Seasons; the traditional four seasons and a "fifth season" is "a time to enjoy" the other four. The symbol of the five seasons is the Tree of Five Seasons sculpture in downtown Cedar Rapids. The name "Five Seasons" and representations of the sculpture appear in many forms. It is also jokingly referred to as "the city of five smells", due to various factories and grain processing plants around town.

 

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News from Eastern Iowa from the Quad City Times

Bettendorf Y plans expansion

Dec 2, 2008 6:13 am

The four-year-old Bettendorf Family YMCA will be expanded 10,000 to 14,000 square feet to add more multipurpose space.

 

Davenport School District seeks a new vision

Dec 2, 2008 6:13 am

When Davenport school board members left a meeting Monday in which they were to set the framework for the future direction of the district, they agreed one thing: its vision would remove the barriers ...

 

Visitors get sneak peek at new Jumer's

Dec 2, 2008 6:13 am

Hundreds of shivering people packed in tight at the door to the new Jumer?s Casino & Hotel on Monday night, slowly shuffling toward the warm cheers of the employees inside.

 

Local lawmaker just misses Nigerian violence

Dec 2, 2008 5:25 am

A local legislator spent two weeks in Nigeria speaking with women running for political office, leaving just days before election-related violence erupted.

 

Continuance granted in embezzlement case

Dec 2, 2008 5:18 am

ALEDO, Ill. ? The former Sherrard village clerk accused of embezzling more than $250,000 from the village has asked for a continuance in her case.

 

Scott County must deal with mental health funding deficit

Dec 2, 2008 5:18 am

Scott County faces a $300,000 deficit in mental health and developmental disabilities funding despite receiving an additional $107,347 from the Iowa Department of Human Services.

 

Bettendorf council debates deer hunting

Dec 2, 2008 3:31 am

Some Bettendorf residents don?t like it when deer wipe out their gardens or cause traffic hazards.

 

Despite normal salting snow causes Q-C crashes

Dec 2, 2008 1:33 am

Several traffic accidents were reported in the Quad-City area Monday morning, but local street crews, who are trying to conserve road salt, say they used as much salt as they normally would in such co...

 

Bush: `I'm sorry' the economic crisis is occurring

Dec 1, 2008 11:59 pm

WASHINGTON? President George W. Bush expressed remorse that the global financial crisis has cost jobs and harmed retirement accounts and said he'll back more government intervention if needed to ease ...

 

Morning update: Wintry December welcome

Dec 1, 2008 12:07 pm

Good morning, Quad-Cities on this first day of December. Mother Nature left a wintry calling card over the weekend with more than 3 inches of snow. Area roads are wet and there's blowing snow. Patchy ...

 
 

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Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa after Des Moines. It is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 120,758 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2005 population of 123,119; the 2006 estimated population of the three-county metropolitan area is 249,320. Combined with the Iowa City area to the immediate south, this area is commonly referred to as the "Corridor", and the combined population of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor brings the areas population to 360,326. The city is named after the Cedar River. Cedar Rapids has been residence to famous figures, including American artist Grant Wood, the Wright Brothers, journalist and historian William L. Shirer, writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten,actor Ashton Kutcher and Dr. Alexander Lippisch. See also Notable natives on this page. A unique attribute of Cedar Rapids is that its city hall and county courthouse are located on Mays Island, an island on the Cedar River running through the city. Paris, France and Osaka, Japan are believed to be the only other cities in the world to have their municipal buildings located on an island in a river. Cedar Rapids is known as the City of Five Seasons; the traditional four seasons and a "fifth season" is "a time to enjoy" the other four. The symbol of the five seasons is the Tree of Five Seasons sculpture in downtown Cedar Rapids. The name "Five Seasons" and representations of the sculpture appear in many forms. It is also jokingly referred to as "the city of five smells", due to various factories and grain processing plants around town.