July 8, 2008

Chrome Horse is Sound

Some great news from Manager Mark Dukes’ blog, posted on Monday:
“The building which houses the Chrome Horse and 3rd Street Live is structurally safe and sound.
“An independent structural engineer – hired by the Chrome Horse – inspected the building from basement to ceiling Monday morning and pronounced it safe to repair the business. He said [...]

July 8, 2008

One Is the Loneliest Number

Anyone else out there scratching their head about the recent news that Cedar Rapids gets only one seat on the Gov. Culver’s 14-member Rebuild Iowa Commission? That’s the group Chet created to guide Iowa’s disaster recovery efforts.
Now, I don’t mean to diminish or question the credentials and talents of those who were named to the commission late last [...]