Cook County, Ill., judge rents Paramount for Obama tribute
In Chicago Sun-Times today:Cook County Judge Joan Powell and her husband, political strategist Phil Krone, are big fans of White House hopeful Barack Obama. So they’ve rented out the Paramount Theatre...
View ArticleLingering mold in flood-damaged Paramount Theatre may slow new FEMA...
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are back in Cedar Rapids to reinspect 16 flood-damaged city facilities and to make new damage assessments.However, lingering mold in the flood-damaged...
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Ramblin’: New letters grace Paramount Theatre marquee
New letters for the marquee at the Paramount Theater in downtown Cedar Rapids were donated by the Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association represented by its board vice president, Tony Staab. Many of...
View ArticleProspects upbeat for downtown entertainment venues; Theatre Cedar Rapids will...
Tim Boyle said he needed four words: “Our time is coming.”That was the message Boyle, executive director of the Cedar Rapids Convention and Visitors Bureau, gave the Downtown Rotary on Monday as he...
View ArticleCity Council apt to handle big flood-related building projects so local firms...
City Hall is readying to gear up for some construction work related to its key flood-damaged buildings – the Public Library, Central Fire Station, Veterans Memorial Building, Paramount Theatre. Greg...
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Theater organs far from lost causes
(Gazette archives) Organist Don Pedro stands next to the Rhinestone Barton organ that was installed in the Iowa Theater Building a few months ahead of the Wurlitzer organ in the Paramount Theatre. Both...
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LEADING THE WAY: Kathy Cariens, Iowa City’s first woman mail carrier, retired Dec. 31 after more than 37 years on the job. She doesn’t see herself as a trailblazer for women but colleagues say her...
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REVIEW: ‘Avenue Q’ is merry little romp on the wild side
(John Daughtry photo) Puppets Princeton (left) and Kate Monster are trying to find their way in the world in the hit Broadway musical "Avenue Q," playing this weekend in Cedar Rapids and coming to...
View ArticleLIVE COVERAGE, 5:30 p.m.: Cedar Rapids council talks city manager, Paramount,...
Reporters Rick Smith and Mark Geary will be providing live coverage of tonight’s Cedar Rapids City Council meeting, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Among the items on tonight’s agenda:Accepting the resignation...
View ArticleVenuWorks slated for a 3-year contract renewal to manage city’s entertainment...
CEDAR RAPIDS — The City Council is expected Tuesday evening to approve a three-year renewal of its contract with VenuWorks, the management company that operates the city’s U.S. Cellular Center,...
View ArticleParamount renovation committee in hunt for more funds for better seats,...
CEDAR RAPIDS — The head of the City Council-appointed committee that is leading the effort to restore the flood-damaged Paramount Theatre told the council on Tuesday evening that what has become a...
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Massive Paramount restoration begins this spring; sneak preview Thursday
The Hall of Mirrors at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids, post-flood, as seen Sept. 3, 2010. A new symphony of sounds will ring through the Paramount Theatre in the spring, as workers and...
View ArticleBids sought on reconstruction of the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids; work...
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Paramount Theatre renovation is getting closer to starting.The City Council this week gave the go-ahead to seek bids on the first of two bid packages for work on the flood-damaged...
View ArticleGroundbreaking for Paramount Theatre renovation set for June 29
CEDAR RAPIDS — Groundbreaking for the Paramount Theatre restoration and expansion is set for 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 in front of the facility’s marquee, City Hall says.On Tuesday, the City Council...
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Groundbreaking set June 29 for Paramount Theatre reconstruction
Plastic sheeting is draped along the walls of the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids in January 2009. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)Cedar Rapids city officials will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 1 p.m....
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Paramount Theatre breaks ground on restoration project
A tour group listens to plans for the renovation of the Paramount Theatre during a groundbreaking for reconstruction and renovation on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. (SourceMedia Group News/Jim Slosiarek)...
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Hilton wants Doubletree name on downtown hotel
Hilton Hotels' corporate logo.Hilton Worldwide is interested not only in putting its Doubletree by Hilton name on the now-city-owned Five Seasons Hotel, but also in managing the hotel and the U.S....
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Convention Complex bid soars $5 million over the estimate
City rendering of the Convention Complex (Sourcemedia Group) CEDAR RAPIDS — Puzzled city officials are working to sort out why bids opened Monday for the Convention Complex project soared above a...
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Braley: Communities need historic tax credits
Rep. Bruce BraleyU.S. Rep. Bruce Braley is pushing to extend historic tax credits that are driving the restoration and renovation of Cedar Rapids’ Paramount Theatre and former federal courthouse as...
View ArticleHistoric Preservation Commission and Brucemore host tax credit workshop
Investment tax credits have made the rehabilitation of many of Cedar Rapids’ treasures financially possible. Join industry experts for the workshop, Using State and Federal Tax Credits to Rehabilitate...
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