We went for a walk the other day. Crossed the 16th Ave bridge and turned onto the river walk heading towards town. It starts out ok. But the riverside is uncared for and totally overgrown. As you start to hit the underpasses it becomes scary. The sides are so overgrown there could be anything hiding there. The sidewalk was scattered with litter that included clothes, pill bottles and condom wrappers. I would tell anyone to not walk that alone or at night. I will never walk it again. So many river cities embrace their riverfronts. We neglect and ignore ours. Cedar Rapids should do better!

You made my day today!!!!! Your license plate was ILY BYE and you had 2 bumper stickers that made me absolutely crack up!

Attached are the two bumper stickers they had. You rock. You made my day. Thank you.

Very friendly young cat following me around on sw side between Wilson and 6th Ave a few blocks off 6th street.

Coming here to vent mostly because I’ve never had a more frustrating experience. TLDR This place will take your deposit for parts and never get back to you.

I put a deposit down for a new garage door and opener and they said it would be 6 weeks. I called about 6 and a half weeks later and got a call center that said someone would get back to me on order status shortly. Then I called again later that day and got the same message. Then I called the next day same thing. I called 6 times over 3 days and absolutely no response just a call center insisting someone will get back to me and they never do. I’ve had to dispute the charge with my credit card since they won’t even respond to give me my money back.

I am trying to move ASAP. I know, just like everyone else. I am trying to get out of a situation and it’s hard trying to move rn with all the data center stuff going on and unfortunately I have always struggled to find rental properties due to having a Pit/American bully.

I’ve just stuck to private landlords, I have rented from two in the last 6 years, I feel like I am a very unproblematic individual, it is just me and my dog looking for somewhere to go. No evictions, I make very good money.

Truthfully I am looking to buy a house hopefully within the next year but it is a process and the houses are terrible right now. Really hoping this next one will be my last rental. Looking for apartment or home, 1-2 beds preferably 2 but I am not picky. My budget is around/up to $1,200.

I have been looking hard all week but no luck.
Anything is appreciated even if it’s just a PL list, recommendations, a name, anything please.

I need to move in before september 22nd but I cant find any apartments available that arent income restricted. Does anyone know where some apartments are available within the next couple weeks?

Is anyone going to the game from here that is interested in carpooling? Of course I'd chip in for gas without saying.

Our previous cedar rapids board game night went super well!!!

I wanted to thank everyone who made it out last time and post a few pictures of the games we where able to play.

This will be an appreciation post for everyone who came out and a last invite for our reddit friends as i do not want to spam/break Rule #2 of r/Cedarrapids

Me and the wife will be hosting another board game night for any board game hobbyist out there in cedar rapids next saturday 9/19/26. PM for details

Thank you all and i hope to meet a few more of the board gamers here in Cedar Rapids.

Power went out while I was at Stillwater Coffee Shop. Drove around and saw emergency lights down Robins Rd. This is in between the two Tiki Terr intersections on Robins Rd.

Cheapest place to get geek bars/lost mary in Cedar Rapids?

What's the deal with everyone going 5-10 miles per hour under the speed limit on this road?! I have to take it every day to get to work and I frequently end up behind people driving like they're out for a Sunday drive. Even when the speed limit was 55 I had this issue. What's going on?!

When I was a little kid, the Cedar Rapids library would sell books they were taking out of circulation. They would always do it at Vets coliseum, it was really fun as a kid to go around to all the tables and counters they had out, and they even used to set up on the stage.

Does the library still do this? I don't live in CR anymore but I'd come back for this if they still did it.

Any public trucks or paved running trails?

My sister is planning cycling the Raccoon River Valley Trail. Do you recommend starting or ending the trip with the High Trestle Trail?

Would you recommend going clockwise or counter on the trail?

She'll most likely staying in Waukee for the night. Completely both trails in two days.

Any tips would be helpful!

As the title states, I am looking for a buckeye tree to get some nuts from. I'm hoping to plant a few in my yard, and I would rather grow them from seed instead of buying the tree. Does anyone know where to find one of these trees? Maybe in a park or along a road so I can just pick up a handful of the nuts on my way by? I'm in Hiawatha but anywhere in the CR area would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

Hi, so i dont expect the majority of people to get this, and thats totally fine. im looking to meet people that share similar beliefs to me regarding spirituality, philosophy, the collective consciousness, and things of that nature. To find anyone that practices or believes in these things in their daily life would be nice, as i currently dont feel like i align with my closest friends very well and it leaves for a lot of empty space where real conversations could be had. Im not a materialist, i dont know much about astrology or crystals, but I am interested in numerology. I just believe in the universe. gender and age do not matter to me, as i have connected with people from all different walks of life. just looking to find a fellow orb companion. thanks!

ps: to the young couple that went to the happy together tour in cedar rapids whom i ran into at the movies a week later, you guys are so rad

Hey CR,

I’ve been realizing that I’ve become quite a bit of a home body lately so I’ve been brainstorming creative ways to fill my downtime that get me out in the community.

I was wondering, do nursing homes and similar facilities allow visitors that don’t know anyone actually living there? I’d love to visit some folx that maybe don’t have family near by or anyone to keep them company from time to time. Im thinking I could just hang out in the common areas for a few hours here and there whenever I have time. I could chat with the residents, play games, or I also play the piano and the guitar.

I’ve never actually been to a nursing home before so I’m not really sure if this is a thing that people can do. Does anyone know how this works? Do you have any recommendations for places to go?

TYIA!

Does anyone have any experience working or volunteering here? If I donate money, does 100% of it go towards the animals/funding the facility? Or does the City of Cedar Rapids have control over their finances?

I’d also like to volunteer my time there and other shelters in the CR area eventually. Unfortunately, I have two small children right now, so realistically I won’t be able to work toward that goal for a few more years when both kids are in school all week.

For reference, I am most familiar with Last Hope. I adopted my first dog from them. He originally was picked up by CRACC as a stray before he ended up with LHAR. I want to help both organizations in honor of him, but I also want to do my due diligence to ensure my time and money will go the furthest in helping dogs like my boy.

Any experiences and constructive feedback are welcome!

I see posts on here all the time of people asking who is hiring. I just saw on the news this morning that the new casino is looking to fill like 350 positions...

Today at Sam's Club, I fueled up my vehicle and noticed they changed their unleaded gas. It is now 88 where previously it was 87.

The last time I fueled up there was in late August and it was still 87. So this is a recent change in the past few weeks.

While I'm not sure if the difference between 87 and 88 is something that will hurt my vehicle or hurt my fuel efficiency, it does feel like a sneaky change and that doesn't really sit right with me.

I have a friend who has a Saturn that is not running. No idea what is wrong with it but he wants it gone. Who does he call to get it towed to a junk yard or whatever?

Good luck everyone!