Theatre Cedar Rapids will re-open on Friday, February 26Th with the Grand Reopening Gala, which is sold out. There may still be tickets available for The Producers for other show dates. The Producers is the Tony-award winning musical by Mel Brooks. The show which marks TCR’s return to its home in the Iowa Theater Building, which has been closed due to the Flood of 2008.
Rotarian Robin Tucker is looking forward to The Producers on March 3Rd with fellow Rotarians and guests enjoying the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids fundraiser and social event at TCR. The Metro High School scholarship program will benefit from this Rotary fundraiser.
The new marquee has the ability to play video and it has a wonderful LED format for marketing of events being held at the Iowa Theater Building. Here's a recent story in our local paper on the TCR recovery efforts ...
TCR renovations render me speechless so hear what others have to say
Feb. 11 tour of renovations at Theatre Cedar Rapids left me speechless. And that ain’t easy to do!The theater came to its new home in the Iowa Theatre Building in downtown Cedar Rapids in 1983, and after the initial renovation, it basically just had some cosmetic tweakings before the Floods of 2008 ...
Other exciting local news on Flood Recovery ...
The City of Cedar Rapids determined in a vote by the City Council on Wednesday night where the new Library will be built. The TrueNorth property, which was the site of the original Washington High School in Cedar Rapids was selected for the new Library to replace the Library flooded in 2008.
- Council Chooses TrueNorth for New Library Site - KCRG-TV9
Feb 24, 2010 ... They voted for Emerald Knights location because of reservations about ... Replay Live Coverage: Cedar Rapids city council debates library site ... - FEMA awards $15.7 million to Cedar Rapids for flood recovery - The Gazette
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $15.7 million to Cedar Rapids to pay for flood recovery work and demolition of the Sinclair meatpacking plant. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said FEMA obligates the funding to the state, which then reimburses the city for eligible expenses. The work qualifying for the public assistance grants are: $5.5 million for the demolition of 11 buildings on the city-owned Sinclair meatpacking plant site, which flooded and then burned. It is being removed as an immediate threat to ... - Corbett says HUD approves 107-percent of pre-flood value - The Gazette
Mayor Ron Corbett announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has agreed to pay owners of flood-damaged properties 107 percent of the pre-flood value of their properties. This is a change: Owners had expected to receive 100 percent of pre-flood value. Corbett also said the city would use local-option sales tax revenue to assure that those who purchase homes to replace ones lost in the June 2008 flood will get credit for up to $25,000 in down payment ...
The challenges in Flood Recovery have been hard on the Cedar Rapids area. While there is some good news with Theatre Cedar Rapids re-opening this week, news that the Library site has been determined and HUD increases on pre-flood value; there are plenty of challenges ahead with flood mitigation, taxation and sustainability for small business and individuals post flood.
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