The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival has announced the 2022 Heroes: Willie Ray Fairley, Robert Feiereisen and Bridgette Robinson. Selected through a community nomination process, they will be honored at The Tribute to Heroes Dinner on June 17 and act as parade marshals in the Freedom Festival parade on June 25.
After being told to move from its original location after nearly two years, the nonprofit group has found a new place to serve free meals to Cedar Rapids residents.
The nonprofit that has served hot meals to people in need since the derecho has found a new home at The ROC Center. Linn County last week ordered the nonprofit to move from its original spot under I-380 along Eighth Avenue SW
Bridge Under the Bridge is in search of a new location after Linn County notified the nonprofit it needed to move from its spot under the Eighth Avenue SW bridge. The nonprofit has provided free hot meals to people there since the 2020 derecho.