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🌱 How a southeast Cedar Rapids boil advisory is disrupting daily routines
Good day Cedar Rapids! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a southeast Cedar Rapids boil advisory is disrupting daily routines
- Why did Google walk away from Linn County but stay in Cedar Rapids?
- How affordable is Cedar Rapids rent compared with the rest of America?
Also on today's calendar: Fool House: The Ultimate 90's Dance Party: The Millennium Tour .
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; warm, with a high of 78 and low of 34 degrees.
- Saturday: Clearing and windy, temps: high: 50, low: 31.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Boil advisory limits Cedar Rapids businesses after water main break (kcrg.com) — A precautionary boil advisory after a water main break on Mt. Vernon Road is limiting what southeast Cedar Rapids businesses and nearby schools can do with tap water today. Some spots, like Vernon Bar & Grill, are cutting back service and considering early closure, while others report minimal impact. City crews are repairing the line, restricting traffic, and will test water before lifting the advisory. 
2. i9 investigation: Linn County discusses Google's shift to Palo for data center project (kcrg.com) — Newly released documents show how Google shifted from a Linn County data center plan to working with Palo, while Cedar Rapids still hosts separate Google data centers on the city’s southwest side. The records outline competing tax offers, water-resource protections tied to the Cedar River, and unanswered questions about why Google walked away, as officials seek more transparency through public records requests.
3. The City with the Most Affordable Rent Is… (wrenews.com) — Cedar Rapids ranks among the nation’s most affordable rental markets, with residents spending about 16.5% of their income on rent, according to a new WalletHub study. The report compares rent-to-income ratios across more than 180 cities, putting Cedar Rapids in elite company with places like Sioux Falls and Charleston while Miami tops the list for least affordable rent.
4. New Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance CEO focused on long-term vision for region, community impact (businessrecord.com) — Cedar Rapids’ new Metro Economic Alliance CEO, Juliet Abdel, is setting a long-term vision to boost the region’s business growth, workforce, and major projects like energy facilities and certified sites. She highlights the area as an underappreciated “gem” and describes efforts to attract new families, support laid-off workers, and coordinate prosperity across eastern Iowa communities.
5. Nuclear plant tax exemption bill passes Iowa House (iowapublicradio.org) — A proposed state tax break could benefit the company planning to reopen a nuclear plant near Cedar Rapids, potentially boosting local and statewide economic activity. The Iowa House bill would give NextEra Energy sizable sales tax exemptions for nuclear-related investments, with bipartisan backers arguing it signals Iowa is open for nuclear business. The measure still needs further legislative action before becoming law.
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Fool House: The Ultimate 90's Dance Party: The Millennium Tour
Alliant Energy Power House , 370 1st Ave NE , Cedar Rapids
8:00 pm
Friday April 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Varsity Boys Track & Field - Linn-Mar Coed Varsity Track Invite
Linn-Mar Stadium
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Varsity Girls Track & Field - Linn-Mar Coed Varsity Track Meet
Linn-Mar Stadium
4:30 pm -
Varsity Boys Soccer - Marion vs Benton
Benton Community High School
5:00 pm -
Junior Varsity Girls Soccer - Marion vs Benton
Benton Community High School
5:00 pm -
Junior Varsity Boys Soccer - Marion vs Benton
Benton Community High School
6:30 pm -
Varsity Girls Soccer - Marion vs Benton
Benton Community High School
6:45 pm -
Paws to Read
Hiawatha Public Library , 150 W Willman St , Hiawatha
10:30 am -
Jarrod Hogan Acoustic: Shuey's - Cedar Rapids, IA (7:00 pm)
Shuey's , 1158 Club Rd NE , Cedar Rapids
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District Meeting
Pearl Street Social Club , 110 Pearl St , Shellsburg
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Thespian Banquet
Tara Hills Country Club
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Facility Usage - Atkins
Atkins Elementary School , Atkins Elementary Gym , Atkins
6:15 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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- Hills Bank posted a job opening for Commercial Banker Relationship Manager in Cedar Rapids. Apply here.
- Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc. posted a job opening for Experience Tax Preparer in Cedar Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Rapids here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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