Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Warm weather means ice cream time. Where do you go in Cedar Falls for the best frozen treats?
Welcome back to our ongoing Readers' Choice best of Cedar Falls poll series. We've asked you, dear Patch readers, to select your favorite businesses from around town, in various categories. This week, we're asking for your favorite place for ice cream. Comments count toward the vote total. Comment below. The weather is getting warmer, and that means it is time for ice cream! So tell us - where do you go for the best cones, shakes and Sundaes in town? Vote below, and we'll name one your pick for Readers' Choice 2012. How it works: Vote in the poll at the bottom of the page, and click on the links below to rate and review the businesses and get them extra points. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and …
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Waterloo and Cedar Falls Visitor Bureaus celebrated Tourism Month with an award ceremony at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
The Waterloo and Cedar Falls Visitor Bureaus handed out their annual awards last week, honoring local businesses, people and events. The Sturgis Falls Celebration was named the 2012 Cedar Valley Event of the Year, an award that last year went to the Dalai Lama's visit to the University of Northern Iowa. Additionally, Ward Stubbs, retiring Director of the Cedar Falls Human and Leisure Services Department and Tracey Godon, director of UNI’s Overseas Recruitment Fair were honored as Friends of Tourism. Other awards given were: The Isle Casino Hotel, Waterloo - 2012 Cedar Valley Hotel of the Year The R. J. McElroy Trust - Organization of the Year, in appreciation for its creation of the “World’s Greatest Spring Break for Kids.” Organizers …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Need a job? Look here. Need an employee? Let us know!
Have a job opening? Tell us in the comments or add it to our free Jobs listings section. The following job openings are from our Jobs section, where you can find more listings or add a job opening of your own, and from AOL Career Builder. 1. City of Cedar Falls PART-TIME LIBRARY INTERNS, (Summer): The Cedar Falls Public Library is seeking two temporary part-time summer Interns. Position hours will be 32 hrs/wk with evening and weekend work required; positions will last for 13 weeks. Pay rate $7.714/hr. Duties will include assisting library patrons with programs and services; performing services at the youth, circulation and information service desks; providing clerical and technical assistance to the professional library staff; and …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
You voted, you commented, you told us the best place for breakfast in Cedar Falls.
It was another close race, but in the end Gravy's Diner pulled through with the most votes for the title of Cedar Falls Patch Readers' Choice 2012: The Best Place for Breakfast. So congratulations to Gravy's - may their hash browns ever be crispy, may their eggs ever be delicious. Cedar Falls readers certainly seem to already view them that way. That doesn't mean other places aren't dearly loved. J’s Homestyle Cooking was a close second in our poll, and a few of you left comments in its favor. Here's what one fan said about J's: My family loves J's for any meal! They have consistently great food and they staff is awesome! The Maid-Rite also got a shout-out from a Patch breakfast enthusiast. Here's what was said: The best place for …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Need a job? Look here. Need an employee? Let us know!
Have a job opening? Tell us in the comments or add it to our free Jobs listings section. The following job openings are from our Jobs section, where you can find more listings or add a job opening of your own, and from AOL Career Builder. 1. University of Northern Iowa: Assistant Director of Admissions/Multicultural Recruitment: Leads development and implementation of multicultural recruitment planning; functions as primary staff resource on issues related to multicultural student recruitment; supervises and trains assigned staff; administers the Office of Admissions apportionment of the College Bound and IMAGES programs; manages planning and implementation of specialized visitation programs; reviews and acts on multicultural admission …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The latest in our ongoing Cedar Falls Readers' Choice contest.
Welcome back to our ongoing Readers' Choice best of Cedar Falls poll series. We've asked you, dear Patch readers, to select your favorite businesses from around town, in various categories. This week, we're asking for your favorite place for breakfast. Comments count toward the vote total. Comment below. Mother's Day is fast approaching, after all, and a lot of families will be treating mom to brunch. So, where do you go for the town's best eggs and pancakes? Vote below, and we'll name one your pick for Readers' Choice 2012. How it works: Vote in the poll at the bottom of the page, and click on the links below to rate and review the businesses and get them extra points. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll …
Friday, May 11, 2012
State Street has long seemed to be the neglected cousin in the Main Street neighborhood's development. That is set to change if the plans from a developer move forward.
A major development project is planned for downtown State Street in Cedar Falls, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier has reported. The Courier writes: Mark Kittrell and Jean Fischer, of Eagle View Partners, plan to jump-start both a four-block section of State Street and the site of the former Broom Factory restaurant at First and Main streets. They expect to partner with others on mostly residential development, but also envision a hotel, public spaces and some limited commercial space. Kittrell and Fischer presented their plan to a committee of the Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday. They told the committee they hope to bring 350 to 400 residents downtown. The Western Home Communities are also planning a large expansion on State …
Unemployment and underemployment rates are especially high among recent college graduates.
By Ben Moore IowaWatch.org "Exhaustive, expensive, and occasionally humiliating" is how Hannah Kane, 22, described job hunting after graduating from the University of Iowa in May 2011 with a bachelor's degree in cinema. "Interviewing at Hy-Vee between high school kids got old fast," Kane said. "It was a good lesson in humility." Living in Iowa City, Kane eventually was hired by Best Buy in Coralville before leaving for jobs at both the Iowa City Public Library and UI Main Library until she can find a job more suited to her field of study. About 20 percent of college graduates wind up in jobs they could have had without setting foot in college, according to a 2009 analysis by Andrew M. Sum, a Northeastern University economist. Waiting …
Monday, May 7, 2012
The plant had originally closed temporarily in response to the "pink slime" controversy.
Beef Products Inc. officials announced it will shutdown processing plants in three states, including one in Waterloo, Iowa, due to the recent “pink slime” controversy, according to an article by the Gazette. About 650 jobs will be lost in a number of cities when the plants close on May 25. "Pink slime," or what the company calls "lean, finely textured beef," is bits of beef that are heated and treated with a small amount of ammonia. "We will continue communicating the benefits of BPI's lean beef, but that process is much more difficult than (countering) the campaign to spread misinformation that brought us to this point," Rich Jochum, a company spokesperson, said in a statement. "While we had hoped to be able to resume operation at those …
Jordan Ramos filed a complaint after she said she was insulted about her weight and banned from dancing on a dance platform with friends.
You've probably heard about the young woman named Jordan Ramos, who says she was banned from dancing on a platform at the Union Bar in Iowa City after bouncers told her she was not pretty enough to dance there and "obviously pregnant." The bar apologized, the city of Iowa City forced the Union to dismantle the platform for safety reasons and just this past weekend there was this colorful protest. There's two good questions from this case, but only room for one poll, although plenty of room in the comment section to discuss both.
Jennifer Adams
11:09 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
I voted for Hansen's because the service there is always fast and friendly! They have many different (delicious!) flavors of ice cream -- the peach soft serve is my favorite!! more ›