Rachelle Chase

On Saturday, Amber Collins will make one of her dreams come true—sharing her lifelong love of books with others through her new Waterloo bookstore, The Soul Book Nook. As the Courier noted, it may be the state’s first Black-owned bookstore. Collins’s love of books started with her mom. Literally. After she’d learned to read, she…

On Saturday, Amber Collins will make one of her dreams come true—sharing her lifelong love of books with others through her new Waterloo bookstore, The Soul Book Nook. As the Courier noted, it may be the state’s first Black-owned bookstore. Collins’s love of books started with her mom. Literally. After she’d learned to read, she…

On Saturday, Amber Collins will make one of her dreams come true—sharing her lifelong love of books with others through her new Waterloo bookstore, The Soul Book Nook. As the Courier noted, it may be the state’s first Black-owned bookstore. Collins’s love of books started with her mom. Literally. After she’d learned to read, she…

On Monday, I attended the Waterloo City Council meeting and listened to the arguments for and against the resolution calling for the removal of the Waterloo Police Department’s insignia. Afterwards, I wrote a piece that I believe was objective. Today, I want to share one that is not. To me, as a Black person, the meeting was…

On Monday, I attended the Waterloo City Council meeting and listened to the arguments for and against the resolution calling for the removal of the Waterloo Police Department’s insignia. Afterwards, I wrote a piece that I believe was objective. Today, I want to share one that is not. To me, as a Black person, the meeting was…

“You know what time it is,” says a voice off camera. “Boom Shakalaka!” shouts co-hosts Joshalyn “Rocki” Hickey Johnson and Cheryl “Chaveevah” Banks Ferguson, along with their guests. That’s the signature greeting for North End Update, a show that aims to deliver “Cedar Valley good news with a North End perspective,” streaming live on Facebook…

“You know what time it is,” says a voice off camera. “Boom Shakalaka!” shouts co-hosts Joshalyn “Rocki” Hickey Johnson and Cheryl “Chaveevah” Banks Ferguson, along with their guests. That’s the signature greeting for North End Update, a show that aims to deliver “Cedar Valley good news with a North End perspective,” streaming live on Facebook…

The request to change the Waterloo Police Department patch or logo has been met with passion on both sides of the argument. People have been vocal on social media. They have sent letters to the Waterloo City Council. Council members have seemingly received hundreds of calls. But not all contact has been to voice opinions.…

The damage caused by last week’s derecho was so widespread in Iowa, it overwhelmed many communities’ usual ability to help their neighbors recover from a disaster. Fortunately for places like Cedar Rapids, volunteers from nearby cities have stepped up to fill in the gaps of what some locals have said was a slow-to-develop local and…

Photo: “Surgical Face Mask” by NurseTogether is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0  The Waterloo City Council meeting last night included discussion of the face mask resolution and two ordinances. The first item passed was the “Resolution Adopting a Face Mask Mandate for the City of Waterloo,” submitted by council member Jonathan Grieder. “What I want…