Beads and Beyond news

Siegel's back, but downtown return uncertain - Gazette Online
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:05:49 GMT
Siegel's back, but downtown return uncertainGazette Online, IA - Jul 18, 2008By George C. Ford CEDAR RAPIDS - Sixty-eight years after Siegel's Jewelry & Loan opened in downtown Cedar Rapids, the business was forced to relocate ...more

Flood sends CR church on a treasure hunt - DesMoinesRegister.com
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:06:59 GMT
Flood sends CR church on a treasure huntDesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Jul 14, 2008All the treasures in the safe-deposit vault were drenched when the Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. in downtown Cedar Rapids went under water last month. ...more

• Ann Arbor art fairs begin Wednesday - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:22:10 GMT
• Ann Arbor art fairs begin WednesdayThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com, MI - Jul 12, 2008They are photographer Jonathan Shuff, of Grand Rapids; fiber artist Sierra Cole, Grand Rapids; jewelry designer Suzanne Moynihan, Spring Lake; jewelry ...more

BRIEF: High Cost of Loving - RedOrbit
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:32:44 GMT
BRIEF: High Cost of LovingRedOrbit, TX - Jul 19, 2008... Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jul. 19--As wedding costs pile up, couples are finding their money isn't stretching as far for precious metals at the jewelry store ...more

Smulekoff's resumes customer deliveries - Gazette Online
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:23:05 GMT
Smulekoff's resumes customer deliveriesGazette Online, IA - Jul 10, 2008By Jeff Raasch CEDAR RAPIDS — The lady on the other end of the phone was concerned about her couch. It was on the second floor at Smulekoff's, ...more

Weather forecast near Beads and Beyond

TONIGHT - LO: 14
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

TUESDAY - HI: 35
Partly sunny. High in the mid 30s. South wind 10 to 20 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT - LO: 28
Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow after midnight. Low in the upper 20s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.