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🌱 Why Waterloo’s Vulture Lounge closed and what’s next for the site

Waterloo, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Waterloo! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Waterloo’s Vulture Lounge closed and what’s next for the site
  • How did Waterloo schools erase a $20 million deficit?
  • What changes when Waterloo’s Hank and KXEL get new owners?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 40.
  • Monday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What to know about Waterloo club closing after city nuisance case (wcfcourier.com) — A Waterloo nightclub, Vulture Lounge on Lafayette Street, has shut down after the city filed a nuisance lawsuit tied to repeated fights and a reported gunfire incident outside the business. Alcohol sales had already been restricted before 10 p.m., and court records describe clashes with security and police. The building, once home to Waterloo AMVETS Post 19, is now listed for sale.
   

• Waterloo schools report $21.1 million one-year financial turnaround (cbs2iowa.com) — Waterloo residents are seeing a major financial turnaround in their school district, which moved from a $20 million deficit to a $1.1 million surplus in just one year. Officials credit a three-year budget plan, spending cuts, operational changes and higher property tax revenue, while warning more work is needed to keep Waterloo schools on stable financial footing.
   

• Deal Digest: Salt Air Broadcasting Expands On The Cape. (insideradio.com) — Radio listeners in Waterloo will soon hear familiar stations under new ownership, as Civic Media moves to buy classic country Hank KPTY, news-talk KXEL, and two Waterloo translators from NRG Media. The $1.1 million deal, Civic Media’s first in Iowa, includes a time brokerage agreement so the company can begin operating the stations before the sale formally closes.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This evening our sweet little 2yr old yellow lab went missing from our yard.
    He’s chipped and has a blue collar and answers to Marco. He should be in the Hoover area. Just south of Ridgeway between Hillcrest and South Hill… (Nextdoor Hoover)
  • Sometimes I feel like our kids are expected to know how to study without anyone actually teaching them how.
    Sharing this in case another mom has been thinking the same thing. (Nextdoor Hoover)
  • CROSSMARK posted a job opening for (Immediate Hire) Product Demonstrator in Waterloo. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Waterloo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waterloo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cedar Falls

  • Photos: 17th Annual Pink Ribbon Run in Cedar Falls (wcfcourier.com)
  • Social worker and psychologist are charged with patient-relationship violations (kcrg.com)
  • Black Hawk County Conservation hosts public trust fund event (muscatinejournal.com)

Waverly

  • Marsh Completes Accel Holdings Acquisition, Expanding Iowa Insurance Platform (citybiz.co)

Ok Waterloo! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Waterloo

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