Celebrate 515 Day in downtown Ames. Local music, free kids activities and the largest food truck lineup the event has ever ...

Ames is poised for a downtown makeover, complete with 18-hour retail, more housing, and user-friendly streets, according to a plan that was shared with the city council on Tuesday. Local officials ...

AMES, Iowa — For over a year, residents have been greeted with chain-link fencing when walking in Downtown Ames. “That fence has been doing that thing for a year and a half. Yeah, while they were ...

Visitors to downtown Ames sometimes have trouble finding parking, especially during popular events and busy times of the day. As more people live, work and play in the Main Street disrict, parking has ...

Two Main Street stores owned by Jenny Pollard are now side-by-side. Homegrown, featuring Iowa-made products, and Life Distilled, a modern apothecary, opened at 301 Main St., Suite 109, on Feb. 1. The ...

Ames History Museum staff cut a ribbon to celebrate opening the newly expanded and renovated space in downtown Ames. The Ames History Museum is ready to reopen after a years-long, $4.5 million ...

A series of murals are blooming in downtown Ames as The Ames Foundation continues another community betterment project in celebration of its 50th anniversary. “Ames Murals: And Open Air Gallery” ...

Six Ames musicians are renovating a downtown bar into a music venue, hoping to revive the city's rock scene. The group recently took possession of 119 Main St., the former home of The Angry Irishmen, ...

A long-time incumbent faces a third-party challenger to represent Iowa House District 49, which includes downtown Ames. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell is seeking an 11th term in the ...

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