The Ames City Council advanced plans for a four-story apartment building off Burnett Avenue, aiming to increase housing opportunities downtown.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ames, Iowa, will host a free event called "A Glimpse Inside" for residents to tour historic buildings. The one-day event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ten locations, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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