City of Ames will draft ordinance to protect trans, nonbinary people

Ames moves forward with an ordinance to restore gender‑identity protections, outlining enforcement, penalties, and mediation ...
KCCI Des Moines

Ames event center planned as part of downtown development

AGAIN ON MONDAY. WELL, NEW TONIGHT A BRAND NEW FACILITY HOUSING WEDDINGS, CONCERTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS COULD SOON OPEN IN AMES. THE AMES EVENT CENTER IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN DISCOVER AMES AND THE ...

Story County orgs open the Warming Place for cold nights. What to know

The Warming Place, based at Ames First United Methodist Church at 516 Kellogg Ave., opened recently to offer warm shelter ...
Ames Tribune

A downtown Ames cocktail and bourbon bar has closed. Find out more

An elegant live music establishment has closed in downtown Ames. Noir bar, which operated at 405 Kellogg Ave. for nearly half a decade, announced its closure in a Dec. 31 Facebook post. “It has been ...
Hawk Central

CrawDaddy establishes temporary pop-up in Ames ahead of permanent opening in the spring

That’s why Jamie and Renee Borglum went into the outdoor gear business and why they’ve brought their store, CrawDaddy Outdoors, to downtown Ames. “Adventure looks different for everyone," Jamie ...