"As a place to work, shop and gather, Downtown Ames plays a vital role in shaping the identity and economic success of our city," Toliver said. "With strategic improvements and intentional investments ...

Ames is poised for a downtown makeover, complete with 18-hour retail, more housing, and user-friendly streets, according to a ...

AMES, Iowa — The Ames Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead in a parking lot in downtown Ames. Around 8:26 a.m. the Ames Police Department responded to the 700 block of ...

Ames Main Street held a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newest mural downtown. Lauren Gifford painted on the Kellogg Avenue side of Quilting Connection.

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 ...

When the city of Ames, Iowa, installed rainbow-colored crosswalks at a downtown intersection, it wanted to signal that it was welcoming and inclusive to people of all gender identities ...

The city council in Ames, Iowa has decided to keep its colorful, inclusion-themed crosswalks at a downtown intersection, despite a sharply-worded request from the U.S. Department of Transportation ...

Potential street improvements. Downtown Ames has 3.5 acres of park space and about 19 acres of roadway. Dresdner said the streets "can be so much more" though they are primarily used for parking.

Ames Main Street held a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony on Facebook Live Thursday to celebrate the newest mural to grace a downtown building. Artist Lauren Gifford painted a mural on the Kellogg ...

Ames Main Street held a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newest mural downtown. Lauren Gifford painted on the Kellogg Avenue side of Quilting Connection.