9/24?

[Mycology]

What is the deal with this 9/24 deal? They had a full page in the daily and now i'm curious.

 

[CynadoAlley]

They've done a good job of keeping it under wraps. I'm just as clueless as everyone else. I do know however it has something to do with Campus Town. Apartments or something maybe?

Great advertising in my opinion. They have people wondering.

 

[AlleyAddict]

Just Campustown PM trying to feel important. I couldn't care less.

 

[cy4prez7]

BLOCK PARTY!!!!

 

[DMICyclone]

My mom is friends with the owner of Cafe Beaudelaire and apparently isu is going to buy all the businesses on lincoln way and make their own stuff. Don't know if thats what this is about but that was my first reaction.

 

[CampusAve]

I heard somewhere that ISU was trying run the bars out of campustown. Any truth to that?

 

[MNCyGuy]

Well that seems like a total waste of university money.

 

[Frak]

I heard somewhere that ISU was trying run the bars out of campustown. Any truth to that?

No. They're not that stupid. The area could use some cleaning up, though, and some buildings leveled. It's a shame what they did to Cy's Roost.

 

[Judoka]

Why would they run the bars out of Campustown? That would be a stupid thing to do.

 

[Ames]

Seems like I read a while back that a developer had bought the east half of campustown, but was having trouble buying the west half. They were going to tear it down to build a hotel and restaurants and what not.

 

[IcSyU]

City of Ames cut ties with the planning group out of Kansas City.

 

[CyFan61]

Seems like I read a while back that a developer had bought the east half of campustown, but was having trouble buying the west half. They were going to tear it down to build a hotel and restaurants and what not.

Nothing ever happened, but there was a consulting firm called LANE4 that was looking into Campustown redevelopment - buying existing businesses and bringing in some more, including looking at a drug store and/or a family restaurant. Campustown business owners resisted, and LANE4's model was outside of the budget that the city and unversity wanted to pursue, so the whole thing fell apart.

No idea what this 9/24 thing is either, but I'm kind of interested to see.

 

[CampusAve]

Are they trying to turn campustown into downtown iowa City?

 

[CRCy17]

No. They're not that stupid. The area could use some cleaning up, though, and some buildings leveled. It's a shame what they did to Cy's Roost.

Been out of state since VEISHEA what happened to CY's?

 

[cyclonespiker33]

BLOCK PARTY!!!!

This is what it is.... but what exactly does it mean?

 

[SenorCy]

Are they trying to turn campustown into downtown iowa City?

They're bringing in hippies?

 

[sdillon500]

They're bringing in hippies?

Stanzi, is that you?

Iowa's 'communists,' 'hippies' are no match for Ricky Stanzi, American patriot - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF Blog - Yahoo! Sports

 

[ThurgoodMarshal]

No. They're not that stupid. The area could use some cleaning up, though, and some buildings leveled. It's a shame what they did to Cy's Roost.

Other than it's name, Cy's Roost is the WORST bar in all of Ames.
Yes, it ranks below outlaws in my book.

 

[thatguy]

Other than it's name, Cy's Roost is the WORST bar in all of Ames.
Yes, it ranks below outlaws in my book.

that sucks. in the early and mid 00's (01-05) it was easily the best.

 

[cy1010]

that sucks. in the early and mid 00's (01-05) it was easily the best.

I was there during this time period and I find this to be a wild exaggeration. However, it's undeniable how crappy it has become. I was there after the Iowa game and I don't even know how to describe what they're going for on the inside there, but it certainly is awful. And, they were charging $10 for pitchers in Ames frickin Iowa! Ridiculous.