Ames Chamber Members Have Given Over $25,000 to Steve King
The Ames Chamber of Commerce recently refused to comment on anti-diversity tweets that echo white nationalist rhetoric by Republican Congressman Steve King, a recent...
Ames Chamber Silent on Steve King’s Racist Tweets
The Ames Chamber of Commerce has refused to comment on the recent white supremacist-boosting and anti-diversity tweets of Congressman Steve King, whom the organization...
Bronwyn’s Council Preview, December 12, 2017: Rental Occupancy, 321 State, and the Budget
This meeting the council reviews the Council Budget Issues/Guidelines (item 35).
The Ames City Council meeting starts at 6 pm. The agenda includes:
Item 8: Resolution...
Marshalltown Pet Shop Buys Dyvig’s in Downtown Ames
Update, 1/12/19: Argus & Wookie's has since closed its doors; the building in downtown Ames where it was currently sits vacant in search of...
Bronwyn’s Council Preview, November 28, 2017: Carbon Footprint, Parking System Improvements
The Ames City Council meeting starts at 6 p.m. The agenda includes:
Item 9: Resolution approving annual 2017 urban renewal report and certification of TIF...
Dan DeGeest’s Council Review, November 13, 2017: Rental Occupancy, Healthy Life Center
Annotating the Council Preview in highlighted text
Hello friends,
I apologize for the delay in getting this Council Review finished. The last few weeks have been...
Ames Council Preview, November 13, 2017: Downtown Development Issues, Joint Housing Study Proposal
The Ames City Council meeting starts at 6 p.m. The agenda includes:
Item 15: Resolution approving major final plat for Bricktowne Ames subdivision (residential development...
Urban Chicken Farming in Ames
Editor's note: This article was originally published in October 2009 in Volume 4 Issue 2 of the now-defunct Ames Progressive zine. Unlike in neighboring...
Weekly News Roundup: Governor Asks for Review of Saudi-Funded Lobbying, GOP to Create HR...
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Gov. Reynolds Asks Ethics Board to Review GOP Officials’ Lobbying for Saudi Arabia
Gov....
Progressive Credentials Not Enough for Szopinski to Emerge as Ames Mayor
Backed by the current mayor and a host of other prominent community members, John Haila, a widely respected local architect, won a decisive victory...
