Fire Station relocation has been kicked down the road. They're eyeing a spot on State, across from the old middle school location.
I think the vacant stretch along LW at least has a fence up now. But still no construction.
Campustown Redevelopment
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Fire Station relocation has been kicked down the road. They're eyeing a spot on State, across from the old middle school location.
I think the vacant stretch along LW at least has a fence up now. But still no construction.
As long as I had a Jimmy John's #14 in one hand and a Superdog in the other, the walk back to Freddy wasn't so bad......took a while, but it was tolerable.Superdog: Back from the Dead
Superdog returns, prepares to welcome back Welch Avenue nightlife
After disappearing off the face of the earth, the crowned jewel of post-bar eats has returned to Welch Avenue; the Superdog is back. A beloved choice of inebriated Cyclones attempting to find their way home after a night out, the Superdog has been resurrected and is here to stay. Consisting of...iowastatedaily.com
when/if the fire station ever moves my only hope is that location becomes a bar
could make it so cool in there
Between the fire station and all the K&G, now Maverick lots, I’ve always thought there was a lot potential to really change that corner. Probably going to take some really deep pockets.
They were unanimously approved by the city council last night. Guessing there will be some additional scrutiny.
From the agenda:
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While the Chief of Police has some reservations about their ability to keep minors from being in
possession of or consuming alcohol on premise, their performance had improved at the previous
location prior to the close and move to the new location. If the establishment is not able to follow
the plan submitted and keep minors from being in possession of or consuming alcohol or if the
Chief of Police revokes their 50/50 status for cause, the matter will be brought to the City Council
for potential further action. For these reasons, the Chief of Police recommends approval of the
license."
It sticks out badly in comparison to all the newer development around it.
Apparently the only hangup the city had was a driveway off of Lincoln Way. Super frustrating they couldn't figure something out.
Any sort of driveway there would be extremely dumb though.
A driveway there would take up all of the development area. I'm with the city on that.
CVS pharmacy in Campustown closing in May
The closing will create challenges for students to fill prescriptions, especially for those who don't have a vehicle at school with them.
www.desmoinesregister.com
Yikes wonder who can even come in to take up that space...course it's always been the kiss of death there it seems likeCVS pharmacy in Campustown closing in May
The closing will create challenges for students to fill prescriptions, especially for those who don't have a vehicle at school with them.www.desmoinesregister.com
It seems amazing at first that a CVS didn't succeed there, but since most of the dorms have ISU Dining Dollars with the UDCC Marketplace, it makes sense unfortunately. Its still just a bummer that the Champlin/People's building was demolished to make way for this new modern space.
Turn it back into a bar, it was made for that space.
Right? Alcohol was the only prescription I needed in my college days.
That article makes me shake my head. I made it through four years on campus as a Type I diabetic, I think the closest pharmacy was West Hy-Vee, and you had to pay to use CyRide. I think the kids will figure it out.
Edit: and we had to walk uphill to class. Both ways! And we liked it. They didn’t clear the sidewalks when it snowed, they buffed them. If we’d been going downhill we would have slid all the way to Ankeny. Whippersnappers these days…
Was Charlie Yoke's that last bar that was in there? I think it was Headliners before that.
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Wasn't CVS one of the first businesses to join up when they did that initial redevelopment of that part of Welch? Seems like they've been there for quite a while. It's not like they're running through a new tenant every other year in that spot.
