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  You can shop at one of those chain stores if you like, but Ames Readers' Choice readers prefer a certain downtown boutique.  After a two week contest, Ames Patch readers voted...

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Ames Main Street offers a variety of stores and shopping all within a couple blocks. Other areas of Ames have some interesting shops as well. Contest: Which Boutique is Your Favorite...

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  The Final Four began Friday and if you are looking for a place to watch the game, Ames readers have a suggestion for you.  Ames Patch readers were asked where they would most ...

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March Madness has already begun and is over for some teams. You can watch most of the games at home, but where would you be most likely to go if you decided to view the games in person?&#...

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  Nicki Romare, who owns Whiskey River with her husband Joe, said Friday she wasn't quite sure what to expect when the bar opens for Saint Patrick's Day this morning. She's hear...

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Ames Patch's poll on the Best Saint Paddy's Day celebration asked readers to to rate area Irish celebrations, which included, Celtic music in a garden, brunches with green eggs & ham...

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Will it be Celtic Music in the Gardens, Green Eggs & Ham, green beer and $50 gift cards or a beer garden with Irish jigs and bag pipes? Ames Patch readers will decide in the Read...

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  People of Ames must love its fitness. More than 1,000 votes were cast in the best workout/fitness contest that began on Ames Patch Feb. 27. It was the first poll in an occasio...