New Bowling Alley Movie Theater Combo Downtown High-Rise Building Proposed: Iowa City Daily News Links, Oct. 5

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On to the Links!

Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette writes about a new proposal for a high rise building with a bowling alley and movie theater on a coveted spot in downtown Iowa City.

There's a lot at stake for tonight's football battle for the boot between Iowa City High and Iowa City West. Like a boot for example.

Mitt Romney will return to (Central) Iowa on Tuesday. (Des moines Register)

A new advertisement against Iowa Supreme court justice Wiggins argues that he should be "held accountable" for his role in the gay-marriage decision. (Des Moines Register)

Joe Biden was greeted in Council Bluffs by people with shovels. I guess this was a protest of some sort. (Des Moines Register)

Here's a nice video from PATV about an open house at Longfellow Elementary.

When you see a mass of undead shambling through downtown Iowa City tomorrow, just remember they're doing it for a good cause. (Press-Citizen)

A little something for the ladies. A UI grad is vying for Bachelor of the Year. (Press-Citizen)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

A development team wants to construct a multistory building with a movie theater, bowling lanes and gallery space on the eastern edge of downtown Iowa City.

The catch is that several other groups have ideas for the same spot on city-owned land at the northeast corner of the intersection of College and Gilbert streets, and city officials are currently reviewing the proposals in anticipation of picking one of them.

The Chauncey LLC, though, went public with its plans Thursday when the non-profit organization that would run the theater issued a news release.

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