Iowa City plans to bar Melrose Avenue vendors from setting up outside Kinnick Stadium over COVID-19 concerns
Zachary Oren Smith
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Although the Iowa Hawkeyes are scheduled to return to Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 5, tailgaters will notice that a staple of the venue's ambiance is missing.
On Wednesday, Iowa City officials confirmed that the Melrose Avenue vendors will not be able to sell their wares outside the stadium on game days this fall.
City Manager Geoff Fruin announced Wednesday that, in the interest of public health, the city would not issue the temporary use permits for the dozen or so vendors who normally set up shop along Melrose Avenue on fall weekends.
"We believe this decision is consistent with guidance from health experts who continue to stress the importance of social distancing," Fruin wrote in an email.
More at: https://www.press-citizen.com/story...l-melrose-avenue-game-day-vendors/3304260001/
Zachary Oren Smith
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Although the Iowa Hawkeyes are scheduled to return to Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 5, tailgaters will notice that a staple of the venue's ambiance is missing.
On Wednesday, Iowa City officials confirmed that the Melrose Avenue vendors will not be able to sell their wares outside the stadium on game days this fall.
City Manager Geoff Fruin announced Wednesday that, in the interest of public health, the city would not issue the temporary use permits for the dozen or so vendors who normally set up shop along Melrose Avenue on fall weekends.
"We believe this decision is consistent with guidance from health experts who continue to stress the importance of social distancing," Fruin wrote in an email.
More at: https://www.press-citizen.com/story...l-melrose-avenue-game-day-vendors/3304260001/
