Sara and Dave Ring, owners of the Downtown Farm Stand organic grocery, plan to open a deli in their store in the coming weeks. Although the deli was already planned, the Rings hope to attract business from hundreds of Ivy Tech Community College students coming to downtown Muncie. (Keith Roysdon / The Star Press)
By Keith Roysdon, Star Press
kroysdon@muncie.gannett.com
MUNCIE -- When Ivy Tech Community College announced it would bring 2,200 students and faculty members downtown in the next year, the first thought that occurred to many people was: Here's an opportunity to transform Muncie's core.
The second and third thoughts: Where is everybody going to park? And where are they going to eat?
With Ivy Tech's plan to hold classes in three downtown locations likely to become a reality, officials and downtown business owners are scrambling to get ready.
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