This seems to be the year for the disappearance of things we thought would never disappear. No Toys R Us. No Younkers. And, come the end of December, no Varsity Theatre. The last single-screen, ...

James McLean, the embattled seller of the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, says in court documents he is selling properties to pay a legal settlement. An entity that shares an address with Los ...

The Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Association (MHNA) Board of Directors discussed seeking national recognition for the Varsity Theater as an independent historic landmark in their monthly meeting on ...

The University District’s historic Varsity Theatre, formerly part of the Landmark chain and currently closed, has a new operator: Far Away Entertainment, a small local chain (established in 1997) that ...

Four years after closing, the Varsity Cinema re-opens to the public on Dec. 15, welcoming patrons back with five movies to enjoy. Beyond just bringing indie films back to Des Moines in the Drake ...

LEADER KCCI 8 NEWS AT 5:00. STACEY: THE OLD VARSITY THEERAT IN DES MOINES’ DRAKE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO REOPENING. STEVE: KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS AT 25TH AND UNIVERSITY TONIGHT ...