Save the Seats!

About 100 people showed up at a special meeting called by Mayor Brad Cole last night to get input from residents about what to do with the Varsity Theater, now that Kerasotes Theaters has closed that venerable downtown institution. Many good ideas were put forward, and everyone agreed it should continue as an entertainment venue... Brad and Carbondale Main Street director Roxanne Conley took notes as about 25-30 people told them what to do with the building. No one, unfortunately, told them HOW to do it ... To learn that, we may have to turn to the experience of the folks in Normal, Illinois...and Murphysboro. ... to be continued.