{"id":39546,"date":"2026-09-14T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/munciepostdemocrat.com\/?p=39546"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:38:37","slug":"mark-iii-tap-room-closer-to-reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munciepostdemocrat.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/mark-iii-tap-room-closer-to-reopening\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark III Tap Room Closer to Reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mark III Tap Room Closer to Reopening\n\n<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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9.14.2026 \/ News \/ Daisy Dale<\/a><\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Iris Lane (left) and Tracy Letzler (right) vending at Muncie Pride Sept. 12.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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MUNCIE, Ind. \u2014<\/span>\u00a0The Mark III Taproom, the long running and famous gay bar in Muncie, had a new update last week on the construction of the new location, 1<\/span>101 S. Walnut St.\u00a0<\/span>After a pipe burst in early 2024 forced the owners to close their last location,\u00a0<\/span>306 Walnut St, new owners Tracy Letzler and Ryder Martz have been in the works for its reopening.<\/span><\/p>

Not only is the Mark the oldest gay bar in the state of Indiana, but is in fact older than the Stonewall riots of 1969. <\/span>The new owners have previously described the place as not just a bar. \u201cIt\u2019s been a refuge, a family room, and a home for so many of us.\u201d Ryder Martz said to a crowd last year. \u201cWe want this rebuilt by our community.\u201d The owners last week said the Mark is “<\/span>our community. It’s our history. It’s a place where people should be able to walk through the door and feel like they belong.”<\/span><\/p>

The Mark III Taproom announced a new plan to handle structural issues with the new home of the Mark.\u00a0<\/span>Letzler said she is hoping for the reopening in a couple of months, though yesterday Sunday a volunteer call out was held at the location to help clean the building for construction.<\/span><\/p>

The announcement about the reopening was first made last summer, when Tracy and Ryder Martz hosted two “Mark Meetups” at the Room 5 Piano Bar,\u00a0<\/span>2150 W White River Blvd in early June and mid-July.<\/span><\/p>

Daisy Dale is the editor and publisher of The Muncie Post-Democrat, a commissioner for the Muncie Human Rights Commission, and a board member of Muncie Queer Alliance.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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