Avenue HQ owner waiting on rebuilding decision after tornado

Rebuild, or move on?

That’s the decision ahead of many Jefferson Citians after the May tornado destroyed their homes and businesses.

Quinten Rice’s Avenue HQ on East Capitol is barely standing.

“It’s the fun game of just waiting for insurance and engineers, and waiting for the math to get done to decide what we can and can’t do,” Rice says. “It stinks, you know. It’s part of it.”

Rice’s old Dix Apartments building took a direct hit from the storm. It has been a music venue and provided offices for start-up businesses.