Four new Complete Streets Tactical Starts projects are on-the-ground and making it easier for people to walk, bike and take transit in Greater Des Moines. These projects include a new [...]
Read More →The opening night of “Calendar Girls” was sold out, and some of the reasons were obvious. The comedy makes for an amiable night, like its source, a date flick from [...]
Read More →Bugs Bunny is hopping back to the Des Moines Symphony! The Des Moines Symphony kicks off its 2016-2017 Pops Series with Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 [...]
Read More →Brenton Skating Plaza, Des Moines’ only outdoor ice skating rink, opens for its 11th season on Friday, Nov. 18. The rink is located in the heart of Downtown Des Moines [...]
Read More →The Iowa Wild, in conjunction with Gaelic Storm, announced the band will be performing live after the Iowa Wild home game on Saturday, Mar. 18 at 7 p.m. The team’s first [...]
Read More →The Polk County Health Department, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Broadlawns Medical Center, Primary Health Care, Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa and Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines will host [...]
Read More →Proctor Mechanical Corporation received several prestigious construction awards from Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa during the association’s annual Excellence in Construction Gala held Oct. 12 in Altoona, Iowa. In [...]
Read More →The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce it has received a grant award of $2,500 from Variety – the Children’s Charity for art education for at-risk youth. Variety’s [...]
Read More →Awards season just got more exciting for students in Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Two of Drake’s student publications earned top national honors over the weekend, while students [...]
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Posted October 21, 2016in Civic Skinny
The Iowa State University Foundation has spent more than $1.1 million to buy out the contracts of two foundation presidents fired by university President Steve Leath. The two men were [...]
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