Posted February 28, 2018in Belly Up To...
Get lucky What do you name an Irish pub? The Irish, obviously. In the space formerly occupied by West Cab, the West Glen bar underwent a complete renovation before reopening on March 16, 2017. The Irish celebrates its one year anniversary this month, and the bar plans to celebrate in style for the occasion
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Posted February 28, 2018in Lunch With...
at Jethro’s BBQ Drake Brian Hardin was named Drake’s 17th athletics director in November. A Des Moines native and former Drake Relays champion, Hardin came to Drake from Marquette, his alma mater and a school with a similar athletics department to Drake, particularly in the fact that basketball is the
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Posted February 28, 2018in People & Pets
Bearded dragons and leopard geckos Krys Rankin knew she wanted pets for her classroom at Lincoln RAILS Academy — where she’s taught English and special education since 2013 — but she had one hard and fast rule: nothing that smells. Mice were a no. Hamsters were out. Bunnies, while cute,
Read More →It’s puzzling that no one has drawn the obvious links between the sinister Grigori Rasputin and his efforts a century ago to save Russian czar-to-be Alexei Romanov and today’s sinister Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian federation, and his efforts to save President Trump. Consider: Rasputin was a figurative and
Read More →DES MOINES (February 27, 2018) — 80/35, presented by Coca-Cola, returns on Friday and Saturday, July 6 and 7, 2018 in downtown Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park. The 11th annual non-profit music festival will feature headliners Kesha and Phantogram. More than forty acts will perform at 80/35, and a second
Read More →Des Moines, IA — Philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn have donated funds to the Des Moines Art Center for the purchase of a new sculpture, “Pumpkin (L),” 2014, fabricated 2018, by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, soon to be installed in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA — Des Moines will play host to the National Associationof Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling National Championship thisweekend. The Championship will focus on keeping the five core values of theorganization at the heart of the athlete experience: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. This event is expected to generate more than $1.6 million
Read More →Creekside Church (2743 82nd Place, Urbandale) will host an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m. Join the church the next day —Sunday, April 1 — for Easter at 10:30 a.m. For more information visit www.creeksideDM.com.
Read More →DES MOINES, IA — The Des Moines Arts Festival® released the list of the 180 professional visual artists representing 37 states plus the countries of Argentina and Canada who will be invited to participate in the 21st annual juried art fair June 22-24, 2018, in downtown’s Western Gateway Park. The announcement comes from
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