Outlets of Des Moines will host the Hy-Vee Outdoor Living Sale from Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17, at the center. The sale will highlight outdoor living and will feature music, contests and gardening classes. The events are free and open to the public. No purchase necessary to enter
Read More →C-SPAN announced today that Jacob Sammon, Matthew Moran and Riley Vander Hart, students at Urbandale High School in Urbandale, Iowa, are first prize winners in C-SPAN’s national 2019 StudentCam competition. They will receive $3,000 for the documentary, “Fighting for a Better Tomorrow,” about the First Amendment. The documentary will air
Read More →The Des Moines Symphony has announced that American jazz pianist Aaron Diehl will play Gershwin’s Concerto in F on its upcoming Masterworks 5 concert, titled ‘Ellis Island / The New World’ at 7:30PM Saturday, March 16 & 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the Des Moines Civic Center (221 Walnut
Read More →“The unanimously approved budget focuses on the City Council’s commitment to public safety and meeting the growing needs of all City departments to continue to provide a high quality of life,” Mayor Sara Kurovski said. “We met this goal while also reducing the property tax burden of our residents. I
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Posted March 13, 2019in Stray Thoughts
If you had your ear cupped just right and were listening closely Sunday afternoon, you might have heard my head explode. The pressure inside the old noggin has been building for months, thanks to what can be called politics as usual in Washington, D.C., and Des Moines. So, my friends
Read More →The Historic Valley Junction Foundation (HVJF) announces the publication of a new book, “Pursuit of a Dream – James Jordan: His Life and His Legacy,” written by West Des Moines author Louise Gately with Jan Davison. This new book details the impressive but little-known story of James Jordan, the founder
Read More →The Art Center is pleased to announce that a new restaurant has opened on the premises – Tangerine at the Art Center. For more than 20 years, Susan Madorsky and Cherry Madole, owners of Tangerine Catering, have been preparing food for special events throughout the Des Moines metro and central Iowa,
Read More →The City of Waukee is declaring that a Snow Emergency Parking Ban will go into effect in Waukee on Thursday, March 7 at 6 a.m. This parking ban will remain in effect until Thursday, March 7 at 10 p.m. The parking ban applies to all streets in Waukee to allow
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Posted March 06, 2019in Stray Thoughts
Sunshine Week will be observed across the nation next week. The week shines a spotlight on the important role open government and citizen accountability play in our democracy. Open meetings and open records are the tools that enable the public to know what their government is doing, or not doing, in the
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Posted March 06, 2019in Feature 1
Meet the people behind the wheel and getting us from Point A to Point B. A former Uber driver, a limousine chauffeur and a shuttle star open up about the people taking a backseat. Getting from Point A to Point B when you are without wheels and in a hurry is
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