Posted July 09, 2019in Stray Thoughts
Years ago, when I was a young pup of a reporter for the Des Moines Register, my assignment was covering state and federal courts. Normally, it amounted to reporting on the dirty laundry of society that gets scrubbed in the courts — the murders, the robberies, the embezzlements and the
Read More →The Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center (the Center) has been awarded a $45,000 Prairie Meadows Community Betterment grant. Funding will provide critical medical technology upgrades for the Center’s 30-clinician-strong practice to maintain HIPAA compliance and ensure data security. Funds will also launch a new initiative at the Center, integrating digital
Read More →Knapp Properties is proud to announce that Angela (Angie) Tessau, CCIM, has joined its Brokerage Team as a Vice President of Brokerage Services. Angie brings with her nearly two decades of real estate experience and will assist with Knapp’s current portfolio of projects as well as their large list of
Read More →For 40 years, the Jazz in July program served the Greater Des Moines community with various free jazz concerts until it ended abruptly following its 2017 season. Now, Hoyt Sherman Place with the help of its co-sponsors Principal Foundation and Faegre Baker Daniels plans to revive the series with three
Read More →Iowa Wild and the American Hockey League announced today the organization won five awards for the 2018-19 season, which was given to the team during the annual AHL Board of Governors meeting. The Wild won Team of the Year, Outstanding Fan Experience, Social Media Department of the Year and Best
Read More →80/35 is rolling out a refreshed look when it lands Western Gateway Park downtown Des Moines on Friday and Saturday, July 12 & 13. The 12th annual music festival expands its ticketed area to two stages that will feature 16 acts over the weekend. The free area will continue to
Read More →Students involved in the Be the Boss! Youth Entrepreneurship Camp to spend afternoon in Historic Valley Junction businesses. On Monday, July 8, students will be visiting local businesses in Historic Valley Junction as part of the Be the Boss! Youth Entrepreneurship Camp. Groups from the camp will visit Big Acai,
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Posted July 03, 2019in Feature 1
Central Iowa offers plenty of fish in its streams, lakes, ponds and rivers. If you need a reason to get outdoors this summer, these fishing stories might get you hooked. Ice-cold air conditioning is one effective remedy for July’s oppressive mid-summer heat. But, if after a brutal work week, you’d
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Posted July 03, 2019in Feature 2
Des Moines leaders target nuisance property owners. Des Moines city leaders will be more aggressive with nuisance properties now that they have the money to demolish them. Officials hope income from the local-option sales tax will give them a boost for their “Blitz on Blight” campaign that will target more
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