(Des Moines, IA) The Polk County Health Department has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Polk County. The patient was likely infected during travel within the United States and [...]
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Posted July 07, 2022in Morain
America celebrated its independence again this past Monday, marking 246 years of national freedom. Every important U.S. holiday bears its unique celebratory hallmark, regardless of the original reason (religious or [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in The Culture Buzz
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time. Broadcast regionally on KFMG 98.9 FM; Simultaneously streaming globally through www.kfmg.org From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Feature 1
This year, Ballet Des Moines celebrates 20 years since its founding and 10 years since its professional debut. Des Moines may boast the only professional ballet company in Iowa, but [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Feature 2
The idea for the CHOICE awards originated eight years ago and was inspired by Japan’s Living National Treasures. That program honors “preservers of important intangible cultural properties.” In the years [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Business Feature
The United States has been renowned as a cultural “melting-pot.” As the demographics of the country continue to shift, so they do in Des Moines. A nation of immigrants brings [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Civic Skinny
Ever wondered about surveillance at Prairie Meadows Casino? With the jaw-dropping amount of cash traveling through the establishment every day, it’s no wonder the casino needs an equally astonishing amount [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Political Mercury
Deidre DeJear can win the governor’s race. Cocooned in angry social media corners, divided by geography and race and tribal fractions large and small, most Iowans, either consciously, or in spite of themselves, [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Film Review
“The Man from Toronto,” starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, is another example of how COVID-19 is still making ripples through the movie industry. It was originally slated for a [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Food Dude
Despite what Karine Jean-Pierre keeps saying, it’s hard to imagine gas becoming cheaper any time soon. That leads some to plan errands with military precision. It helps when you can [...]
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