February 2, 2023 – The Iowa Brewers Guild announces the annual Iowa Craft Brew Festival on Saturday, June 3 from 12-4 p.m. at Water Works Park Lauridsen Amphitheater in Des Moines. Each ticket includes unlimited samples, a commemorative tasting glass, live music and access to the spacious festival grounds with
Read More →(West Des Moines, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2023) – For the tenth year, Bank Iowa is inviting graduating high school seniors in the Des Moines area to apply for the Spirit of Chandy Scholarship. Bank Iowa annually awards up to twenty scholarships to honor stand-out high school students across the
Read More →January 30, 2023 — Hi, I am Emma Rauschenberg, and I am a Senior at Dallas Center-Grimes High School and one of the two Reporters that are part of our FFA Chapter’s Officer Team. I want to share with you what Future Farmers of America is and about my experience
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Posted February 02, 2023in Morain
Sometimes it’s easy to understand legislative proposals. Other times, not so much. House File 3, filed early in the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature, falls in the second category. To understand its potential effect on needy people, take a quick look at two preexisting food programs whose nutritional goals
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Posted February 01, 2023in 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, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news. — John Busbee for The Culture
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Posted February 01, 2023in Feature 1
You’ve seen those black-and-white certificates at businesses around town. They declare the best, the premier, the supreme — according to readers like you. And now, it’s here: the moment you’ve been waiting for. After a record-setting 16,332 votes in 277 categories, the people have once more declared the best of local
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Posted February 01, 2023in Feature 2
A history lesson and photographic feature on iconic local bridges Cross a few of our city’s many pedestrian bridges and tour the unique backgrounds of these hidden (and some not-so-hidden) gems. From recognizing influential citizens to marking moments of history, these bridges have stories to tell and are beauties to
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Posted February 01, 2023in Business Feature
The value of internships for both students and businesses “Internships play a key role in an individual’s career exploration. In addition to giving students the opportunity to dive headfirst into the working world, they allow employers to build connections with prospective employees and future colleagues.” That’s what the Greater Des
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Posted February 01, 2023in Civic Skinny
Each year, the Iowa Board of Regents approves professional development assignments (PDAs) for state university professors. Also known as sabbaticals, these allow universities to maintain “educational excellence” by encouraging “a vital faculty that actively pursues new developments in knowledge and teaching.” A total of 109 PDA requests were approved for
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Posted February 01, 2023in Political Mercury
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds insists a life in Washington is not for her. I believed her when she told me this near the shores of Black Hawk Lake in Lake View before the governor announced what became a successful re-election bid for Terrace Hill. At the time, speculation emerged, prior
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