June | 2023 | CITYVIEW

Posted June 14, 2023in The Culture Buzz

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Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Archive Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration

Posted June 13, 2023in Just Released

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Interactive Arts Activities at the 2023 Des Moines Arts Festival®

(Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® presented by Nationwide has announced the lineup of interactive arts programming and special happenings at the Festival, June 23-25, 2023. The award-winning Festival will be held in Western Gateway Park surrounding the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. The activities are

Posted June 13, 2023in Just Released

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New US Navy Submarine USS IOWA (SSN 797) to be Christened June 17

(Des Moines, Iowa) – The new Virginia-Class attack submarine USS IOWA (SSN797) is set to be formally named and christened on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. At the event, former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack, in a naval tradition dating

Posted June 08, 2023in Just Released

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b. ROBERT MOORE | FIELD OF DREAMS: OUT THE MUD (A RETROSPECTIVE)

THE LOT PARTY W/ b. ROBERT MOORE & B.WELL Saturday, June 24, 5-8 PM Please join us for the opening of b. Robert Moore’s exhibit, FIELD OF DREAMS: OUT THE MUD (A RETROSPECTIVE), on Friday, June 16, 5pm – 9pm. Beverages and bites will be served. This event is

Posted June 08, 2023in Morain

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A TALE OF THREE JUDGES

Three federal judges have made the national news recently. One of them is not like the others. See if you can tell which one. Federal District Court Judge Mark E. Walker last Thursday recused himself from overseeing Walt Disney Company’s lawsuit against Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis’ lawyers had requested

Posted June 05, 2023in Stray Thoughts

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We honored Cameron and remembered Gov. Ray

Sue and I were in Washington, Iowa, last month. The purpose for our trip was a high school graduation. It was a special occasion because the people we joined with in honoring young Cameron, the newly minted Washington High School grad, have been our friends for almost 44 years. It

Posted June 05, 2023in Just Released

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2023 URBANDALE 4TH OF JULY – DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE

[URBANDALE, IOWA, June 5th] – Join us for our 68th anniversary and Discover the Difference! Festivities kick off Sunday, July 2 at Lions Park beginning 12:00 PM with the midway, carnival, and multiple vendors for everyone in the family to enjoy. Activities continue through Tuesday, July 4 and will conclude

Posted June 02, 2023in Just Released

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FDIC Data: Iowa Banks Show Strength, Resiliency in Q1

JOHNSTON, IOWA (June 2, 2023) — Despite the recent period of bank industry stress nationally, Iowa banks reported a strong first quarter with growth in active loans, favorable liquidity and a slight increase in deposits, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. “Iowa banks have

Posted June 01, 2023in Morain

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06/01/23

This is a season for remembrance. On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, finally ending World War Two in Europe. The beginning of the end took place nearly a year earlier, on June 6, 1944, when the Allies debouched their immense D-Day invasion force onto the beaches