The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) welcomes Anawim Housing as a new unlimited accesspartner. Through this partnership, effective November 2023, Anawim residents and staff can use DART’s local, express and on-demand bus services any time at no cost. “Anawim Housing is excited to partner with DART to remove
Read More →DMACC is officially launching a new brand and logo this week. The College, which was founded in 1966, unveiled its last comprehensive brand update in 1988 and has experienced tremendous growth in the years since. DMACC now serves nearly 55,000 students across six campuses and seven learning centers every
Read More →Join Moberg Gallery in celebrating 20 years of art and community at Moberg Gallery. Our 20th Anniversary Exhibit opens Friday, November 3rd, with a reception from 5 – 8 pm. Over 40 artists will be included, artist Dennis Atherton will DJ, and there will be refreshments. Moberg is happy to
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Posted October 30, 2023in Stray Thoughts
Veterans Day is around the corner. For John and Bob, the day will be for remembering the men and women who serve in the United States military — and for two service members, in particular. For John, it will be his son, Robert, a Marine lieutenant who will forever be
Read More →Des Moines, Iowa … Justice reform advocate, Dr. Yusef Salaam, one of the Exonerated (Central Park) Five and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama will keynote the Iowa Summit on Justice & Disparities on November 3, 2023. The 11th annual Summit is dedicated to changing Iowa’s
Read More →Join us in celebrating 20 years of art and community at Moberg Gallery. Our 20th Anniversary Exhibit opens Friday, November 3rd, with a reception from 5 – 8 pm. Over 40 artists will be included, artist Dennis Atherton will DJ, and there will be refreshments. We’re happy to be looking back on
Read More →David Abram II, Vice President, Commercial Lending at Dupaco Community Credit Union, receives the Alumni Award Abram received an AA degree from DMACC in 1994 He served on the DMACC Foundation Board of Directors from 2014 to 2021 and has been extremely active with the DMACC CEO Golf Tournament Abram
Read More →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 –
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Posted October 23, 2023in Stray Thoughts
The rationale behind Iowa’s professional licensing laws is simple: People in certain professions and skilled occupations are required to hold state licenses to work in Iowa. This is to ensure they meet the minimum standard of training and skill necessary to serve consumers safely and effectively. But a state government
Read More →Urbandale, IA – The City of Urbandale is asking community members to develop a new and lasting symbol of the city with the launch of the Urbandale Flag Project. This initiative aims to design and select a new flag that captures the essence of the Urbandale community. The existing flag,
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