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Posted May 15, 2024in Just Released

WDM CHAMBER AND CITY OF WEST DES MOINES SET TO HOST RACCOON RIVER PALOOZA ON JUNE 8

WEST DES MOINES, IA (May 14, 2024) – The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (WDM Chamber) and the City of West Des Moines will host the fourth annual Raccoon [...]

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Posted May 14, 2024in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

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), [...]

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Posted May 14, 2024in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:

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), [...]

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Posted May 14, 2024in Just Released

Polk County Heritage Gallery Presents Iowa Exhibited 2024

[Des Moines, IA] – The Iowa Exhibited show will be returning to the Polk County Heritage Gallery this summer. This is an annual show open to Iowa artists who may [...]

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Posted May 13, 2024in Stray Thoughts

Live-streaming gov’t meetings should be the norm

You don’t often hear anyone extol the benefits of the Covid pandemic. But I did few weeks ago — when I stood before the Storm Lake Kiwanis club and talked [...]

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Posted May 13, 2024in Just Released

80/35 MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP SCHEDULE, SINGLE DAY TICKET SALES OPEN

(Des Moines, IA) The 80/35 Music Festival, Iowa largest nonprofit music festival, announced the two-day performance schedule for the event, and has opened up single-day ticket sales to the general [...]

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Posted May 13, 2024in Just Released

Join The Salvation Army in celebrating the volunteers and donors making a difference!

Des Moines, Iowa (May 10, 2024) – In 1954, the week of November 28-December 4 (now recognized in May) was declared by the United States Congress and proclaimed by President [...]

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Posted May 10, 2024in Uncategorized

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA ANNOUNCES THEIR SPONSORSHIP OF THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM

Des Moines, Iowa (May 9, 2024) – Meals are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, or disability. Child care participants [...]

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Posted May 10, 2024in Just Released

Urbandale Embraces Sustainability, Completes Solar Panel Project

Urbandale, IA – The City of Urbandale took a significant step towards sustainability this week, with the completion of a state-of-the-art solar panel array system on top of the City’s [...]

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Posted May 09, 2024in Morain

05/09/24

Several years ago Kathy and I walked into a restaurant for breakfast in North Carolina. On the wall was a floor-to-ceiling plaque bearing a message about the origins of the [...]

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