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Posted September 16, 2024in Just Released

BALLET DES MOINES ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION GIFT FROM THE LAURIDSEN FAMILY & SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

Lauridsen Campus for Arts and Education opens with announcement of largest gift in company history Des Moines, IA – During a ribbon-cutting at its new downtown campus held Thursday, September [...]

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Posted September 16, 2024in Just Released

xBk Live Celebrates 5 Years of Music, Community, and Resilience

  Des Moines, IA – xBk Live, a beloved independent music venue in Des Moines, is thrilled to announce its 5th anniversary on September 20th, 2024. Founded by Tobi Parks, a [...]

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Posted September 12, 2024in Just Released

Prairie Meadows donates $115,000 to Food Bank of Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 12, 2024) – Food Bank of Iowa has received grants totaling $115,000 from Prairie Meadows. A Community Betterment Grant of $25,000 will help fight childhood hunger through [...]

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Posted September 12, 2024in Just Released

Skate DSM & Give Skateboarding to Give out 50 Skateboards at Streetstyle Open

Skateboards are free to kids under 10 DES MOINES – In a new collaboration, Skate DSM and The Heart Supply’s nonprofit organization Give Skateboarding will give out 50 new skateboards [...]

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Posted September 12, 2024in Just Released

Winners of the IAF’s Community Enhancement Through Architecture Awards: The Stanley Family and Hawkeye Hotels

DES MOINES, IOWA, September 11, 2024 – The Iowa Architectural Foundation (IAF) is pleased to announce two recipients of its 2024 Community Enhancement Awards: The Stanley Family and Hawkeye Hotels. [...]

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Posted September 12, 2024in Morain

09/12/24

The fatal school shootings in Perry in early January took place eight months ago. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has concluded its investigation of the tragic incident and [...]

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Posted September 10, 2024in News and Commentary

Latino Restaurant Week — a celebration of diversity

Educating yourself on Latino cuisine will never be easier… or as delicious.    Iowa Restaurant Association reports that more than 10% of Iowa restaurants are now Latino-owned. The percentage in [...]

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Posted September 10, 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 September 10, 2024in Political Mercury

Ruth Harkin’s inviting memoir spotlights Iowa life, takes readers inside presidential campaigning

Tom and Ruth Harkin leaned forward in their Fleur Cinema seats in Des Moines in the early evening of July 17 as a film chronicling the civil rights journey of [...]

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Posted September 10, 2024in Just Released

Outlets of Des Moines Announces Fall 2024 Opening of Gap Factory Store

ALTOONA, IOWA (September 2024) – Outlets of Des Moines (OutletsofDesMoines.com) has announced the Fall 2024 opening of Gap Factory Store. Gap Factory Store offers tremendous savings on Gap brand’s iconic [...]

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