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Posted November 27, 2024in Just Released

Hy-Vee Acquires Naming Rights to GrimesPlex

The 50-acre multi-sports turf complex GrimesPlex will now be known as the Hy-Vee MultiPlex Powered by the City of Grimes. The facility fully opened this spring and is located near [...]

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Posted November 27, 2024in Just Released

Des Moines, eight suburbs and Polk County commit to work together to reimagine regional transit

November 25, 2024, Des Moines, Iowa – The City of Des Moines, Polk County and eight suburban communities of Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Clive, Johnston, Urbandale, Windsor Heights and West Des [...]

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Posted November 26, 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 November 26, 2024in Morain

11-26-24

A list of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for Cabinet positions suggests strongly that he envisions the U.S. Cabinet playing a very different role from those that key appointees have traditionally [...]

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Posted November 21, 2024in Morain

11/21/24

I played a role in a movie three weeks ago, without even so much as a screen test. Well, technically speaking, I suppose, I didn’t actually debut on the big [...]

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Posted November 19, 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 November 18, 2024in Uncategorized

Special Olympics Iowa to Host State Bowling Competitions Across the State November 22-23

GRIMES, IOWA – Athletes and Unified partners from across the state will assemble at four locations on November 22-23 to compete in the Special Olympics Iowa State Bowling competitions. State [...]

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Posted November 18, 2024in Stray Thoughts

More access to government, not more secrecy, is needed

I was asked to speak last week at the annual conference of the National Freedom of Information Coalition. My remarks boiled down to a simple message: The public needs more [...]

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Posted November 18, 2024in Uncategorized

Fridley Theatres and Iowa Motion Picture Association Announce Multi-Faceted Partnership

Des Moines, IA – The Iowa Motion Picture Association and Fridley Theatres are proud to announce a strategic partnership that will strengthen Iowa’s position in the future of the film [...]

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Posted November 18, 2024in Uncategorized

Jingle in the Junction Returns, November 31 – December 5, 2024

Jingle in the Junction November 21, December 5, 12, & 19 5th Street, Valley Junction FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Des Moines, 11/15/24 – The Historic Valley Junction Foundation is pleased [...]

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