A storied career spanning three decades positioned Des Moines as a desired stage for national Broadway performances, speakers, musicians and educational programming. DES MOINES, IA (February 27, 2025) – The board of directors of Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) today announced the planned retirement of Jeff Chelesvig, president and chief
Read More →CLIVE, IA – February 26, 2025 – City Council Member Srikant Mikkilineni has announced plans to step down from the Clive City Council, effective April 11, 2025, due to a professional obligation that will require his family to relocate outside of Clive. “It has been an incredible honor to serve
Read More →(JOHNSTON, IA) – Fareway Stores, Inc. wrapped up a successful trip to the National Grocers Association Show hosted at the Ceasars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV February 23-25. For the second year in a row, Fareway washonored with the Exceptional Independents Award by The Shelby Report. The honor
Read More →The Iowa Lottery Grandstand Concert Series – Krause Group Stage DES MOINES, IA (02/26/2025) (readMedia)– Hank Williams Jr. will bring some nostalgia back to the Iowa State Fair on Friday, August 15 at 8 p.m. A legend in country music, Hank Williams Jr. has a long history with the Iowa
Read More →
Posted February 25, 2025in The Culture Buzz
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 BuzzThe Culture Buzz Podcast Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, IA (02/24/2025) Discoveries from an anatomy research lab at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences provide valuable insights into differences in brain structure and function and contribute to a deeper understanding of the brain’s complexities across species and time. DMU students, alumni, faculty and staff recently
Read More →
Posted February 24, 2025in Stray Thoughts
Iowa taxpayers provided about $104 million last school year directly to parents choosing to send their K-12 children to private schools. The price tag for these education savings accounts, or vouchers, is expected to climb to $294 million this school year as more families become eligible. During the 2025-2026 school
Read More →DES MOINES – Des Moines Water Works CEO and General Manager Ted Corrigan has announced his retirement after 35 years of leadership and commitment to ensuring clean, reliable drinking water for central Iowans. Corrigan’s retirement is effective July 18. The Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees voted to hire
Read More →Today, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) awarded two retired vans to two local nonprofit organizations as part of DART’s Van Award Program. The 2025 DART Van Award Program recipients are: Camp Fire Heart of Iowa Des Moines Refugee Support “We are proud to award vans to these
Read More →Jury of five reviews 953 artist applications for the 2025 Des Moines Arts Festival (Des Moines, IA) – A panel of five jurors has completed the process of reviewing and selecting artists for the Des Moines Arts Festival® presented by Nationwide to be held June 27 – 29. The artists
Read More →
