Explore Iowa’s countryside by supporting local farmers and businesses during this exciting weekend event DES MOINES, Iowa (May 21, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that Choose Iowa will host its inaugural statewide Choose Iowa Farm Store Crawl on Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22. This two-day event coincides
Read More →The New Facility Will Provide More Space For The Lions, Increasing Capacity DES MOINES, Iowa (May 20, 2025) – A new facility to help with the conservation of African lions has broken ground in the heart of Iowa. Blank Park Zoo held a ceremonial groundbreaking today for the Marjorie A.
Read More →Lights. Camera. Donate. Blood Donors are the Real Stars! JOHNSTON, IOWA (May 19, 2025) – LifeServe Blood Center is excited to invite the community to this year’s 2025 Blood Donor Day in an effort to boost the community blood supply during the summer, often referred to as trauma season. “The
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Posted May 19, 2025in Stray Thoughts
The Iowa Supreme Court gave citizen engagement and accessibility to public meetings a much-needed boost Friday in an appeal of a lawsuit against the Iowa City Community School District. The district’s practice of posting full videos of school board meetings on the internet for on-demand public viewing was at the
Read More →Des Moines, Iowa – The Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe is announcing the grand opening of Des Moines’ first-of-its-kind, brick-and-mortar board game lounge on Saturday, May 31st at 7 am, located at 300 SW 5th Street, in downtown Des Moines. Co-owners Annelise Tarnowski and Tony Tandeski are excited to invite
Read More →Debut book features tales of emerging whole from the darkness of grief. Author Laura Julier will visit Beaverdale Books at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 to share her new book, Off Izaak Walton Road: The Grace That Comes Through Loss. Loss and sorrow can overwhelm even the strongest person,
Read More →Transformative vision and deep commitment to the industry earn Chelesvig top honor from The Broadway League DES MOINES, IA – At The Broadway League’s Annual Spring Road Conference in New York this week, Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig was presented with the Distinguished Lifetime Service
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Posted May 15, 2025in Morain
The Trump tax cuts, enacted in 2017, are due to expire at the end of this calendar year, 2025. The new 2025-26 federal fiscal year doesn’t kick in until this October 1, 2025. Plenty of time for Congress to decide whether or not to renew the cuts. Right? Right. But
Read More →Tonic and Mike Skill’s The Romantics to headline the free outdoor concert line-up (Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® has released the live music, performing arts, and literary arts program schedule for the 2025 Festival happening June 27 – 29 in Western Gateway Park in downtown Des
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Posted May 13, 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 Buzz The Culture Buzz Podcast Library
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