Ankeny, IA – In an effort to promote local resources during Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, On With Life is hosting a Parkinson’s Awareness Fair for persons living with Parkinson’s, caregivers and community supporters. This free event will take place at On With Life’s outpatient facility in Ankeny on Wednesday, April
Read More →(April 2, 2026) – As part of Diamond Vogel’s 100-year anniversary celebration, the company is proud to partner with Keep Iowa Beautiful in announcing the recipients of the 2026 Paint Iowa Beautiful grants. In honor of this milestone, 100 grants will be awarded in 2026, one for each year of
Read More →Des Moines, Iowa – Talent Collective DSM is proud to announce it received a grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa to support participants pursuing careers in the Health Sciences field. Talent Collective DSM is a workforce development nonprofit serving 350 high school students and recent graduates across
Read More →Urbandale, Iowa – April 1, 2026 – One year after opening its new facility, the Urbandale Food Pantry has served 17,215 unique individuals and 7,418 unique families, expanding access to food and essential resources for people across the community. Since opening in April 2025, the Pantry has experienced record demand,
Read More →Donation from Versova will provide 280,800 eggs to community members Des Moines, Iowa (March 31, 2026) — Versova donated 280,800 eggs to the Food Bank of Iowa as part of the Great American Egg Drive, a nationwide effort bringing egg farmers together to support communities ahead of Easter and Passover—and one of the largest egg donation efforts ever. The donation will
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, IA — April 1st, 2026 — The Des Moines Rugby Club , in partnership with the 515 Run Club , is proud to announce a special community event celebrating a decade of the Barefoot Autism Challenge . On April 28th , from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Posted April 01, 2026in Feature 1
IN THE BEGINNING … I wear a dark suit. It’s my first visit to a megachurch, and it is for a funeral. It is confusing in this day and age to know what to wear to church. Your best clothes? Business casual? Shorts and a T-shirt? Got me. Back in
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Posted April 01, 2026in Feature 2
“For its root, root, root for the Cubbies,” has long been the motto of Des Moines baseball fans. Without a Major League Baseball team in the state, area fans of America’s pastime tie their allegiances to clubs across the Midwest and throughout the country. But when the sun comes out
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Posted April 01, 2026in Feature 3
The Iowa Barnstormers will begin the 2026 season with a new coach at the helm — Andre Coles. Coles brings a diverse background, having played indoor football for nine seasons. He previously coached for the Frisco Fighters and the Tulsa Oilers. Coles recognizes he has inherited a monumental task, as
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Posted April 01, 2026in Business Feature
At Perry’s Service and Towing on University Avenue in Des Moines, a car glides through the wash while its owner relaxes in the driver’s seat, coffee in hand. For decades, drivers would have stepped out to scrub by hand. Now, machines do the work, and the self-service car wash is
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