The Greenbelt Music Festival in Clive returns for a second year. This year’s two-day event on May 17 and 18 includes bluegrass, folk, string and rock among a laid-back atmosphere on two stages — off the Clive Greenbelt Trail and the Horizon Events Center. Friday’s headliner is Yonder Mountain String
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May 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
For many people with organ failure, a transplant is their one hope for a return to good health. In the U.S., more than 100,000 people are waiting for an organ donation — and, for many, the wait can be five or more years. For 17 people each day, time runs
Read More →With all the gloom and doom in the newspaper industry today, one might assume print publications of all sorts are also on the out. It is true that paid subscription newspapers and national magazines are struggling to find ways to be profitable and relevant. Even many of the once-thriving alternative
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May 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
As the Court Avenue district seeks solutions to revitalize the area, one restaurant – The Stuffed Olive — is eager to showcase its food and drink offerings. The Stuffed Olive, a martini bar and restaurant, found success just off Third Street — so much so that the owners were turning
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May 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Perhaps being born and raised in the medieval era would be more likely to lead to a life of jousting, but it’s clearly still a possibility — and for some, a reality. That life, unexpectedly, became the reality for Des Moines native Dane Gramball. Alex Lundy, a close friend of
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May 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Andrea Saltini’s controversial painting of Christ’s corpse being sexually violated was vandalized on the eve of Good Friday by a masked intruder in a now deconsecrated church outside Modena. The artist was attacked and hospitalized when he intervened. The exhibition of the painting sparked a petition for its closure signed
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May 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
A community of individuals who have their neighbors’ backs live at the YMCA supportive housing campus in downtown Des Moines. This solution for those who are homeless, or are about to face homelessness, is unique. One of the residents is Mary Adams, a Navy veteran. She was pre-enlisted in the
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May 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
The Grammy Awards showcase the “best of the best” up-and-coming musicians in a variety of genres. For the Best New Artist award, the majority of musicians have been pop singers, such as Billie Eilish, Adele, Zac Brown Band and Chance the Rapper. But for Samara Joy, who, at age
Read More →Commercial Real Estate Transactions in Polk County from Feb. 14, 2024 to March 15, 2024. 801 S.W. ORDNANCE ROAD, ANKENY SALE DATE: 2024-02-15 SALE PRICE: $1,250,000 SELLER: CAB HOLDINGS LLC BUYER: FOR THE KIDS IX LLC ACRES: 1.067 SQUARE FEET: 18,200 804 S.W. CHERRY ST., ANKENY SALE DATE: 2024-02-15 SALE
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May 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
A lifelong horse trainer, veteran and former police officer is helping other veterans with mental health issues by offering equine therapy. Eric Moorman is a program director for Horses Helping Heroes, also known as H3. Located at the Jester Park Equestrian Center in Granger, the program is sponsored by Polk
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