May 31, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
“I remember…” began the old man. The streetcar sits high in the air, click-clacking across the tracks. A long bridge with eight buttresses, wood and steel framing, and exposed sides stretches out in front. There is no idle creek running below, instead, Merle Hay Road heading north to Camp Dodge.
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May 31, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) may be nearing the half-century mark, but it’s still open to fresh thinking. One of its three major productions this summer — “Billy Budd,” a masterwork from Benjamin Britten — will premiere an orchestration no one has used before. For the 1951 original, Britten let
Read More →Altoona, IA (4/27/17) — Prairie Vista Village seniors are competing against other local Des Moines–area retirement communities in a Bean Bag Baseball league. This six–week–long tournament encourages friend–fun competition amongst the senior communities, while promoting physical activity. The game is similar to real baseball, but instead of swinging a bat,
Read More →The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize David Maxwell and Mark Hillenbrand as recipients of the 2017 Citizens of the Year Award. In addition, Collin Nelson has been named as the second annual recipient of the Emerging Citizen of the Year. David Maxwell serves as Associate
Read More →WINTERSET, IA – Jim Smith, CPA, CGMA, Partner at McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith, P.C. (MHC&S), was appointed to the Iowa Accountancy Examining Board by Governor Terry Branstad. Jim said, “I am pleased to be appointed to the board and look forward to serving the accounting profession in Iowa for
Read More →Today, Living History Farms announced their participation in the Blue Star Museum program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families
Read More →Roll over to the Iowa Arboretum on Sunday, June 4 for the Iowa Arboretum’s sixth annual Classic Car Show. See your favorite classic cars from the glory days. Cars from all eras including the fabulous 1950s, to the muscle era of the 1960s, and even the sleek convertibles of the 1970s.
Read More →Mark Brown has been promoted to Senior Vice President at Central Bank, which is headquartered in Storm Lake, Iowa, and offers banking and financial services at 21 locations, including nine in the metro Des Moines area. Brown, whose office is at the bank’s Mills Civic Branch in West Des Moines,
Read More →The Pella Opera House proudly announces its 2017 season of live performances. Celebrating 27 years of community supported, high quality professional live performances, the Pella Opera House has planned an exciting array of talented guest artists and emotional pieces sure to whet everyone’s appetite for a cultural experience unseen anywhere
Read More →DES MOINES – The Belin Quartet, managed by Civic Music Association (CMA), in their 18th season, will play a series of FREE lunchtime concerts in downtown Des Moines beginning Friday, May 26th at 12:15 pm at the People’s Plaza, located at the foot of the Iowa State Capitol West Terrace.
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