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
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
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
Read More →The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) has seen an increase in cases of canine parvovirus in the community this spring and urges dog and puppy owners to make sure their pets are up to date on vaccinations and take other precautions to keep their dogs safe and curb the
Read More →Action-packed mix of free and paid events DES MOINES, IA (05/13/2025) (readMedia)– Get ready for eight days of action-packed outdoor entertainment in Elwell Family Park, the west outdoor events area at the 2025 Iowa State Fair, including the NEW utilities lineman rodeo, tractor pulls, ATV/UTV races, and a smash ’em
Read More →The Des Moines Buccaneers are excited to welcome Derek Damon as the new Head Coach and President of Hockey Operations, becoming the 18th head coach in franchise history. “It’s an incredible honor to be named Head Coach and President of Hockey Operations of the Des Moines Buccaneers,” said Damon. “This
Read More →May 12 – 18, 2025 Recognizing and giving thanks to our volunteers, employees, and donors who help us Do The Most Good! DES MOINES, Iowa. (May 12, 2025) — Did you know The Salvation Army is the country’s largest nongovernmental provider of social services to help those in the
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