DES MOINES – After more than five years of renovations, the State Historical Building of Iowa, Museum and Research Center will fully reopen Oct. 14 with a day-long schedule of programs and the unveiling of a brand new museum exhibition. The renovated building features a beautiful, bright new atrium and significant
Read More →DES MOINES (September 29, 2023) – UnityPoint Health, the Polk County Housing Trust Fund and numerous community supporters will gather to dedicate a State of Iowa historical marker honoring the historic Center Street neighborhood on October 5. Center Street was a vibrant business and cultural hub in Des Moines’ Black
Read More →DES MOINES – Drake University Department of Theatre Arts students present the world premiere of WINGS, a new musical, written by Danny K. Bernstein and orchestrated by Nick Wilders. Bernstein spent a week with Drake musical students last spring directing a reading of the show in preparation for this fall’s
Read More →WEST DES MONES, IA (September 26, 2023) – The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will host the 3rd Annual Raccoon River Rally presented by Superstorm Restoration on Saturday, October 14, at Raccoon River Park. This event is free to the community and will feature a variety of local food
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves, the NBA G League affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Principal® are excited to continue their collaboration with the return of the Community Celebration Games presented by Principal® this season. “The celebration games and jerseys are going to be incredible this year,”
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 19, 2023 – Jesus Barahona, Manager of the McDonald’s restaurant at 1345 E. Euclid, has won a Ray Kroc Award, an accolade that recognizes the top performing McDonald’s Restaurant Managers globally. Named in honor of the McDonald’s Corporation founder Ray Kroc, the awards were established in 1999 to
Read More →DES MOINES – Central Iowa’s three board-governed utilities have distributed a final draft of the working agreement to establish Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW), a regional drinking water system. Des Moines Water Works (DMWW), the Urbandale Water Utility (UWU) and West Des Moines Water Works (WDMWW) have shared the third
Read More →As Iowa’s Latino population grows, so too does the footprint of our community’s annual festival. We are excited to share that Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival will now encompass an additional block – 13th Street between Locust Street and Grand Avenue – to create an event better experience for festival attendees.
Read More →ADEL, Iowa — September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Despite growing efforts to bring attention to the topic, suicide remains the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10–24 and the 10th leading cause of death among adults in the U.S., according to The National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves today announced its 2023-24 NBA G League schedule, highlighted by 24 home games, including the Showcase Cup opener against the Windy City Bulls on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena. The entire schedule with game times is attached. The
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