DES MOINES, Iowa – Volunteer Iowa is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Volunteer Awards; entry deadline is April 17 at 6:00pm. The Governor’s Volunteer Awards program, established in 1982, provides an easy way for organizations to honor their volunteers with a prestigious, state-level recognition award. Three award categories
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (February 14, 2023) — BNIM announces Jonathan Ramsey’s elevation to Principal. Jonathan Ramsey, AIA, LEED AP, is an experienced design leader and Studio Director of BNIM’s Des Moines studio who has been with the firm for over 15 years and provides nearly 25 years of experience
Read More →JOHNSTON, IOWA (Feb. 7, 2023) — State champion Lilly Luft took home another award at the Iowa High School Girls Wrestling State Tournament last weekend. She became the first recipient of the Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award for girls wrestling. Each year, the IBA presents the Student Athlete
Read More →Hoyt Sherman Place has received funding from the 2023 Humanities Collaboration Grant and the Arts Midwest Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund. Both awards will be used to provide artists’ compensation for the Once Upon This Stage production celebrating the Theater’s Centennial season in March. The Humanities Collaboration Grant is made
Read More →April is National Poetry Month. For the first time in nearly 20 years, Poetry& of Greater Des Moines is hosting Poetry Palooza! – an epic celebration of poetry and poets April 6-8, 2023. Current partners and sponsors of this inaugural event include Poetry&, Humanities Iowa, Iowa Poetry Association (IPA), Mainframe
Read More →Residents of Greater Des Moines are invited to share their opinions on which local transportation projects they would like to see receive funding from the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Nineteen projects are under consideration, ranging from roadways, bridges and transit buses to trails, safe routes to school
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (February 2023) – The Des Moines Art Center Board of Trustees has announced Dr. Kelly Baum as the museum’s next John and Mary Pappajohn Director. In this role, Dr. Baum will lead the Art Center in furthering its mission to provide opportunities for transformational art experiences through
Read More →February 2, 2023 – The Iowa Brewers Guild announces the annual Iowa Craft Brew Festival on Saturday, June 3 from 12-4 p.m. at Water Works Park Lauridsen Amphitheater in Des Moines. Each ticket includes unlimited samples, a commemorative tasting glass, live music and access to the spacious festival grounds with
Read More →(West Des Moines, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2023) – For the tenth year, Bank Iowa is inviting graduating high school seniors in the Des Moines area to apply for the Spirit of Chandy Scholarship. Bank Iowa annually awards up to twenty scholarships to honor stand-out high school students across the
Read More →January 30, 2023 — Hi, I am Emma Rauschenberg, and I am a Senior at Dallas Center-Grimes High School and one of the two Reporters that are part of our FFA Chapter’s Officer Team. I want to share with you what Future Farmers of America is and about my experience
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