Posted July 06, 2022in Feature 1
This year, Ballet Des Moines celebrates 20 years since its founding and 10 years since its professional debut. Des Moines may boast the only professional ballet company in Iowa, but reaching this point was far from a waltz in the park. Beneath the dizzying whirls of tutus and gravity-defying grande
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Posted June 01, 2022in Feature 1
One summer, my dad took our family across the state on a road-trip frenzy. Every weekend brought us to a new destination. We visited the Field of Dreams, where the 1989 baseball flick of the same name was filmed. We took photos behind Buddy Holly’s giant rimmed glasses, marking the
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Posted May 04, 2022in Feature 1
Ah, there’s nothing like summer in Des Moines. Concerts, exhibitions, sporting events, shows, markets, runs and rides, festivals, fairs… Attractions abound in central Iowa, and we’ve listed them all out for you. As many as we could find, anyway. That temptation to hide in your air-conditioned living room all summer?
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Posted April 06, 2022in Feature 1
First-year Iowa Barnstormer Darius-James Peterson knows the quarterback slot for the Iowa Barnstormers is somewhat hallowed territory. Mention the Iowa Indoor Football League franchise name around the league, and, inevitably, the discussion will circle back to the most famous ’Stormer of them all, Kurt Warner. Some things you just can’t
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Posted March 02, 2022in Feature 1
Do you enjoy playing tennis? How about ping-pong? Or badminton? If you checked all three boxes — or even if you didn’t — we have a sport or you: pickleball. Played indoors or outdoors on courts less than half the size of a regulation tennis court, with paddles and a
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Posted February 02, 2022in Feature 1
The best. The ultimate. The elite. The untouchable. The Best Of Des Moines readers poll annually recognizes the premier local institutions and top-notch entities that have earned the attention — and the business — of our readers. Thousands of votes were cast this year by central Iowa residents in support
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Posted January 05, 2022in Feature 1
Are you bouncing off the walls? Or are you under the weather with cabin fever? Are you irritated by an annoying itch that only some good old-fashioned fun can scratch? Well, get ready to rid yourself of those ants in your pants and say “See ya later!” to boredom. The
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Posted December 01, 2021in Feature 1
Our Christmas classic for the holidays Publisher’s note: Forty-four years ago, when Michael Gartner was editor of The Des Moines Register, he walked over to the desk of writer Bob Hullihan and said, “How about writing me a Christmas classic for the holidays?” Hullihan said, “Sure.” And he did. It
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Posted November 03, 2021in Feature 1
Those who served our country continue to serve each other and those around them. When wounded soldiers and sick U.S. military veterans returned home from both the Spanish-American War (1898) and from the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902), no federal pension program existed, nor did any type of widespread medical assistance. These
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Posted October 06, 2021in Feature 1
Iowa Wild set to drop the puck on a new — and hopefully full — American Hockey League season. There was absolutely nothing that could have prepared Iowa Wild Coach Tim Army for what transpired off the ice that, for all intents and purposes, melted his last two seasons. That,
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