The Solheim Cup
This monumental international event is coming to West Des Moines The largest event in women’s golf is set to come to West Des Moines this month. From Aug. 14-20, Des [...]
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Posted August 02, 2017in Feature 2
Posted July 05, 2017in Feature 2
Big Seats!
Iowa’s largest places where people congregate and what they mean about us. Iowa breached the national consciousness with its exceptional inclination for coming together. No other state saw such a [...]
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Posted May 31, 2017in Feature 2
Summer Music Festivals
Once the weather warms up, it’s easy for music fans to find something to do almost every night of the week. For fans of outdoor music, it’s the most wonderful [...]
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Posted May 03, 2017in Feature 2
Menacing fun
Meet new Des Moines Menace Manager John Pascarella John Pascarella became the Des Moines Menace manager in January after eight years and an MLS championship as goal keeper coach at [...]
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Posted April 05, 2017in Feature 2
Keys to the Cubdom
I-Cubs preseason preview One year ago, as the Iowa Cubs trotted onto the green grass of Principal Park for opening day, the roster included four of minor league baseball’s top [...]
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Posted March 01, 2017in Feature 2
Iowa Ingenuity: Inventors and inventions in our state’s history
“How could I manufacture 30,000 hot dogs every hour?” That must have been the question Ray Townsend asked himself before inventing his trusty “frank-o-matic,” the machine that stripped skin away [...]
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Posted February 01, 2017in Feature 2
Back to the future
With a new coach and some key returners, the Iowa Barnstormers hope a return to the glory days is just around the corner Iowa Barnstormers quarterback Travis Partridge knows [...]
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Posted January 04, 2017in Feature 2
Hatton House: If these walls could talk…
If these walls could talk, there’s no doubt that the Hatton House would spin splendid tales of high society while alternating sordid stories of some unsavory faces hailing from the [...]
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Posted November 30, 2016in Feature 2
Gifts for the Kitchen: Dehydrators, blenders, slicers, scales, cookbooks and more for this holiday season
Mary Francis Kennedy Fisher, America’s greatest food writer, best explained why food gifts trump all others. “First we eat, then we do everything else,” she said. There are innumerable other [...]
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Posted November 02, 2016in Feature 2
Lights! Camera! Iowa Energy!
A decade of D-League basketball in Des Moines. A look back. And the vision forward. It may be hard to believe, but it has been a decade since the Iowa [...]
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