The good The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is introducing residents to the expanded public transit system in Greater Des Moines and is offering free rides through April 30. The new Route 60 is free and loops at the heart of the transit network, connecting University and Ingersoll
Read More →The good The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that more than $882.4 million in excise tax revenues were generated in 2012 by sportsmen and sportswomen and will be distributed to state and territorial agencies to fund fish and wildlife conservation and recreation projects. The Service’s Midwest Region will
Read More →The good In the wake of her departure from the superintendent’s seat for Des Moines Public Schools, Nancy Sebring has recently announced she will be making a comeback by running for office. She’s kicking off her campaign for governor with a waffle breakfast at the St. Hypocrethius Episcothic Church at
Read More →The good Students of Des Moines’ first ever professional improvisational comedy school, Anything Improv, will graduate on March 24 at 5 p.m. at the Gas Lamp, but the ceremony is sure to be more colorful than the Gettysburg Address often recited by valedictorians at high school graduations. The graduates will
Read More →The good Two Iowa fire departments will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which will be used to increase the effectiveness of fire operations and to support fire fighter safety at the Saylor Township Fire Department in Polk County, which was awarded
Read More →The good The state Department of Education said last week that Iowa’s graduation rate increased to more than 89 percent, the highest in the nation and up nearly 1 percentage point from 2011. Iowa’s four-year graduation rate ranks first nationally. Graduation rates increased in 172 of Iowa’s 318 school districts
Read More →The good Some people say farmers are never happy — too much rain, too little rain, blah, blah, blah. Well, there’s certainly one thing they can’t complain about — farmland values. Recent surveys from The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Iowa State University’s annual Land Survey both showed a
Read More →The good Des Moines Public Schools will be able to hire 40 to 50 additional teachers in 2013-14, even if state lawmakers freeze school aid, according to a press release sent to Cityview last week. Budget projections show the district can expect a surplus of at least $3.4 million in
Read More →The good VolunteerLocal of Des Moines received national accolades last week when it was selected from a record-number of applicants as a winner of the Blue Ribbon Small Business Award. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce chose VolunteerLocal because of its dedication to the principles of free enterprise and its contributions
Read More →The good The Des Moines Symphony was presented the prestigious Bravo Encore Award at the eighth-annual Bravo Greater Des Moines Awards Gala last week. A record 1,300 people arrived for the celebration. “This is an especially great honor coming during the Symphony’s 75th Anniversary Season,” said Music Director and Conductor
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