Bo Ramsey to perform Friday, June 28 at 8 p.m.; William Elliott Whitmore to play Saturda, June 29 at 8 p.m. Bo Ramsey and William Elliott Whitmore will take the Roots Stage at the 2019 Des Moines Arts Festival®presented by Nationwide June 28th and 29th, respectively. Friday, June 28 at
Read More →EMC Insurance Companies is the title sponsor of DAM to DSM, which replaces Dam to Dam, the popular race that ended with its 39th annual event in 2018. DAM to DSM will continue the tradition of running 20 kilometers from the Saylorville Dam to downtown Des Moines on the first
Read More →Outlets of Des Moines will host the Hy-Vee Outdoor Living Sale from Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17, at the center. The sale will highlight outdoor living and will feature music, contests and gardening classes. The events are free and open to the public. No purchase necessary to enter
Read More →C-SPAN announced today that Jacob Sammon, Matthew Moran and Riley Vander Hart, students at Urbandale High School in Urbandale, Iowa, are first prize winners in C-SPAN’s national 2019 StudentCam competition. They will receive $3,000 for the documentary, “Fighting for a Better Tomorrow,” about the First Amendment. The documentary will air
Read More →The Des Moines Symphony has announced that American jazz pianist Aaron Diehl will play Gershwin’s Concerto in F on its upcoming Masterworks 5 concert, titled ‘Ellis Island / The New World’ at 7:30PM Saturday, March 16 & 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the Des Moines Civic Center (221 Walnut
Read More →“The unanimously approved budget focuses on the City Council’s commitment to public safety and meeting the growing needs of all City departments to continue to provide a high quality of life,” Mayor Sara Kurovski said. “We met this goal while also reducing the property tax burden of our residents. I
Read More →The Historic Valley Junction Foundation (HVJF) announces the publication of a new book, “Pursuit of a Dream – James Jordan: His Life and His Legacy,” written by West Des Moines author Louise Gately with Jan Davison. This new book details the impressive but little-known story of James Jordan, the founder
Read More →The Art Center is pleased to announce that a new restaurant has opened on the premises – Tangerine at the Art Center. For more than 20 years, Susan Madorsky and Cherry Madole, owners of Tangerine Catering, have been preparing food for special events throughout the Des Moines metro and central Iowa,
Read More →The City of Waukee is declaring that a Snow Emergency Parking Ban will go into effect in Waukee on Thursday, March 7 at 6 a.m. This parking ban will remain in effect until Thursday, March 7 at 10 p.m. The parking ban applies to all streets in Waukee to allow
Read More →The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa (TACI) has awarded the 2019 In the Public Interest Award to the cities of Clive and Urbandale. The award is given annually to an individual, local government, or intergovernmental project that best demonstrates the aggressive pursuit of efficiency over the past year. Clive and
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